Tag Archives: Colorado

The times they are a-changin’

Posted on August 25, 2011 by elliewick

My life will be nothing like anything I have ever experienced in roughly two months. I am beginning to realize the frenzy September and October will be and I still have a few days left of August. I will be moving to … Continue reading →

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Left looking for more at Garden of the Gods

Posted on August 11, 2011 by elliewick

Don’t get me wrong. Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs is lovely with sandstone “hogbacks,” ridges of stone that has been tilted from a horizontal layer to a vertical layer and then sticks up from the ground. It is … Continue reading →

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The view from one man’s dream: Bishop Castle

Posted on July 15, 2011 by elliewick

There’s a man in Colorado building his own castle, a work in progress since 1969.I do not know what skills someone would need to build a castle; all I know is that I do not have them. Joe Bishop does. … Continue reading →

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My first night on sand and under stars

Posted on July 10, 2011 by elliewick

After spending the day hiking the sand dunes of Colorado, which I wrote about on Friday, I had to decide if I could make a second hike, this time to backcountry camp on the dunes. After not making it as … Continue reading →

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A day hiking the sand dunes of Colorado

Posted on July 8, 2011 by elliewick

Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve is home to quite a bit of sand – more sand than I could have imagined, really. I had seen pictures, read an article or two, and checked out guidebooks and the National … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Aspen trees

Posted on July 6, 2011 by elliewick

On other trips out west, I have seen these trees from the car and have been awed by their beauty. In June, I got to spend a night camping by an aspen grove and then hiked through them on the … Continue reading →

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A Colorado round-up

Posted on June 30, 2011 by elliewick

It’s always sad coming home from a trip, not only because I love traveling and seeing and doing new things, but because these trips are the only times I get to see my boyfriend. Going to Colorado was special because … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Rocky Mountains

Posted on June 29, 2011 by elliewick

Last week I asked for some awesome mountains in the Colorado Rockies. This is what I got: This is the view from the top of Mount Elbert, the highest mountain in Colorado and the second-highest in the lower 48 at … Continue reading →

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Wednesday photo: Austrian Alps

Posted on June 22, 2011 by elliewick

This evening I am flying away from the flat land of Ohio to a much more mountainous state: Colorado. There are many things I am looking forward to there, but what I want most is to see some amazing mountains, … Continue reading →

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Dirty no more! And other thoughts (and firsts) about my upcoming trip to Colorado

Posted on June 17, 2011 by elliewick

After a few frantic days of wondering where I will shower after camping for three days and then needing to attend a wedding in Colorado Springs and writing Searching for a shower, a college curling friend has come to my … Continue reading →

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