Abraham Lincoln once said, “‘Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.’ I suppose that’s true, but it might help make up their minds if they were able to take a spin on Nederland’s Carousel of Happiness. We happened to move to Nederland the exact same…
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Nothing says “mountain driving” like the smell of burning brakes. I was reminded of this one more time this past week while spending time on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. A car was reported as disabled coming off the top of Trail Ridge Road heading downhill towards…
Continue readingI was talking with a good friend of mine the other day who had done a month-long hiking trip overseas. She is one of the fittest people I know, and is very active both in winter and summer, so I was very curious to hear how her trip went. What…
Continue readingWhile almost everyone has heard of Rocky Mountain National Park, which is about an hour north of where we live, most people outside this area have never heard of Brainard Lake Recreation Area. But in my experience, Brainard Lake is every bit as breathtaking as the park. Brainard Lake is…
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