Feeling Small at Great Sand Dunes

What do you do when you’ve seen Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes and Guadalupe Nippomo Sand Dunes? Try to squeeze in a trip to Great Sand Dunes National park, when in Colorado! 😉

What to see in Rocky Mountain National Park

The must-see scenic stops at the national park on the Colorado Rockies, and how to see them all.

A Grand Lake with a ‘Largest’ tag

… and the natural largest lake in CO just might be the deepest one, too.

Unique Landscapes: The Flatirons of Colorado

Have you heard of the flatirons in Colorado? Visit this post to see these unique rock formations and learn how they were formed. How to get to Flatirons>>

A drive through the highest motorable road in the US

… and let’s get tipsy from the views from from the highest auto road in the country.

Fall Colors around Windsor Lake in Denver

As we move into the thick of fall, here’s looking back on some fall color from Colorado from a few years ago. These are pictures from Windsor Lake in Denver, Colorado.…

Independence Pass: A road over the Great Divide

Independence Pass is a mountain pass in Colorado; a pass through the Rocky Mountains in the state. That’s not all. There’s another fact that needs to be underlined here: it…

Royal Gorge| The grand canyon of the Arkansas

When we were planning our Colorado trip, one attraction we were particularly attracted to was the Royal Gorge in Cañon City. There seemed to be a lot to see and…

One night in Aspen

This week for the meme ‘Catching Light’ I have a couple of (point-and-shoot) pictures from Aspen, Colorado. Aspen is a charming little city on the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. If…

Catching the Light: Shadows in the Snow

Caught: some light and shadows on the snow, one November morning at Maroon Bells in Colorado — for this week’s ‘Catching the Light.’ These photographs are just the tip of…