Welcome to the past! It is July 2009. Yes, it is! Play along, DAMMIT! On this particular day, I have chosen to do some hiking at Mueller State Park, where the scenery begins before you even get out of your car. These first few pics … Continue reading Mueller State Park and Ward
In August 2010, a friend and I ventured into the mountains west of Denver, Colorado to partake in Boreas Pass Railroad Day. Boreas Pass sits between the towns of Breckenridge and Como. These days, you can drive a car over Boreas Pass, but at one … Continue reading Boreas Pass and Como (21 August 2010)
I have a memory that I’m pretty sure goes back to the summer of 1996. This was the summer that I worked as an intern at a wildlife refuge in North Park. I took full advantage of my weekends that summer, exploring North Park and … Continue reading Colorado 2024 Trip Report (Last Day)
Today we fire up the Way-the-Hell-Back Machine so’s it can take us back to July 2009. And yes, I do mean “fire up”. That’s right…the Way-the-Hell-Back Machine runs on coal. The idea of a coal-fired time machine may seem odd at first, but it makes … Continue reading Roxborough State Park (July 2009)
© 2024 by Cedric Williams “Butterflies!” she exclaimed with delight as he entered the garden. “It most certainly does not!” he retorted, thinking himself quite clever. But as he turned to face her, he was immediately struck in the jaw by a flying stick of … Continue reading A Most Unusual Romance
Given everything you’ve seen on this blog to date, I’m sure you’d all agree that Colorado is a very scenic place. Thus, it should come as no surprise to learn the state government has designated some of Colorado’s roads as official Colorado Scenic Byways. The first to be … Continue reading Peak to Peak Scenic Byway (June-July 2012)
For this week’s ThrowBack Thursday, let’s have a Tupperware(TM) party! Let’s begin with the mostly forgotten wagon road over Union Pass. These days, if you want to get from Georgetown, Colorado to Empire, Colorado you hop onto I-70 then take the exit for US 40. In doing so, … Continue reading Today’s TBT (or is it DDT?)
As I slowly wander through and post my old photos from all over Colorado (and beyond), I find this blog is gradually becoming a book of day trips from Denver. There are plenty of Denver Day Trip books already on the market, but none of them … Continue reading Denver Day Trips
It’s that time of the week! Throwback Thursday – when I finally get around to sharing photos from past trips. This week, it’s a day trip on my 40th birthday, which I am disturbed to think is already more than a decade ago. For that birthday, I … Continue reading Bison and Gold Mines
Hello, and welcome to the wonderful world of text! Not texting – nothing that new-fangled, no sirree! Just text. And pictures. Lots of pretty pictures. As I’ve mentioned before, back when I lived in Colorado, I made regular trips to the Glenwood Springs area. This … Continue reading East of Glenwood Springs
Voyages with Parkinson's 