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The ride home began ahead of schedule. Remarkably, we left the cabin about 8:30 and were determined to cover much ground that day. After an early lunch in Colorado Springs, we turned east. Looking in my rearview mirror reminded me of the view I saw as a kid. I remember approaching the mountains and seeing • Read More »

Our last full day at the cabin was largely spent relaxing and enjoying the nearby surroundings. After travelling hours and hours over the past couple of days – and with a whole lot more travelling staring us right in the face – it was nice to just lie in the sun for a bit. Of • Read More »

There were adventurers among us, and there were shoppers among us. We headed to Colorado Springs for the day Thursday to either ride the cog wheel train to the top of Pike’s Peak or hit the Current catalog store. Hopefully, you know me well enough to put me in the Pike’s Peak group. After a • Read More »

Who in their right mind stands at one side of a ¼ mile span that is 1000 feet deep and thinks, “There should be a suspension bridge across this.” Some crazy dude did exactly this outside of Cañon City, Colorado. We spent the day visiting the greater Cañon City area including Royal Gorge on Wednesday. • Read More »

Tuesday’s plan was a split squad affair. Some of us wanted to tame the west peak, while the remaining crew opted for a little local shopping. I’m not really sure what to call it, but it seemed a lot like a state park that has a path from a trailhead to the treeline on the • Read More »