Lego Car

I started the day trying to get to Aspen, but to no avail. Having been defeated the previous day in traffic on the road to Breckenridge, this time we took an alternate route: US 285 to Fairplay, over Hoosier Pass to Frisco, and I-70 towards Aspen. Unfortunately, a late start (8am) and our circuitous route added too much time to our travels and we had to settle for Vail. Read on …

Sphere

I planned to go to Breckenridge today, take some photos of the town, and do some skiing. But I spent most of the day stuck in traffic on I-70, like many of my fellow citizens. I forgot about the holiday crush of locals looking for winter fun and out-of-staters lured in by the phenomenal snow the resorts have been getting. The long and the short of it was that we left Denver at 10 am and didn’t arrive in Breck until 3pm. Read on …

Taking Off

I was thinking about airplanes today. Maybe it is because of the holiday season, when so many of us seem to spend our time going back and forth to airports, flying on planes, or working to keep them flying. Or maybe it is because of the recent blog I did on Thunder Valley Ranch, and the dirt bikes flying through the air are still stuck in my mind. Read on …

Raging Bull

I have often passed the sign on I-70 advertising Buffalo Bill’s gravesite. Today, I decided to exit. Winding my way along the road north of I-70, I saw many things, including the futuristic wedge of a house where Woody Allen filmed his movie “Sleeper”, the monster homes of Paradise Hills, Genesee, and Lookout Mountain, and the historic Boettcher Mansion. Read on …

Log Cabin

I headed up to the mountains today. My family and I share a cabin not far from Conifer along the US 285 corridor. I wanted to go up and spend the night there before the Christmas craziness hit Denver in full force. It was a beautiful day, sunny and clear with only a few clouds in the sky as I headed out along Broadway to Hampden Ave and US 285. Read on …