Travel

One week in – highlights and other stuff

Last Saturday, when we pulled into our first Wyoming campground at 7:30 p.m., just before the sun set and 12 hours after we’d left our driveway in Colorado, I wept. Literally, tears of joy. Because I couldn’t believe we’d actually pulled this trip off. No turning back now! Well, I suppose we can always turn […]

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We’re on the road! FAQ about RVing with BB

Well, that happened fast. Seven weeks after my husband and I talked seriously about a plan to purchase a motorhome, we’re currently on the road in our new-to-us Class A. In fact, we left our house in Colorado on August 29, and here it is August 31, and we’ve already traveled more than 600 miles […]

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Gateway Canyon Resort Kiva Pool

Weekend getaway to Gateway Canyons Resort — and thoughts on fall pandemic travel

Twenty-one years of marriage deserves a little getaway, right — even in a pandemic? I say yes. Quent and I booked two nights at Gateway Canyons Resort, south of Grand Junction, Colorado, over our anniversary weekend earlier this month. Here’s the thing. I sort of spaced that this resort — actually located in the tiny […]

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Telluride Main Street

Weekend getaway to Telluride

Twenty-six years in Colorado and I’d never been to Telluride. Every other major ski resort in the state, yes. But Telluride, nope. It’s not that easy to get to, tucked in a box canyon in the southwest part of the state (about 4 hours from our Aspen-area home). But about 3 months into the COVID-19 […]

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road to moab

How to vacation in a pandemic

By the end of April, after 6 weeks of abiding by Colorado’s stay-at-home orders with my husband, two adult children, my daughter’s pal from Scotland, and a foster dog, my nerves were shattered. I was accustomed to working full-time from home alone in a quiet house, maybe bringing my laptop to the local library or […]

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