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
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
New and shiny is popular right now, especially in Colorado—new neighborhoods, new bars, restaurants, new cars, new hotels. However, I think Colorado’s old hotels have a sort of magic about them that simply doesn’t exist in new builds. Don’t get me wrong, I like new boutique hotels purpose-built in charming Front Range towns. However, do not discount the stories an old hotel can tell or the stories you’ll create there.
For longtime followers of HeidiTown, this isn’t new information: Ryan and I like history. A lot. He tends to like the nuts and bolts while I like the overall story. That makes us a good team. Our love of history has inspired road trips to the Dust Bowl area and cattle trails that led us to Dodge City, Kansas, and McCook, Nebraska. Teller County was a good choice for exploration.
Last month, we visited Telluride for the first time in eight years. We’d been invited to an Ah Haa School for the Arts Artist Retreat Dinner Series at the Madeline Hotel & Residences at Mountain Village (the ski resort part of Telluride). What I was most excited about, however, wasn’t a stay at the only five-star hotel, I was most excited about taking Fritzi. Not only is Madeline dog-friendly, but
Our recent trip to the San Luis Valley was far from our first and won’t be our last. As I have written many times on HeidiTown.com, this is one of our favorite places on earth, not just in Colorado. Located in the southcentral part of Colorado, not many make it here. SLV is just over Poncha Pass from Salida, and take it from me, it’s worth the little more time
It’s hard for me to pick a favorite time of year because there is something I love about all of them. At this time I start thinking about green chiles and football. Yes, football is a big deal around my house, and fantasy football season is nearly upon us. Plus, Hard Knocks is on HBO and pre-season is well underway. Go Broncos! Go Bo! However, it’s also the season for
I strive to be truthful on HeidiTown so let’s face a not-so-fun-fact. Colorado has gotten super expensive. I should know, I live here. And Vail is one of those places that is not cheap. I used to say, “Vail is home to the $17 burger.” With today’s inflation, you’ll pay that price for a burger in Denver. A burger in Vail will set you back $25. I’m not kidding. There
22 Years of Love Celebrated in McCook, Nebraska It’s no secret that I have a little soft spot for Nebraska. I didn’t grow up there and didn’t even visit until 2019. However, I’ve been going back every year since. Why? First, despite growing up thousands of miles west of Nebraska, the small towns there remind me of the one where I grew up; a rural, agricultural town, where everyone gave
We finally won the Casa Bonita lottery and got the email after nearly a year on the list. For those who don’t know, the only way to get a reservation at Casa Bonita is to be on the waiting list. You cannot, and I am emphatically writing this, you cannot walk in without a reservation! Let’s rewind about 40 years, to Ryan’s Colorado childhood. Okay, maybe 45 years. Ryan is
