Denver, the capital of Colorado, is an American metropolis dating to the Old West era. Larimer Square, the city’s oldest block, features landmark 19th-century buildings. Museums include the Denver Art Museum, an ultramodern complex known for its collection of indigenous works, and the mansion of famed Titanic survivor Molly Brown. Denver is also a jumping-off point for ski resorts in the nearby Rocky Mountains.
Some years I look at my travel and have to make a tough decision to make what is called a Mileage Run (MR). It is where you take a flight somewhere and back for the sole purpose of earning frequent traveler status. This year I found myself about 400 miles short of Delta Platinum. While I am saddened to lose my top Diamond status, I might still have an international...
I took a long weekend vacation to Denver to visit my brother. I’ve not been in Denver since 2015 and really wanted to go back to some of the mountain towns I discovered during my move. Denver rivals California for great weather averaging 300 plus days of sunshine a year. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves… I also visited the Denver...
Today I left the mountains of the Black Hills National Park with the goal to get to Denver, Colorado. This is a part of my journey I have been looking forward to because of the epic drive along the Rocky Mountains and for the opportunity to see my bro John Jr. I started the day in Custer, SD. The temperature was 50F or 10C and represented a major change from...