Taking a Break From Emptying the House

October 14, 2021 After spending the week packing up the house, Bruce and I were ready for a break. On October 9th, we met Jeanne from A Jeanne in the Kitchen and her husband, Larry in Old Town Arvada, CO for the Scarecrow Festival around 10:30 AM. We parked and walked to Old Town Arvada […]

West Side of Sand Creek Park

September 18, 2021 Last weekend, Bruce wanted to see where the trail went from the west end of Sand Creek Park, in Aurora, Colorado. From the parking lot, there is a walkway that provides a great overlook for the ponds. I took some pictures of the playground. We hiked on the north side of the […]

Triple Creek Area in Aurora, CO

September 11, 2021 Bruce and I have been hiking the various trails in Aurora, CO. We picked up a map of the trails from the Aurora History Museum and between it and Google Maps, I selected the Triple Creek hiking area. It looked nice, with trees and open meadows. It also had a very nice […]

Havana Ponds Trail at the RMANWR

September 8, 2021 On Sunday, September 5th, Bruce and I went back to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWFR) to try another hiking trail. The map showed a trail by another pond and since both Lake Mary and Lake Ladora have such beautiful trails around them, I was hoping for another beautiful hike. […]

Walking Around Sand Creek Park in Aurora, Colorado

September 4, 2021 Yesterday, we drove the 2 miles from the Denver Meadows RV Park to the Sand Creek Park with Nox. We started walking around the park on the wide concrete trails, when we started to get sprinkled on. This put a halt to the planned walk. We headed back to the parking lot […]

Westerly Creek Park

August 29, 2021 Today, we headed over to Westerly Creek Park in the Central Park neighborhood. It is about 4 miles from the Denver Meadows RV park. This park has mostly wide concrete paths that are in good shape. There are some ponds, as well as Westerly Creek. We took Nox with us. She enjoyed […]

Weekend Explorations

August 23, 2021 This weekend, Bruce and I meet Jeanne from a ajeanneinthekitchen.com and her husband Larry at InVINtions, a Creative Winery Club in Greenwood Village https://www.invintionswinery.com/. We went as their guest. Jeanne brought a beautiful charcuterie board that she had put together. Bruce and Larry enjoyed sampling wine, while Jeanne had a couple of […]

Bison Spotted at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

August 15, 2021 Yesterday, a friend came over to get a tour of the RV and to go hiking with us. After giving him the tour of our RV, Bruce drove to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. We parked by the building next to the lakes and took one of the trails to […]

Bluff Lake Park

August 8, 2021 We went to Bluff Lake Park today in Aurora, CO. It is a wildlife refuge and dogs and horses are not allowed in the park. Bicycles are not allowed either. People on foot are allowed to walk on the trails, but are not allowed off the trails. They have many different species […]

By the Creek at Star K Ranch Park

August 3, 2021 Yesterday, a friend came over to see the RV. He enjoyed seeing it and then we went to lunch at The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill. We hung out at the RV after lunch until our friend had to head home. Bruce wanted to go for a hike after our friend left, so […]