Traveled around the state last weekend visiting or passing by the Collegiate Peaks near Salida, the Great Sand Dunes National Park, Comanche National Grasslands, Two Buttes, and the Camp Amache National Landmark site, to name just a few!
Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. – Anita Desai
The desert tells a different story every time one ventures on it.
A perfect autumn day to take a drive. Stumbled on this cute little pumpkin patch in Evergreen CO,
On a recent trip to the mountains of Colorado to watch aspen leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow against dark shades of evergreen. Lovely!
A short trip to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, for a little R&R.
I was lucky enough to get away for a couple days this week to spend time with two dear friends at the newly opened Crystal Mountain Ranch in Crystal, Colorado. The centerpiece of this silver mining ghost town is the Crystal Mill – one of the most photographed historic sites in Colorado. The Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places and is not exactly easy to reach, especially by car. My friend, Phoebe and I drove to Marble Colorado from the Denver area and were greeted by staff of Crystal Mountain Ranch in a quite capable 4×4 vehicle for a 50-minute nail biter of a ride up a breathtakingly beautiful and steep mountainside. The Ranch owners, my friend Heather and her fiance’ Chris, who own land and much of the property in Crystal including the Mill, have been working tirelessly to open Crystal Mountain Ranch to the public. The Ranch has several cozy and rustic cabins and campsites available. Check them out at Crystal Mountain Ranch. This is definitely a bucket list kinda place!
When you’re in the desert, you look into infinity…. It makes you feel terribly small, and also in a strange way, quite big.
Grand Canyon
Palatki Heritage Site
Near Chapel of the Holy Cross
Near Chapel of the Holy Cross
Tlaquepaque Village in Sedona
Tlaquepaque Village in Sedona
Tlaquepaque Village in Sedona
Tlaquepaque Village in Sedona
Tlaquepaque Village in Sedona
Tlaquepaque Village in Sedona
Sunset on Sedona
Sedona Vortex
Yukka
A spectacular 12-day Mediterranean cruise! Departed from Barcelona, Spain and made stops in Cannes/Nice/Monaco/Monte Carlo Casino in France. Then on to Italy with stops in Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Portofino. Next up was Rome, Italy where we toured the Colosseum and Vatican City. Then on to the Acropolis in Athens Greece. Another stop in Mykonos, Greece for great food and ouzo. Up next was Santorini, Greece (Mamma Mia!). Our last stop was Valetta, Malta with a special trip to Mdna or Città Vecchia- the Silent City, a fortified medieval city.
Malta: Valetta, Mdna or Città Vecchia
Valetta, Malta
The Blue Grotto, Malta
Ancient fishing village of Marsaxlokk, Malta
Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
Casa Mdina. Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
Mdna, a medieval walled city originally settled by the Phoenicians in 700 BC.
A smoldering volcano in the Mediterranean.
A beautiful end to the trip of a lifetime!
