We love, love, love summer! For several years now we have found that hiking with kids throughout Colorado has been the best use of our Saturdays! We can go most places for only a day which makes these mini Colorado Adventures very economical! We always pack a lunch and grab dinner on the way home. […]
Rocky Mountain National Park-Grand Lake
Between sickness and basketball we were finally able to get away for a long day and get one thing crossed off of our Colorado Bucket List 2018! If you have never been to Rocky Mountain National Park before, there are two main entrances- Estes Park and Grand Lake. The road that connects the two towns […]
Green Thumbkin Pumpkin Patch
We love Pumpkin Patch time! A couple of weeks ago we LOVED Long Neck Pumpkin Farm when we went for a kindergarten field trip, and today we got to go to Green Thumbkin Pumpkin Patch with my middle son’s preschool class. These are my kind of field trips 🙂 Green Thumbkin Pumpkin Patch is located […]
Georgetown Loop Railroad
The Georgetown Loop Railroad is one of the oldest trains in Colorado. These trains are old-fashioned steamers. The Georgetown train station is located 45 miles west of Denver and will offer a family-friendly mountain train ride. PARKING: Lots of free parking! TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased in person the day of, or online ahead of […]
Long Neck Pumpkin Farm
We love fall time and pumpkin patches! There are so many great options around Colorado Springs. Recently my oldest had a field trip to the Long Neck Pumpkin Farm- this is one of our favorites so far! This pumpkin patch is located just south of Woodmen Road sort of behind Mountain Springs Church. PARKING: Dirt […]
Glenwood Springs Hot Springs
Glenwood Springs Hot Springs is the world’s largest hot springs with over a million gallons of natural hot water coming in from the Yampah Spring. The source of this mineral water is 122° and you can view it directly off of parking lot E. This hot springs is located right in the heart of […]
Palisade Peach Festival
Every year I look forward to the peach harvest! Palisade, CO, grows amazing peaches and at the end of the summer they hold their annual peach festival in the charming town of Palisade. After a day of swimming at the Glenwood Springs Hot Springs, we headed west for the second day of the Palisade Peach […]
Cherry Creek State Park
Cherry Creek State Park is located in Aurora, CO, and contains a large reservoir, bike trails, boating, camping, swimming, and fishing options. We headed to Cherry Creek State Park with the kids on a warmer Saturday in August. My dad recently bought a fishing boat and I got a paddle board for my birthday […]
Top 5 Kid-Friendly Hikes for Summer 2017
Summer is just about here! Here are some of our favorite hikes for those hot summer days! Helen Hunt Falls This kid-friendly hike is close to Colorado Springs Waterfalls at both the beginning and the end of your hike A part of the North Cheyenne Canon trail system Find complete information here 2. Devil’s Head Climb […]
Denver Art Museum
The end of our spring break calls for another adventure from our Colorado Bucket List 2017. We headed north on this snowy day to visit the Denver Art Museum which is located in Downtown Denver. PARKING: Since the museum is downtown there’s a lot of metered street parking (if you can find an open spot) […]
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