JessicaMar 276 Great Easy Hikes Near Colorado SpringsSix easy, beautiful hiking trails in and around Colorado Springs to explore in any season!
JessicaDec 18, 2021New Year New Adventures - Planning Outdoor Adventures in AdvanceIf you want to visit popular parks or trails over the summer, the winter months are the ideal time to start planning that outdoor adventure.
JessicaJul 16, 2021Exploring Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area in ColoradoEleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area, conveniently located an hour away from Colorado Springs, boasts many activities for the outdoor lover.
JessicaMay 20, 2021Arches National Park - Hiking Devil’s GardenIn the middle of our first Colorado winter, I could think of no better place to visit than the warm red rock wilderness of southeastern Utah
JessicaMar 15, 2021Climbing into the Past - Bandelier National MonumentStacia and I walked along the trail, poking our heads into Talus House, climbing wooden ladders into the few cavetes the NPS allows visitors
JessicaJan 10, 2021Acknowledging the Good - Our Time Outdoors in 2020January 9th, 2020 I’m confident that 2020 will be a year to remember, for the most obvious reasons. The pandemic and the resulting...
JessicaSep 21, 2020Camping at Great Sand Dunes National Park - Pinon Flats CampgroundGreat Sand Dunes National Park is absolutely stunning, and if you’re looking for a campsite that allows access to all of this park’s
JessicaFeb 8, 2020New Mexico's La Ventana Natural ArchAt most points along this drive it’s not visibly obvious that the edge of the McCarty lava field is only feet away, since sage brush and
JessicaDec 20, 2019Weekend Camping at Heron Lake State ParkA weekend camping with the dogs by the lake in scenic northern New Mexico.
JessicaNov 15, 2019Canyons of the Ancient National Monument - Sand Canyon TrailOur October explorations of ruins at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, along the northern and southern ends of Sand Canyon Trails.
JessicaOct 30, 2019Finding the Seismosaurus Trail No signs, no trail markers, and no shade. Only some old tire ruts mark the way to the Seismosaurus dig site.