by Kim Marie | Sep 1, 2021 | Travel Blog
Saturday, April 13, 2019 – Denver, CO We stuck to our only plan . . . to be on the road by 8:00 a.m. each morning. This day, we drove back to Denver. Denver, the Mile High City, is the capital of Colorado and has a population of approximately 727,000. First Stop:...
by Kim Marie | Aug 30, 2021 | Travel Blog
Friday, April 12, 2019 – Lafayette, CO Lexie got off a 12-hour night shift and drove to my house. She arrived around 8:15 a.m. After a few bites to eat and a few minutes of small talk, she announced that she was going to take a nap, but that she didn’t want to sleep...
by Kim Marie | Aug 30, 2021 | Travel Blog
COLORADO I’ve been to Colorado several times. In March of 2019, my daughter looked ahead at her schedule and realized she had a few days off in April. She asked if I’d be interested in taking a quick trip with her to cross a National Park off her bucket...
by Kim Marie | Jul 14, 2021 | Travel Blog
DAY 9 – Saturday, 5/6/17 – Kansas to Wisconsin We got on the road early. We stopped at a huge flea market about an hour outside of Topeka. We thought about spending the night in Des Moines, Iowa, but in the end, we just drove straight home. We had a lot of fun...
by Kim Marie | Jul 14, 2021 | Travel Blog
DAY 8 – Friday, 5/5/17 – Colorado to Kansas Unfortunately, we didn’t have time to ride the cable car up to Pikes Peak and the shops were not open yet by the time we headed out of Manitou Springs. I definitely need to go back to Manitou Springs! We finished the...
by Kim Marie | Jul 14, 2021 | Travel Blog
DAY 7 – Thursday, 5/4/17 – Colorado Our plan was to drive straight to the Garden of the Gods. If we got on the road by 8:00 am, we’d be there around 3:00, with a stop for lunch. I slept in a little and there was a problem with the gas station’s ability to...
