St. Vrain State Park – In A Colorado Minute (Week 333)
The St. Vrain State Park near Longmont, Colorado, features about ten ponds and the wonderful backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. While the Colorado state park was named after the St. Vrain River, which…
Watson Lake – In A Colorado Minute (Week 329)
Watson Lake is an almost hidden gem in the town of Bellvue, a few miles north-west of Fort Collins, Colorado. The 44-acre Watson Lake State Wildlife Area doesn’t just feature the lake. It…
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska – In Another Minute (Week 323)
The Kenai Peninsula in southern Alaska is bordered by the Cook Inlet on the West and the Gulf of Alaska on the East, and semi-separated from the mainland by the Turnagain Arm. Before…
La Boca, Cuba – In Another Minute (322)
La Boca, Cuba, is a small fishing village on the Caribbean Sea near Trinidad and Playa Ancon in the Sanctus Spiritus region. Spending just a day or even a few hours in La…
Greyrock (Part 2: The Summit) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 311)
The Greyrock Mountain summit must be the most rewarding summit in the vicinity of Fort Collins, Colorado. It not only offers views of the snow-capped Rocky Mountains and the big sky above the…
Lands End Baja California (Mexico) – In Another Minute (310)
Lands End Baja California is the most southern tip of the Peninsula Baja California, Mexico, that separates the Sea of Cortez (aka The Gulf of California) from the Pacific Ocean. Lands End Baja…
Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) – In Another Minute (Week 307)
The town Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, is the perfect quick beach getaway from the Western USA. Less than a 3-hour flight from the Denver airport, Los Cabos (the towns José del Cabo and…
Cabo Sunrise (Mexico) – In Another Minute (Week 306)
A Cabo sunrise looks even more special if you watch it from Medano Beach with a view of the Land’s End rocks towering out of the water just to the right of the…
