They are here!! My Life Planner and Teacher Planner was waiting on the doorstep. This is the one thing that keeps me sane throughout the school year. It is my Erin Condren Life Planner and I would be lost without it….

This is the 4th year to Telluride and some of these pictures look familiar. This morning, I slept in and read by the breakfast fire while Stephen went fishing. After eating leftover soup and hot dogs, we decided to drive into…

We got up early and packed up quickly. It takes about an hour to break camp and pull out for the next stop. We drove out of Aspen and stopped for lunch at Whole Foods. I wanted a big salad and…

There are several campgrounds along the road to Maroon Bells and the National Forest access. We stayed in the Silver Queen Campground. When Stephen was looking for a camping spot, we wanted river access, shade, and elevation. Some campgrounds cram people…

You know there is a story behind that title. But first. After Stephen caught some trout, it was up to me to cook it. I love the taste of trout. I do not like the bones. I come from a very…

The story goes that the man who first saw these peaks thought they looked like twin bells. When you get up close, the first one really does look like a handbell. Both peaks, Maroon Peak and North Maroon Peak, are over…

Today, we took a long hike to the Colorado version of Crater Lake which is right at the base of the 2 Maroon Bells. Let’s just say it was “rocky” and leave it at that. Beautiful… ……but rocky. We met a…

The first night was cold, but I was dressed in a good base layer and the sleeping bag really was designed for cold extremes. I would have never believed a non-down filled bag could do that. My first thought when I…

Maroon Bells is one of the most popular places in Colorado. There is even a claim that it is the most photographed area. When I first looked up the Bells, that certainly seemed to be the case. Since we got in…

Well, here it is. Our first attempt at long-term tent camping. When we arrived at our site, both of us were extremely relieved. Beautiful scenery, FLAT tent pad, and best of all….shade. I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking….