Trips for Colorado

We are leaving our temporary home in Castle Rock, CO later in the afternoon being fully equipped with camping stuff, lot of snacks and plenty cold drinks in our shiny new cooler to fill in our hunger cravings during the long drive. Our target …

I spent a good deal of the day today (Saturday, June 27, 2009) on the computer finalizing the itinerary for our Colorado summer vacation. Hotels have been booked. In fact, I inadvertantely booked an extra night at the Holiday Inn Rocky Mountain …

GRISWOLD DAY -- Started out the morning from Las Vegas. Drive was good. Kids were getting hungry so we decided to stop in St. George, Utah for Sonic Burger for breakfast. I haven't been to Sonic yet, but the kids say its great. I was looking …

Our trip route on Google Maps. I'll admit it - I'm a maximizer. Why else would I build an entire family roadtrip to the Southwest in late spring based solely on the fact that National Car Rental had a great one-way rate for just about any sized …

We left Austin around 10 am. We drove through West Texas and stopped at Texas Road House in Abilene for lunch. We had reserved seats for the Texas! Musical at Palo Duro Canyon, but actually arrived in Canyon earlier than expected, so we went …

Colorado Slopes Vacation Officially: 7 days to go to the start of vacation. Painfully waiting for more snow to fall in Glenwood Springs/Sunlight mountain resort. Common... what's going on.... it's Colorado after all. Preparing to the trip we …

Our trip started with my flight from Boston to Denver on Friday afternoon (June 15). I arrived ok, in fact a little early, but Tiffany had a horrible evening struggling to get out of Seattle after United cancelled her 5:15pm flight. She was …

We plan to leave Leavenworth, Kansas as early as it is possible with 2 small children (a 5 year old boy and 2 year old girl). We shouldn't have too much difficulty if we load them up with sugar the night before so they can crash for the first …

The John May Museum of Natural History: I personally thought it was very cute (and very quaint). It is a legacy to one man's work, though it does say it's only about half his work. It is a display of lots of bugs. The word bug though doesn …

Day One - Arrive Denver from Akron for the 2007 Barbershop harmony Society Annual convention and chorus and quartet competition at the Pepsi Center. Rent car and drive to town. Quick tour of area, lunch and check in to Homestead hotel at 3 …