Blogs from Buena Vista, Colorado, United States, North America

Day 12: Latitude 38.77, Longitude -106.13 , 62 degrees, cloudy Thunderstorms expected. After filling up with a great breakfast at the Evergreen Diner, the boys and I headed down the road and tackled the aerial course at Brown's Canyon. They called us off the course a few minutes early as lighting was coming through. No worries, the zip line part was fun but the real adventure lay ahead. Luc and I spent the afternoon rafting the Arkansas River. Rafting through the Rockies was more than beautiful. Lightning passed nearby but never fully came through and then the clouds parted. We also had really great guides; Luke, Jacob and Matt. Jacob was in our boat and made sure we had a good time. Luc also made friends with the other guides, Luke and Matt. As it turns ... read more

After a lazy morning at our hotel in Snowmass, Andrew and I made the short drive down to breakfast in Aspen. We parked on Main Street and strolled a few blocks to a breakfast place called Aspen Over Easy. The streets were lined with unlocked bikes and mopeds. It's such a cute town! Aspen Over Easy was bustling! Servers were rushing food and drinks out to people. The restaurant was buzzing with people's conversations. The liveliness was fun. We ordered breakfast and enjoyed people watching. When we were finished, we decided to start making our way back home. We didn't want to retrace our steps on I-70, and so we drove a loop around the state. We took Highway 82 east out of Aspen and over Independence Pass, south on Highway 24 to Buena Vista, and ... read more

Conquering the Mountain ~ a fitting title conquering a mountain or conquering ones fear. Fear of heigths, fear of failure, fear of a dream left unfullfilled. Well, I had this dream of hiking up a mountain in Colorado, a mountain 14000 plus feet high. Now one could think that at my age that would be a crazy dream especially given the fact that I am not the athletic type and usually are afraid of heights. I had this dream ever since I saw this documentary about a company striving for healthier employees and rewarding the ones that followed through with a trip to the Rockies where they would hike to the top of one of those mountains. I found the idea so intriguing that I decided to do this myself. After Danica and Kevin moved to ... read more

Geo: 38.8417, -106.132... read more