Vacation was great---but the "after" is something of a struggle. Do you ever go on vacation and then feel that you need a vacation to recover from vacation? Our week out West wasn't jammed pack with activities every hour on the hour, but after driving what seemed like 24 hours straight through Kansas, I feel like I have vacation hangover--and we've … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2017
Pikes Peak, Panic Attack, & Almonds
Exploring is fun, they said. Drive up to Pikes Peak, they said--its better than the cog railway. Get out at the photo stops--see the mountains. So, that's what we did. We decided to try it out and drive up to Pikes Peak. America's Mountain. It wasn't too bad going up--until an Escalade cut us off on a curve, a Silverado tailgated us until we could … [Read more...]
Mountains
Today's blog post comes to you all the way from 10,000 feet elevation, or the Cripple Creek KOA (just think of how awesome that would read if the K were a C in this case). The Cripple Creek KOA is the highest KOA in the nation. And, for only $22, you can get a hoodie that says that too. Yesterday's drive tested me big time. I have a … [Read more...]