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Getting Ready for Winter

During the Fall season at Rocky Mountain National Park, I do a walk for visitors called, “Autumn in the Rockies.”  The gist of the walk is how Autumn is a time of change, a time of preparation.  We talk about the three ways to survive winter in the mountains —…

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Gold Hill

Bryon and I had a lovely dinner at the Gold Hill Inn the other night, so it seemed fitting to write a little bit about this precious little hamlet located high in the hills above Boulder.  While we had driven through Gold Hill once shortly after we moved here, I…

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City Folk vs. Mountain Folk

I was sitting around a table the other day with a bunch of people all who lived somewhere in the Denver metro area.  I was the only one who didn’t live near the city, and I quickly felt out of sorts.  The conversation centered around restaurants near the city and…

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Peaking on the Peak to Peak

Right now, I absolutely love my daily commute to and from work.  I drive about 42 miles each way on a road called the Peak to Peak Highway, or officially Highway 72 to Highway 7, from Nederland to Estes Park, Colorado.  It usually takes me about one hour each way…

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