Morning in Frisco usually includes brunch at the Butterhorn Bakery. They have this gluten-free French toast that I enjoy once a year and only in Frisco. This year, I added a hot chocolate since the weather was cold! After brunch, we explored the town. The wildflowers were out with the snowy mountains in the background. …
Early morning coffee at the base of a mountain. I could do this every day and never get tired of the views. And I greatly appreciate the giant stein collection at the condo. The Christmas scene just made it taste better. We spent the next few days going up to Mt. Evans, Independence Pass, and …
We made it from Alabama to Colorado Springs in one long drive! This year, as a family of 3, we left Alabama at 8:30pm and rolled into Colorado Springs at 7pm the next day. Atlas slept most of the way and we just kept driving until we got here. Year 9 out west! We had …
This morning, we loaded up the truck and traveled south to Telluride! For the next week, depending on the 416 Fire in Durango, we will be camping up above Telluride at the Matterhorn campground. This morning, we ate some granola bars and left the wide open spaces of Crested Butte behind. We stopped in Montrose …
Yesterday was market day in Crested Butte. Their Sunday market is perfect for an afternoon of walking the town streets and supporting local farmers and businesses. This is one of our favorite pickle vendors. If we could have hauled back all these jars, we would have. I picked up a gluten free cream cheese brownie …
Breakfast scramble for the win. I shall take this idea back to Tuscaloosa. Bacon is a must. Breakfast view from our condo. After breakfast, we went exploring. I think the views from the Crested Butte area are fantastic. Wildflowers are definitely blooming here. After checking out the scenes, we had lunch in town at Teocalli …
Leaving the Rocky Mountain National Park is always bittersweet. I have a ton of new memories but I know it might be a couple of years before we come back. Since we still tent camp, the odds are good we will be back next year because this campground has flushing toilets. I have no shame …
Yesterday was a slow and easy fishing day. That means I got to see some great water/mountain views and read some books while Stephen fished for trout. There is nothing as relaxing as reading by a stream in Colorado. We saw more elk and another moose playing in the ponds. We ate dinner at my …
We started off the morning by making a plan to find pillows. Yes…pillows. We did something we have NEVER done in all our years of traveling (and we travel a LOT). We both left our pillows with bright blue pillowcases on the hotel bed in Denver. Last night, we rolled towels, took an Ambien each, …
FINALLY!! We are back in Colorado. This is year 9 for us. Beginning in 2009, we started spending each June out west in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Our favorite place is by far Colorado. Last summer, we had to skip the trip. We were finishing up the house construction and just could not leave …
It took 3 years of trying, but I finally climbed my first 14er. On our last week in Colorado, we attempted to summit this one with the shortest, but steepest route. And many times, I thought I couldn’t do it, but Stephen kept telling me I could. And I did! The climb back dow, was …
Our few days camping at Maroon Bells (Silver Queen Campground) in Aspen were amazing! A lot of hiking, fishing, dawn sunrises and late afternoon sunsets. Oh, and BEARS! Campfire beverages. I’m obsessed with blueberry lemonade. Afternoon downtown tourist thing. We searched forever for ice cream. The best BBQ I had during the whole trip. …
The whole point of this post is BREAKFAST!!! I love trying new places to eat while on vacation. It’s a double-edged sword trying new things with celiac disease…but I still can’t resist local café’s, diners, “hole in the wall” places. Often we revisit some favorites and often we find new gold mines. Today, was a …
I heard some rumors that a few places around Breckenridge offered gluten-free versions of French Toast. I totally blame Stephen for this. On Sunday, he got French Toast and slurped it down while I worked my way through my usual omelet at the Log Cabin Café. His looked so good and I could not stop …
After catching up on some sleep, and a big country breakfast, we took a drive over Hoosier Pass to scout out some 14ers for snow cover. This year, Colorado had a very late snow season and the peaks and hiking paths are still showing the results. These are from Alma around Kite Lake..which is frozen. …
Great news. No rain last night! That means I slept great and woke up ready to go. We took down camp, piled it all in the truck, Jenga-style, and made our way out of Rocky Mountain National Park down to I-70 to Breckenridge. Good by Estes Park. Long drive ahead. This is Trail Ridge Road, …
See this happy couple? Does it look like one of us…me…did not get ANY sleep from fear the tent would cave in under the monsoon storms last night? No? You’re too kind. Zero sleep. Every rumble of thunder, every random crash of water off the rain fly, every snuffle of wild animal (I’m sure it …
Our campsite is fantastic! We are staying in the Aspen Glen Campground, right inside the national park on the Estes Park side (Hwy 34). We have plenty of room between campsites, BEAR LOCKERS, access to water/flushable toilets (a huge bonus in elevation), plenty of shade, and designated fire rings. As you can see, we tent …
Our first stop in Estes Park was a quick lunch at the Big Horn Grill. This is a no-nonsense place with plain good food. Nothing fancy, but fast service and food like home. I got the philly steak (no bread) and ate the whole thing. We had been driving half the day and we knew …
Eating on the road with Celiac disease is quite a struggle. We usually stick to tested restaurants on the way to Colorado. Once we are there, the likelihood of finding gluten-free restaurants triples. It’s very easy to find GF dishes in most places. Colorado has been on the forefront of the healthy eating trend for …