Manitou Springs Trips

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 …

It was a really long drive. We got a late start Thursday and drove through storms so we didn't get as far as we planned. I couldn't drive any farther so we pulled off in Stuart, Iowa. All the hotels were full. I couldn't drive any more so we …

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 …

The pile has begun in the dining room. Just 4 days to go before we hit the road. Can't wait! Day 1 is in the bag.... Thursday night, Sleep Inn... Lincoln Nebraska. We had a wonderful... long... day of driving from Michigan to here... about …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The first day my wife and I left home at about 9:30 am and got to Donner Pass a little past noon. It was a good feeling to be free of the city in such a short time. We ate lunch at the Nugget Diner in downtown Reno. It was cheap, filling, a …