http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Colorado , Denver en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:48 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:48 +0000 April 22 Monday I was planning on driving down to Colorado Springs today but the weatherman said we will be getting 24 inches of snow today and tonight. So I guess not..... it didnt start till afternoon and I pretty much caught up on work on the computer while watching the snow falling outside. It is something how peaceful it is watching snow falling outside through the window while I am http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-784246.html April 20 21 Denver to Glenwood Springs Hanging Lake and Hoosier Pass Yesterday we drove West of Denver on I70 and through the beautiful Glenwood Canyon to Glenwood Hot Springs from Denver and after an overnight stay drove back towards Denver and stopped at Hanging Lake where my nephew and his girlfriend hiked up the very steep and rocky trailhead to Hanging Lake. My brother in law and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-784033.html April 19 Visit to Lookout Mountain Rocky Mountain National Park and Big Thomson Canyon. Today I planned to drive to Rocky Mountain National Park and get my America the Beautiful National Parks and Recreational Lands Pass or Senior Parks Pass for short.It cost 10 for life and is available to any U. S. Citizen or permanent resident over 62. It allows entry for me and the other occupa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-783589.html April 18 Thursday Nice day today. It snowed yesterday but this morning at 730 the sky has cleared and a warm sun has come out and it is very pretty. Today the high is supposed to be in the middle thirties and tomorrow and for the rest of our stay it shows to be in the mid 50s during the day and teens at night.Its quiet here. My brother in law Bill was up at 5 but is now napping on the http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-783446.html I had decided to go to Denver with my brother in law Bill for us to visit his son and my nephew we would rent a car and explore the sights of the Denver area as well. I also wanted to make sure to go by Rocky Mountain National Park and get me one of those lifetime over 62 National Park passes for 10.The tickets from Austin to Denver on United Airlines ran 211 plus 21.80 taxes and fees for a to http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-782365.html Hello to everyone again and especially any new recruits to my blog I do love this travelling malarkey. Yes I know it takes me ages to organise and plan and yes I have to do it all myself and clean the house and get ready for visitors coming while I am away but when I step into the plane I am away on another adventure. There is a world out there....and I don39t want to get stuck in a rut.Icel http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-781876.html Well Mykonos beaches have treated me quite well. The town is just so charming I have gotten so caught up in the warm sun and friendly locals that the time has just slipped away from me This trip has been more than I had ever imagined This country is truely one of pure beauty and culture.I caught a 35 minute flight from Mykonos back to Athens 96 on the 17th which allowed me to get prepared fo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-776884.html Finally home. I had an amazing trip I really didn39t want to leave but you have to go home some time. Man was it an expensive trip. After adding up everything that I did I spent about 3000. This includes my plane ticket. It39s nice to be back home but man that was a great get away. I feel like I understand my Opa more and connected with my Great Oma. Can39t wait to go again http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-776757.html Just made it through security and waiting on the flight. I have never been on this long of a flight before. This should be a good day http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-776414.html Today I am packing. It is the day before I take off to Amsterdam. I have never been out of the country. It39s scary but exciting. The season is shifting into spring because it is the end of March. It is a dry season and realatively warm. I will be packing a mixture of clothing because you don39t want to be without anything. Since the season is shifting it should mostly be warm but there migh http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-776412.html I visited a travel agency today. They informed me that the flight would be 1873.20 round trip. I would be leaving March 22rd 2013 and returning March 31 2013. So I would actually be home April 1st. It takes fifteen hours and forty minutes to travel to Amsterdam. I will be flying Delta. To cut back on cost I would not book a hotel because I have family that lives in Amsterdam. Plus I have nev http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-776410.html In order to begin my dream vacation I need to obtain my passport. This will cost me 165. Since I am traveling from the United States of America a visa is not required. Though vaccines and medications aren39t required in order to travel to the Netherlands it is advised to get your vaccines for polio influenza chicken pox MMR measles mumps rubella and DPT diphtheria pertussis tetanus http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-775968.html 2 more days till we go Linda is here to watch Callaway and take care of the house time for a crash course on the car my phone Callaway stuff and house stuff http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-774005.html We leave for our 10th anniversary trip on March 5th Its coming up so fast time to start thinking about packing. How to pack for that long is the current question...current thoughts lots of neutrals and accessories to change things up http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-772633.html It39s 645. My bags are mostly packed and I will be in Denver before dinnertime but my adventure will begin shortly...right after I am done with this post actually. Mark is going to drive me to Boise and drop me off at the airport then he will come back and pick me up later in the week. A few days ago I was a bit concern about the weather but it seems to be only raining and hopefully it is t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-752359.html No matter how fond you are of the Dodge truck that you39re currently driving you39re not likely to hang onto it forever. At some time you are going to choose to sell the truck and acquire yourself another car. For this reason it39s very vital that you keep your truck in spotless shape so that you may take full advantage of the resale value. Consider it from another perspective. Protect http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-740631.html Fantasy Football can help a person to regain or increase his or her love of footballby simply playing along during the entire season. One reason why many peopleget frustrated with this particular sport is because players are constantly tradedand it can just make things overall tricky to understand who will play well andwho will end up struggling. This makes it hard for one to keep tabs on his or h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-739977.html Sadly we departed Colorado this morning. We really enjoyed this trip as a vacation and Drew39s first view of what college life will be like. We also enjoyed catching up with good friends. Until next time............. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-739198.html We started the day off by riding bikes around the neighborhood and then headed off to downtown Denver. We walked the 16th Street Mall area touring the shops sports ones especially and stopped in to see the State Capitol building. It looks a lot like the PA Capitol in Harrisburg both outside and inside with the use of gold paintings murals and sculptures. The view from the Capitol building inc http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-739197.html Thursday 090812 Last night was the hottest night of the trip so far. We slept in our underwear with the tent doors open exposed to the rest of the campground we were both beyond caring though. We headed west traversing a complicated system of highways. We eventually made it onto the Extraterrestrial Highway yes that is its official name and headed out into the desert towards the UFO ho http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Colorado/Denver/blog-738492.html