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2024 September 9-12 - Last Chance Mine in Creede, CO Plus Rustic Rook and Kosmos Stargazing Resorts (Published: 2024-10-01)
Cathy and Joe R. take a trip to Creede, Colorado to go on the Last Chance Mine Tour and, on the way, stop in the San Luis Valley to see the Rustic Rook Glamping Resort and check on the construction progress of the Kosmos Stargazing Resort & Spa.
Consists of 122 pictures in 3 slide shows and 8 videos
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2024 July 26-29 - Westcliffe Family Trip to See Solar Viewing Party, Stars and Railroad Museum (Published: 2024-08-09)
We (Cathy, Joe R., Amanda, Joe A. and Holt) take a trip to Westcliffe, Colorado to attend a Solar viewing and Star Party and visit the "All Aboard Westcliffe" Railroad Museum with its many model railroad layouts.
Consists of 55 pictures in 1 slide shows and 10 videos
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2024 June 11 - Trip to Victor, CO to See Giant Troll Statue and Drive Down Phantom Canyon Road (Published: 2024-05-11)
Cathy and Joe R. take a 133 mile round trip to try out our 2019 Nissan Leaf all electric car. Our main destination is to visit Rita the Rock Planter Giant Troll statue just outside Victor, Colorado. Then we take an exciting and beautiful drive down the 30+ mile dirt road, Phantom Canyon Rd. Then we have dinner at Quincy's Steak House in Florence, CO. We had a gorgeous 10+ hour day.
Consists of 95 pictures in 1 slide show
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2024 January 27 - Holt, Grammy amd Grampy go to Breckenridge to See the Snow Sculptures (Published: 2024-02-25)
Grammy and Grampy take Holt to Breckenridge to see the International Snow Sculptures Competition for his first time. We also take a short 400 foot hike into the woods to see the wooden Troll sculpture.
Consists of 45 pictures in 1 slide show and 2 videos
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2023 September 25-29 - Montrose, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Ute Indian Museum and the Shavano Petroglyphs Rock Art Tour (Published: 2024-03-04)
Cathy and Joe R. drive 5 hours, 241 miles, to Montrose, Colorado and spend 5 days there. We had 3 objectives: Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the newly remodeled Ute Indian Museum and taking a private guided tour of the Shavano Petroglyphs Rock Art. Our knowledgeable guide, Alma L. Evans, Phd., was phenomonal. Don't miss the Videos Page in that section for detailed descriptions of some of the petroglyphs.
Consists of 255 pictures in 5 slide shows and 7 videos
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2021 October 2-6 - Cathy and Joe R. go to Grand Junction for an R&R Getaway
We go to Grand Junction, Colorado for a 4-night R&R stay and have dinners at some great local restaurants, enjoy the wine tasting and tour of Two Rivers Winery and
Chateau, have a special lavender based drink at Highlands Distillery, tour the spectacular Colorado National Monument, and take in the astounding peak Fall colors
of Colorado during the 6 hour drive to and from Grand Junction.
Consists of 130 pictures (including 15 panoramas) in 1 slide show and 6 videos
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2021 September 15-19 - Holt with Grammy and Grampy go to Buena Vista and take the Leadville Scenic Train Ride
Grammy and Grampy take Holt to Buena Vista for a 4-night stay and go to the Mt. Princeton Hot Springs and Spa, and take the scenic 2 1/2 hour train ride from Leadville.
Consists of 45 pictures (including 7 panoramas) in 1 slide show and 10 videos
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2021 June 2-7 - Buena Vista, Mt. Princeton Hot Springs, St. Elmo Ghost Town, and Cottonwood Pass
Cathy and Joe R. try again (and succeed) for a 5-night stay (June 2nd-6th) at the rental house in Buena Vista, Colorado.
This time we are joined for 2-nights by Joe A., Amanda and Holt - our first vacation all together away from home. We all get
to enjoy the hot springs at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort. After Joe A., Amanda and Holt leave, Cathy and Joe R. visit and
explore the ghost town of St. Elmo, the best preserved ghost town in Colorado and take the drive to the summit of Cottonwood Pass
at 12,126 feet altitude and then visit the Buena Vista Depot Transportation Museum.
Consists of 125 pictures and 4 videos
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2021 March 10-12 - Buena Vista, Colorado
Cathy and Joe R. take an R&R trip to the small town of Buena Vista, Colorado. What was supposed to be a 5-night stay at a rental house,
was cut short to 2-nights due to an impending severe winter storm.
Consists of 36 pictures and 1 video
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2020 September 21-24 - Hillside, Colorado
Our 3-day R&R visit to the small ranching community of Hillside, Colorado.
Consists of 30 pictures and 2 videos
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2020 July 14-17 - Leadville, Colorado
Our 3-day visit to the quaint and historical former silver mining town of Leadville, Colorado.
Consists of 120 pictures and 1 videos
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2019 October 21-23 - Paonia, Colorado
We take a 3-day trip to Paonia, Colorado.
Consists of 70 pictures and 4 videos
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2019 August 28-31 - Our Trip to Silver Cliff and Westcliffe, Colorado
We take a 4-day R&R trip to the small Colorado towns of Silver Cliff and Westcliffe, each with a population of about 500 and both designated as International Dark Sky Community. We also have a night star party at the Smokey Jack Observatory in Bluff Park at the West end of Westcliffe.
Consists of 78 pictures and 2 videos
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2018 September 25-28 - Creede, Colorado
Cathy and Joe R. take a 4-day vacation to Creede, Colorado and view the spectacularly beautiful
Fall colors and mountain views in the area.
Consists of 128 pictures and 1 videos
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2017 September 18-20 - Cathy & Joe R. go to Aspen & Maroon Bells Via Twin Lakes and Independence Pass (Published: 2023-06-14)
We take a 3-day R&R trip to Aspen and Maroon Bells via Twin Lakes and Independence Pass to view the spectacular Colorado mountain scenery and gorgeous golden fall colors of the Aspen Trees.
Consists of 133 pictures in 5 slide shows
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2017 September 10-15 - Jimmy Visits Us in Colorado (Published: 2023-03-06)
Jimmy, Joe R.'s cousin, comes from San Diego to visit us in Colorado and we take a couple of road trips. We visit Bent's Old Fort near La Junta, CO, the town of Fort Collins, Puoudre Canyon, Shambhala Mountain Center Buddhist Temple, Totally 80s Pizza, New Belgium Brewery Tour, Old Town Square in downtown Fort Collins and Rise! a Breakfast Place.
Consists of 225 pictures in 4 slide shows
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2017 May 31 - Salida, Colorado Day Trip
Our day trip to historic, scenic, and quaint Salida, Colorado, about a 2 hour drive from our home
Consists of 76 pictures
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2017 March 7 - Buena Vista, Colorado
Our short day trip to the small town of Buena Vista, Colorado.
Consists of 34 pictures
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2016 July 29-31 - Crestone, 2016 Under the Stars UFO Conference, San Luis and Fort Garland (Published: 2023-03-16)
We drive to Crestone, Colorado in the middle of the mysterious San Luis Valley to stay in the Sangre de Cristo Inn for a couple of nights in order to attend the 2016 Under the Stars UFO Conference at the UFO Watchtower in Hooper, CO. The featured speaker was Travis Walton who had a well-witnessed 5-day UFO abduction experience in Arizona in 1975. We also visit San Luis, CO, the oldest town in Colorado, and then Fort Garland, CO where Kit Carson was once commander.
Consists of 151 pictures in 4 slide shows
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2012 July 10-12 - Our Mini-Vacation to Cripple Creek
We take a mini-vacation to Cripple Creek, CO where we stay at the CARR Manor B&B and visit the old jail and the Victor open pit gold mine.
Consists of 88 pictures
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2011 September 17-19 - Our Mini-Vacation to Pagosa Springs
We take a mini-vacation to Pagosa Springs, CO and visit the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Sky Ute Casino Resort in Ignacio, CO and Wolf Creek Pass
Consists of 45 pictures
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2011 June 6-10 - Jimmy & Flo Visit Us in Colorado
Jimmy and Flo visit us in Colorado Springs. We travel to Denver, CO and Santa Fe, Chimayo and Taos, NM.
Consists of 203 pictures
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2009 February 14 - Cripple Creek Ice festival
After visiting the Colorado wolf and Wildlife center on February 14th, Cathy, Joe R., Joe A, and Jesse (Joe's friend). we drove to
Cripple Creek, Colorado to view the annual Cripple Creek Ice Festival. There were some very elaborate and fantastical sculptures in ice
displayed on Main Street.
Consists of 30 pictures
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2009 January 30 - Breckenridge International Snow Sculpture Championship
On January 30th, Cathy, Joe R. and Joe A. took a day trip to visit the quaint ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado
to see the beautiful and amazing snow sculptures.
Consists of 84 pictures
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2008 August 29-31 - The Mysterious San Luis Valley, Colorado with Joe & Jesse
Over labor Weekend, we traveled to the San Luis Valley with our son Joe and his girlfriend Jesse. The Valley is located
Southwest of Colorado Springs. We stayed at Crestone, Colorado. and attended the 19th Annual Crestone Energy and Sustainability Fair.
We would also see a Tibetan Memorial Park, visit the Shumei International Institute, and the Buddhist Stupa of Enlighenment.
We traveled to Hooper, Colorado. to visit the UFO Watch Tower. Just outside of Hooper we stopped to see the wonderment
of The Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Consists of 198 pictures
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2005 August 7-15 - Utah, Idaho, and Colorado with Jimmy & Flo
We tour some very scenic parts of northeast Utah, southern Idaho and southwest Colorado with Jimmy & Flo.
You will see Bear Lake, Logan Canyon and the American West Heritage Center in Utah, then a visit to
the Oregon/California Trail Center, and scenic environs in Idaho, and then we take the Durango and Silverton
Narrow Gauge Railroad up through the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
Consists of 101 pictures
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2002 February 3 - International Snow Sculpture Championships - Breckenridge, Colorado
We travel 2 1/2 hours northwest to visit the wonderfully quaint, historical and snowy Breckenridge, Colorado. Famous for its ski resorts, Breckenridge
hosts the annual Internationl Snow Sculpture Championship, attracting snow sculptors from all over the world.
Consists of 20 pictures
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2000 Sepeptember 19 to October 1 - Lorraine's Visit to Colorado Springs
See our touring of Focus on the Family, Garden of the Gods, the Denver Capitol Building,
the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Rocky Mountain National Park,
the Manitou Cliff Dwellings, the U.S. Air Force Academy, Flying W Ranch,
Joe's Dorm at U.C.C.S., the Broadmoor Hotel, Cripple Creek,
Royal Gorge Park (the highest suspension bridge in the world),
and the drive up Pikes Peak Highway including the summit - 14,110 feet.
Consists of 83 pictures
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2000 July 29 to August 4 - Cousin Jimmy & Flo's Visit to Colorado Springs
See our touring of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park,
Rocky Mountain National Park, the Manitou Cliff Dwellings, Flying W Ranch,
Royal Gorge Park (the highest suspension bridge in the world), Garden of the Gods,
and the drive up Pikes Peak Highway including the summit - 14,110 feet.
Wildlife shots of marmots, and clarke's nutcrackers.
Consists of 71 pictures
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2000 July 8-21 - Nephew RJ & Grandma's Visit to Colorado Springs
Our nephew, Robert James "RJ" Riggleman, and Grandma Szczesniak's visit in July 2000.
See our touring of Rocky Mountain National Park, Pikes Peak Hill Climb Race Car Museum,
U.S. Air Force Academy, Garden of the Gods, Flying W Ranch, Lone Feather Pow Wow,
Cripple Creak, Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, U.S. Olympic Training Center, and Manitou Cliff Dwellings.
Wildlife shots of marmots, clarke's nutcrackers, chipmunk, and bull elk.
Consists of 98 pictures
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