Acadia National Park/Maine Trip July 2022
In July 2022, my girlfriend (now wife) and I planned a trip for our second anniversary, centered around visiting Acadia National Park in Maine. The trip was important in a […]
Colorado Hikes: Mount Galbraith Park
Mount Galbraith Park is located just West of Golden, Colorado, just down Golden Gate Canyon Road. With dedicated hiking trails, it’s a great place to get in to nature without […]
Colorado Hikes Within An Hour of Denver
Colorado is filled with countless great hikes in a variety of different environments, quite literally enough to last a lifetime. But if you’re one of the over three million people […]
Colorado Hikes: Waterton Canyon Trail & Bighorn Sheep Encounter
Last Saturday, I wanted to get a small hike or scenic walk in before walk to break up my normal walking/running routine. While I pictured more of a hike in […]
Colorado 14ers: Mount Bierstadt
I broke every rule in the 14er book… And it was almost a costly mistake. While I made it back to my car just in time to avoid lightning, hail, […]
Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies: Memorial Day Weekend 2024 Photo Gallery
Since I started following Major League Baseball in 2009, I have been a Philadelphia Phillies fan. Entering my second full year living in Colorado, I wanted to continue the tradition […]
Colorado Hikes: Spruce Mountain in Larkspur, CO
After work on a sunny and warm Sunday afternoon, I decided to hit a hike in the Castle Rock-Larkspur area, instead of heading towards Golden, Morrison, or Boulder like I […]
Turkey Creek Park Fall Photo Gallery
The first day of Autumn was on Sunday, September 22 this year, so it’s only fitting that I used my morning off on Monday to hit some foliage. I originally […]
New Mexico 2024 Trip Day 1: Las Vegas, Pecos National Historic Park, and Sante Fe
Instead of a fancy dinner and a box of chocolates, my girlfriend and I like to travel to celebrate special occasions, such as Valentine’s Day. So for Valentine’s Day in […]
Salida: Photo Gallery
As part of a larger Colorado road trip where my girlfriend and I hit two National Parks, we made a pit stop in the cute mountain town of Salida, Colorado. […]
Centennial Park and Arkansas Riverwalk Trail in Cañon City: Photo Gallery
The first stop on our weekend trip was in Cañon City, with the goals of grabbing a bite to eat as well as scoping out the scenery in a new […]
Rock Park, Castle Rock: Photo Gallery
Castle Rock, Colorado is appropriately named: after the castle shape-topped butte that sits just East of the town. Castle Rock is the 16th-largest municipality in Colorado and the largest “town” […]
Chautauqua Park Trail and Boulder Flatirons: Photo Gallery
On a sunny January weekend afternoon (the first weekend of 2023,) my girlfriend and I traveled from Denver to Boulder, Colorado to take in a snow-covered hike. Chautauqua Trail was […]
Liberty State Park Walkway, Jersey City, NJ: Photo Gallery
On a gorgeous, not a cloud-in-the-sky, warm but not-too-hot June Sunday afternoon, I found myself with a few hours to kill in Jersey City, New Jersey. At the recommendation of […]
Stumptown, Rose City, “Weird”: My Portland 2020 Day Trip
As I celebrated the New Year in New York City, I had no idea I would be exposed to a completely different city on the opposite side of the country […]
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