Colorado

  • Mesa Verde National Park

    The first stop on our Veterans’ Day road trip was Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde National Park served as the home of the Ancestral Pueblo (also known as Anasazi) tribes for several hundred years. They built their communities in cliff dwellings under and into the natural rock formations of the Four Corners area. Address…

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  • Living the allergy shot life

    Each allergy plan is unique to that person, so be sure to talk to your doctor about what’s best for you. I’m sharing my allergy shot tale for others who may be looking for more personal experiences. This is not medical advice. You could say I’m wildly allergic to the state of Colorado. One weird…

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  • Calhan Paint Mines

    Colorado is one of those states that has a lot of unique things to do. One of the most unique is the Calhan Paint Mines, a natural geological formation carved by erosion sit about 45 minutes east of Colorado Springs. The Paint Mines are an El Paso County park and are free. The rocks have…

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  • Our Colorado house tour

    I decided to update my original house tour photos with the professional photos taken by our Realtor when we sold our house. They are much nicer. Considering we bought our house over a year ago, I’m finally getting around to posting our house tour. At first, it was general procrastination and avoiding giving my house…

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  • The International Exhibit of Sherlock Holmes

    While we were at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, we bought tickets to explore the International Exhibit of Sherlock Holmes. It’s is a traveling exhibition and was in Denver for about a month. I am a big Sherlock fan and was excited to check it out. The exhibit was not what I was…

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  • Denver Museum of Nature and Science

    Way back on MLK Day, we headed up to Denver. The night before, we were watching the AFC Championship, and the broadcast showed some footage from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (aka dinosaurs). Mac thought it looked fun, and so did the majority of the Denver metro area. While we were there, the…

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