What a fun place- Santa Fe, N.M .! (Elevation 7,199 feet).  We spent three nights here (at the very nice Residence Inn Santa Fe ) that cul...

  Taos, New Mexico (elevation 6,969 feet) was the next stop on our Southwest journey. Alesia did her research and really wanted us to visit ...

  Destination: The Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Mosca, Colorado in Alamosa County.   In the middle of nowhere are North A...

  After touring the Garden of the Gods Alesia and I made the short drive to the Rock Ledge Ranch Historic Site . It is part of Garden of th...

Garden of the Gods - such a big, bodacious name but in this case there’s no hype, this place is awesome!  What a national treasure is the 1,...

  Our Western trek next took us from Estes Park to Colorado Springs (144 miles). The Marriott Hotel where we stayed offers a great view of P...

  Capturing this rainbow on our first day in Colorado signaled a stellar start to a magical 10 day trip!  I spotted the rainbow over the sho...

In Cambridge, Mass. is a vast and beautiful park that happens to be a cemetery.  It is called Mount Auburn and has the distinction of being...

  Fast and furious is how I would describe what I immediately noticed upon our return from Boston on May 29.  I got out of our car in the d...

First time experiences can be exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. There was anticipation for the event to finally happen as the in...