Deer Creek Canyon Park, Littleton

This is one of the most southern of the Jefferson County Parks, just west of C-470 and with trail connections to both South Valley and Hildebrand Ranch Parks. Deer Creek Canyon Park has 12.8 miles of trails.

This hike is relatively easy, characterized by mostly gentle slopes and a very few rock scrambles. [1]

At the beginning of the hike

Deer Creek Canyon has been a natural corridor through the Front Range foothills toward the Colorado mountains for thousands of years. While no major archaeological sites have been found within the present Deer Creek Canyon Park boundaries, the presence of other sites in the area indicates use of the canyon by the region’s prehistoric people. [2]

Many settlers explored the canyon following the 1850s Colorado Gold Rush.

Raining in the mountains

Cacti will always remind me of Virgin Islands

You can see Denver

The Plymouth Creek Trail follows the creek for a while, and gives lots of views to small cliff walls on either side.

Flatirons Hike, Boulder

This was one of my favorite hikes. There are some breathtaking views of Rocky Mountains at the end of the trail.

The Flatirons are the most prominent feature of Boulder Colorado’s landscape. They are beautiful to take in from a distance, but they are even better to explore. [1]

Mount Falcon Park, Morrison, CO

The story of largerly the story of John Brisben Walker, who once owned over 4,000 acres of land in this area. Walker's home burned in 1918, and all that remains of this once splendid edifice are the massive stone walls and numerous fireplaces of this unique mountain castle. 

The view of Red Rocks

Cheyenne, Wyoming

We had to go to Cheyenne, Wyoming to pick up a few things for our renovation projects and decided to stay there a couple of hours to explore the city.

Cheyenne is a capital of Wyoming.

It’s also considered America's rodeo and railroad capital.

Cheyenne Depot

Designated a National Historic Landmark, this former Union Pacific Depot has been restored to its original glory.

Built between 1886 and 1890, the capitol is located in Cheyenne and contains the chambers of the Wyoming State Legislature and well as the office of theGovernor of Wyoming. It was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark during 1987.