Everyday Adventure

Everyday Adventure // Alberta Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park

It’s kind of crazy when I stop + think about how close I live to Rocky Mountain National Park + I’ve only been aView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Adios, Ski Season

It’s our last weekend in the ski-season condo in Silverthorne I’ve been renting out with a bunch ofView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Hiking at the Betasso Preserve

I haven’t spent a ton of time in Boulder, despite its proximity, but a visit from my sister earlier this year took usView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Camping at Cottonwood Pass

The best kind of camping trip is the kind where you go driving down random ATV trails to find dispersed sites + haveView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Hiking the Ken Caryl Trails

We’re in early spring now, the last lingering part of this cold, snowy season where it’s just warm enough to beView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Cliff Jumping at St Mary’s Glacier

About a 45-minute drive from Denver, you can find a perennial snowfield called St. Mary’s Glacier. Over the summer, myView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Basalt Business Retreat

Meet my mastermind besties, Alissa + Rebecca! We’ve been meeting a couple times a month for almost a year now,View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Aspen Ridge Wildflower Hike

The mountains are covered with snow now, nestled under their heavy white blankets for the season. But there was a time,View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Blossoms of Light

Merry Christmas week, everyone! I have been in all sorts of Christmas spirit + I attribute it partially to all theView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Chihuly at Denver Botanic Gardens

Sorry in advance for the less-than-stellar quality of these photos. They were taken with my phone in the (mostly)View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Waterton Canyon

Colorado never ceases to amaze me (at least it hasn’t yet in the almost seven years I’ve been here). ForView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Durango Double Half Marathon

Heyyy throwback Thursday! While I’m head over heels for spring at the moment (if you follow me on Instagram,View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Enchanted Mesa Trails

Anyone else ready for spring? We’ve been buried in snow lately over here in Colorado, and I’ve foundView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Elk Mountain Ranch

Because it’s Wednesday + if you’re like me you need some pictures of pretty places to help you getView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Blueberry Picking

I know, I know. It’s December. But, the weather has been toying with my heart lately + I can’t help it.View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Maxwell Falls Upper Trailhead

I love the late summer/early fall in Colorado. Perfect weather is a perfect excuse to get out into the mountains +View full post »

Everyday Adventure // New Belgium Brewery

Hello dear! I am still reeling over here from discovering that it’s July already (I typed June first –View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Palmer Park

Hi guys! I’m in Paris at the moment but we’re talking Colorado + mountains + springtime today here on theView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Independence Pass

Colorado is full of scenic drives, and this is no exception. Cory + I were on our way to Aspen, and had to drive overView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Salt Lake City Library

I had a little extra time on the Saturday after Alt Summit before my plane left Salt Lake, and I decided it would beView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Joshua Tree National Park

One of the highlights from our Californian vacation back in January was definitely our visit to Joshua Tree NationalView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Randall Henderson Trail

Hello from Salt Lake City! A very different climate than what I’m sharing with you today, but I didn’tView full post »

Everyday Adventure // On The Lake

One of my top priorities for every visit back home to Chicago is a day exploring downtown. I have already gone on wayView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Breckenridge Oktoberfest 5K

Since the year is winding down and I’m still catching up on things, I thought I’d visit one of my favoriteView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Coors Brewery Tour

I think, for the most part, I’ve figured out the keys to social success in Colorado. It involves mainly threeView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Buckingham Fountain

Since one of Trina’s favorite places yesterday was downtown Chicago (it’s one of my favorites too!), IView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Aspen Drives in Colorado

One of my absolute favorite things to do here in Colorado in the fall is take drives into the mountains to see theView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Indian Summer

Target top (similar) / American Eagle belt (similar) / Shorts cut from some old Silver jeans (similar) / PearlView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Return to Happy Apple Farm

We went to this farm last year, much later in the season. This year, we hit up Happy Apple in late September and itView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Ouray Perimeter Trail

I posted about our day trip to Ouray, oh, about a year ago (not really, but it sure feels like it – where didView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Mt. Elbert

Last weekend, I achieved a huge milestone! We made it to the tallest point in Colorado (the second highest in theView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Messina Hof Winery

At the end of August, I visited my sister in College Station (where she is getting her PhD, that smarty pants!).View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Dinosaur Resource Center

I’ve driven by this little museum in Woodland Park too many times to count.  To be honest, I didn’t haveView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Priest Gultch

This is our third summer visiting this campground, and it’s one of our favorites.  Cory’s family drives upView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Eleven Mile State Park – Round 2

I’ve written about this place before, because it’s one of our favorites.  It’s just a short driveView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Ute Valley Park

This past weekend, Cory & I went on a little afternoon hike.  I am so happy to finally be getting some sun! UteView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

The zoo is one of those classic places you look up when you’re visiting a town – and the zoo here inView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Whole Foods Flagship

My sister and I had a free morning to spend in Austin, and we decided that after a run on the Hike & Bike Trail,View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Trails at Garden of the Gods

I got a chance, back when the weather was much nicer (now we’re buried in snowiness again), to take a walk withView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Red Rock Open Space

This past weekend, Cory’s sister was in town.  We were blessed with some great weather (50s and sunny? yes,View full post »

Everyday Adventure // Tombstone, Arizona

While we were in Arizona, Cory’s family and I made the long drive to almost-Mexico to visit the fabled town ofView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Sunset at Fountain Park

Pretty much anytime we’re visiting Cory’s family in Phoenix, we make our way to this park.  This past tripView full post »

Everyday Adventure // A Walk on a Snow Day

We finally had a decent snow here in Colorado Springs (December arrived late and in style) so Cory and I decided toView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Castlewood Canyon

Over Labor Day weekend (I know, I’m a little behind on some of these posts – it’s NaNoWriMo‘sView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Hiking to Lulu City

One of those places in Colorado that has been on my radar since I arrived was Rocky Mountain National Park – andView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Dowdy Draw Trail

After seeing this trail featured as Runner’s World Rave Run, and finding out that it was only a little jauntView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Holy Cross Winery

Does it seem to anyone else that October has gone by in the blink of an eye?  Can’t believe November is one aView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Happy Apple Farm

This is the third year we’ve made the trek down to Happy Apple Farm for some pumpkin picking and ciderView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Fall Drive to Cripple Creek

This is another one of my favorite autumn drives in Colorado – Hwy 67 from Divide to Cripple Creek.  It’sView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Celestial Seasonings

Last weekend my friend Heather and I celebrated fall with a free tour at the Celestial Seasonings tea factory inView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Fall Hike at Wilkerson Pass

Well, I’ll try not to echo the same sentiments I did back in this post, but it is worth repeating.  This is oneView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Aspen Drive to Breckenridge

This is the first of a few leaf-gazing drives we took over the course of the fall here in Colorado.  We started inView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Farmer’s Market

This is one of my favorite perks of summertime (and it extends some stretch into autumn) – the weeklyView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Mineral Belt Trail

A few weekends ago, some of Cory’s family was in town and we all spent a few days exploring Colorado.  One ofView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Mt. Sherman

You’ve probably noticed a trend this summer of posts on fourteeners (mountains over 14,000 feet) as the husbandView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Beaver Heaven

Last weekend, I found beaver heaven. I promise you, this is where all beavers wished they lived.  The mecca ofView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Arkansas River Trail

One of my favorite parts of summer in Colorado is all the spontaneous weekend adventures we have – like this oneView full post »

Everyday Adventure // North Cheyenne Cañon

A few weekends ago, when my sister visited, her only request was to get up into the mountains and hike.  We wanted toView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Mt. Bierstadt Summit Hike // Color Edition

Have you seen part one of the Mt. Bierstadt saga? So a few days ago I shared some of my favorite black & whiteView full post »

Everyday Adventure // Mt. Bierstadt Summit Hike

Admittedly, this is not how I was expecting to spend my 4th of July.  But, since the husband earned his IndependenceView full post »