Cross Country Skiing in Fort Collins – In A Colorado Minute (Week 301)
This week, I went cross country skiing for the first time. The setting was the Araphaho Bend Natural Area, in Fort Collins, Colorado. The picturesque landscape features a section of the Cache la…
Royal Gorge Bridge – In A Colorado Minute (Week 300)
The Royal Gorge Bridge, in Colorado, is the highest bridge in America and was the highest bridge in the world until 2001, and the highest suspension bridge until 2003. In both cases, the…
Snowshoeing in Lory State Park – In A Colorado Minute (Week 294)
I can’t say it enough: snow shoeing is so much fun! So as soon as we dug our way out of the driveway after the snowfall this week, Scott, Whiskey and I went…
U3 Hamburg U-Bahn (Subway), Germany – In Another Minute (Week 293)
With my love for train and subway travel, I have a favorite subway line in my hometown Hamburg, Germany: the U3 Hamburg U-Bahn. The most scenic section IMHO is in-between the stations Baumwall,…
First Snow – In A Colorado Minute (Week 292)
This week (on Thanksgiving no less) Fort Collins, Colorado got its real first snow. The heavy grey clouds, the dark water of Horsetooth Reservoir, and the powdery snow on the ground and on…
Complete Drive Up Pikes Peak Highway, Colorado – (Extended Version)
This video shows the complete drive up Pikes Peak Highway to the summit of Pikes Peak in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado. It’s the extended version of the 1-minute video Driving Up Pikes Peak…
Driving Down Pikes Peak Highway – In A Colorado Minute (291)
Driving down Pikes Peak Highway is even more thrilling than driving up. Or should I say nerve-wrecking? The Colorado mountain Pikes Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky…
St. Augustine Lighthouse (Florida) – In Another Minute (Week 290)
St. Augustine, in Northern Florida, is the site of the oldest permanent aid to navigation in North America, starting with a Spanish watchtower built in the 1500s. The present St. Augustine Lighthouse stands…
