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…
Helen Hunt Falls – In A Colorado Minute (287)
The Helen Hunt Falls can be found just south of Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs in the North Cheyenne Cañon Park. It’s free to enter and was recommended to us on our Manitou…
Douglas Reservoir – In A Colorado Minute (Week 286)
Douglas Reservoir, often also called Douglas Lake, is a State Wildlife Area just north of Fort Collins in Larimer County, off county road 60. The reservoir’s big attraction truly is the wildlife: lots…
Tucson (Arizona) – In Another Minute (Week 284)
Tucson, the second largest city in Arizona, is nestled in-between several mountain ranges in the Sonoran Desert. It may also have become my favorite quick getaway from Colorado – not only because my…
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…
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…
Gran Cenote (Mexico) – In Another Minute (265)
Gran Cenote, near Tulum (Riviera Maya, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico) is the first cenote I’ve ever explored and the first time I’ve snorkeled – oh and recorded video while snorkeling for the first time….
Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico) – In Another Minute (263)
The Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve (Reserva de la Biósfera), a UNESCO World Heritage site just south of Tulum, in Quitana Roo, Mexico, could be described as paradise. Recently (during week 261), Scott and I…
