Cañon City and Florence – In A Colorado Minute (308)
Cañon City and Florence are two charming old towns east of the Rocky Mountains, in Fremont County, Colorado. Cañon City and Florence were both established around 1860. The remaining buildings from the late…
Frozen River (Cache La Poudre River) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 304)
A frozen river, with its clear water breaking through the white ice, all of it glistening in the sunshine, is a special perk of Colorado winters. Only 15 minutes north-west of Fort Collins,…
Complete Cañon City Skyline Drive – Colorado (Extended Version)
The Cañon City Skyline Drive is a scenic and thrilling road right in-between the Royal Gorge Bridge and Cañon City. Cañon City Skyline Drive was built as a tourist attraction atop a row…
Skyline Drive (Cañon City) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 303)
Cañon City’s Skyline Drive is a must-see sight during a visit to the Royal Gorge area in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Skyline Drive is a scenic one-way road that follows the…
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…
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…
