Driving Up Pikes Peak Highway – In A Colorado Minute (Week 279)
Driving up Pikes Peak Highway is simply exhilarating. The Colorado mountain Pikes Peak is the highest mountain in the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains – with the summit being at 14,115 feet…
Prospect Ponds (Fort Collins) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 278)
The Prospect Ponds Natural Area in Fort Collins, Colorado, is part of the Cache la Poudre River Corridor and features several ponds, trails and wildlife – and of course, it has the Cache…
Elbe River Ships – Willkomm Höft (Germany) – In Another Minute (277)
Willkomm Höft on the Elbe River in Wedel, Germany, is where the big ships are greeted and bid farewell as they enter or exit the Hamburg Harbor. For large ships, the restaurant Schulauer…
Sunset Cruise on Horsetooth Reservoir – In A Colorado Minute (Week 273)
Most Colorado sunsets are stunning – especially if seen from a lake with the sky reflecting on the water. There’s nothing quite like a sunset cruise, is there? So this week I’d like…
Greyrock Trail (Part 1) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 272)
The Greyrock Trail (off Poudre Canyon Road aka Highway 14) is a slightly challenging and very rewarding hiking trail up to Greyrock Mountain in the Laramie Mountain Range of the Rocky Mountains. To…
Tiger Lily Time-Lapse – In A Colorado Minute (Week 269)
This week, the tiger lilies in my backyard are in full bloom. Every morning, all the blooms start off closed and then open over the course of a little less than 3 hours….
Sailing on Horsetooth Reservoir – In A Colorado Minute (Week 268)
On Saturday, we went sailing on Horsetooth Reservoir! Our friend (and Whiskey’s vet) Rachel Erickson kindly invited Scott, GJ, and me to sail on her father John Erickson’s boat Besame Mucho. I can’t…
Devil’s Backbone – In A Colorado Minute (Week 267)
Devil’s Backbone is a very impressive long stretch of rock walls and towers near Loveland in Larimer County, Colorado. The 2,198-acre Devil’s Backbone Open Space with its 12 miles of trails is free to…
