Blogs from Fort Collins, Colorado, United States, North America - page 2

We headed to Fort Collins today from Estes Park to visit Colorado State University. This is Drew's first college visit. A little early but we are in Colorado and he really thinks that he wants to go to school in Colorado. Great tour of the campus buildings and the grounds (over 1 mile square). Lots of green space, beautiful view of the mountains, and more bicycles than we've ever seen in one place. Most common modes of transportation were bikes, scooters, and skate boards. It was the first day of classes so it was a really busy day on campus. One other visitor was also from PA (Pittsburgh area). We ended the day with a good meal at a local brewery - Coopersmith's in Old Town.... read more

We're heading out today for several weeks, have driven over 700 miles today to try and find some cooler weather. Waukeeney, Kansas is welcoming us in at 97 degrees, guess we'll have to get to mountains tomorrow. NAH Arrived in Ft Collins, Tuesday PM, temperature still in mid 90's but turned cooler for Wednesday.Estimating 75 Aliners and 155 campers. Fun groups, lots to do. Heading to Steamboat Springs Friday am via the Rocky Mountain National Park. Putting our Saturn and Aliner to the ultimate test, 13,000 + ft. Bottle of Silver Oak chilled for us if we make it to Steamboat.... read more

After all of the hiking,biking,camping in the national forests........we were thirsty. So off to Fort Collins, Co. to visit an AT friend of Stacys and to get re-acquainted with one of my favorite breweries!!! We hung out at Dave's house for a few days to get caught up on showers and laundry(many thanx Dave!!) and to hit the local brewpubs. Many a beer was sampled.......and i mean sampled......for free!!!! Let there be pix!!!! Once the tasting Olympics were done we visited Rocky Mountain National Park the following day. Again the vistas were stunning. Next stop Moab Utah.... read more

Today is our final day before the flight back to Denver tomorrow. We started out at our hotel in the thriving metropolis of La Push, WA. We had breakfast at the same restaurant as we had dinner last night. But this morning, cloudy as it was, we could count 24 bald eagles from where we sat looking out the window of the restaurant. A few of them were very close and we went crazy with the cameras. After a nice breakfast, we started driving. We drove across Highway 101 to Port Townsend, one of three U.S. cities that is on the National Historic Registry. We parked and walked about four or five blocks up and back in the historic area, full of the oldest buildings, very interesting shopping, nice restaurants, and scenes of the water. We ... read more

NOV. 4, 2009-May 13, 2011 What if she could? What if she had to? She would run away. That’s what she’d do and she knew it, from the first day. If they broke up she would run away. She’d run back to the life she was leading before he came along. Back to the life which was hers, a life before love was found. It was as if that life was on hold. Like the pause button had been hit and was waiting to resume, right where she left off. She was too scared, or perhaps to aware, to give it up fully. To let it go completely. So she held on to fragments of a life she once thought would be forever. A seashell from the beach in Puerto Viejo, a faded photo of a ... read more