Rocky Mountain National Park is a beautiful National Park that is great for the whole family! It is big and even though it can get crowded, there is plenty of space. We enjoyed spending a weekend there doing lots of…
Hiking Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park
We wrote previously about some easy hikes around lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park. We also did a little more strenuous hike to a different water feature, the beautiful Alberta Falls. How to Get to Alberta Falls There are two…
Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park is known for its alpine and subalpine vistas. The easiest way to get these views is by driving the Trail Ridge Road which traverses the entire length of the park from east to west. This is…
Visiting Estes Park, Colorado
When we were at Rocky Mountain National Park last summer, we were pleasantly surprised by how cute and fun the gateway community of Estes Park was! There is tons of shopping and restaurants in this cute little town just outside…
Beautiful and Easy Hikes at Rocky Mountain National Park
Note: We visited Rocky Mountain National Park in the summer of 2020, a few weeks after our visit massive fires caused the park to be closed for an extended period of time. As of this writing the park is open,…
Playing MagiQuest at the Great Wolf Lodge in Colorado Springs
I’m talking about MagiQuest separate from the other paid activities because it is the one that we actually did and it is a much more involved activity than anything else at the Great Wolf Lodge. I had heard about MagiQuest…
Great Wolf Lodge in Colorado Springs
In my last post I talked all about the waterpark at the Great Wolf Lodge in Colorado Springs. This post will be all about the other things you can do at the lodge and what is like to stay there.…
The Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark in Colorado Springs
There are a number of Great Wolf Lodges around the country, and they all have waterparks with them. The best part is that your waterpark passes are included in the price of your lodge stay. We had a great time…
Mesa Verde National Park: Cliff Palace Loop and Far View Sites
Mesa Verde National Park is, like several Southwest National Parks, home to ancient dwellings of the ancestral Puebloan peoples. Where it differs from parks like the Grand Canyon and Hovenweep is the number and scale of these dwellings. The most…
Mesa Verde National Park: Mesa Top Loop
Mesa Verde National Park is located in Southwest Colorado and is definitely worth a stop if you’re passing through the area. We were only able to spend half a day there but we were able to see and experience a…