November 2024

My Favorite Hotel in Colorado is at Denver Union Station. HeidiTown ( (13)

In my years as the Mayor of HeidiTown and as a professional freelance writer, I have stayed at some truly outstanding hotels around Colorado. However, there is just something about The Crawford Hotel in Denver that speaks to my soul, and it’s not even historic, although it feels like it is. It appeals to me because it represents travel more than any other hotel.  One hundred ten years ago, the

F-14 Tom Cruise Maverick plane. HeidiTown air & space museum

I’ve always said that HeidiTown needs a helicopter. I found one at Wings Over the Rockies, Denver’s Air and Space Museum. This museum has been on our radar since we went to a food and beer festival there many years ago.  However, Ryan really wanted to visit again, and I am in charge of the calendar. I wasn’t that intrigued by the thought of going to a museum full of

Daily Walk at the High Plains Environmental Center HeidiTown (5)

As usual, I went to some incredible places this summer. However, not quite as many as normal. And the standout memory of this summer will be walking at the lakes with Fritzi, my German Shepherd. She turned 5 years old in June, although I’ve been doing these hour-long walks long before she arrived in our lives. However, this summer, we both really, really needed them. She needs the exercise and