hometown tourist

  • Our Georgia bucket list

    I realized yesterday that I never put up our Georgia bucket list. When we moved to Colorado, I decided to make a bucket list of things to do while we lived there. Life happened (Mac was gone basically every month while I did my Master’s on the weekends), so we weren’t able to cross everything…

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  • Oktoberfest in Helen, Georgia

    Oh, wait? A blog post that’s months late? Who am I? In my continuing mission to see all of the things in the places we live, Mac and I trekked about three hours into North Georgia to experience Oktoberfest in Helen, Georgia. Helen, a Bavarian-inspired village, is home to the world’s longest Oktoberfest. It’s a…

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  • The Wild Animal Sanctuary

    Mac and I love supporting wild animal rescues that take animals from less than ideal situations. The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado, sits a bit of I-76 about a 30 or minute drive from Denver. We decided to make the trip up there over Memorial Day weekend of 2016. The Wild Animal Sanctuary is…

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  • Colorado aspens in Mueller State Park

    Surprise, another thing we did that I didn’t blog about. Back in October, Mac and I headed up to Mueller State Park to go leaf-peeping. Aspen trees thrive above 8,000 feet elevation and turn glorious shades of gold as fall settles in. Mueller is chock-full of aspen groves, so we decided to go hiking and…

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