Have you ever wondered what craft beer pairs best with candy corn? You can find out this Halloween at Fall Back Beer Fest in Estes Park, Colorado. The event falls on All Hallows’ Eve this year and therefore a Halloween candy/beer pairing is on the festival agenda. We attended Fall Back Beer Fest last year and we had a blast. In fact, it was one of two truly stand-out beer
My husband and I like to surprise each other with short birthday trips, which often involve a weekend stay in Denver. Over the years, we’d discovered some wonderful Denver birthday hotels, and since I field a lot of questions about the Mile High City, I’d like to share my top three Denver hotels for any special occasion. The Brown Palace BrownPalace.com Ryan and I held our wedding after party at
My mother canned throughout my childhood. I especially remember the peaches. She’d open a jar on a rainy Pacific Northwest day and it was a reminder of summertime. Two decades later, I can still recall the sweet flavor of those peaches and the way they glowed like summer sunshine in my bowl. Bonnie Simon, of Colorado Springs, is the founder of HungryChickenHomestead.com. When she started blogging about the antics of
Every year I rack my brain to come up with a good Colorado “leaf peeping” article and I think this year’s post is pretty good. Here are some awesome ways to experience Colorado fall to the fullest this year. Zip line through the colors What better way to experience the colors of a Colorado fall than to fly through the trees? This is the best way to get an up
What’s better than beer and blues music? Beer and blues in Telluride. For 21 years, Telluride Blues & Brews has been bringing top musical acts and great beer to the San Juan Mountains. This year is no exception. The musical lineup is red hot. The opening show (9/17), “˜Bal de Maison’ featuring Nathanial Rateliff & the Night Sweats and Eagle Eye Williamson is almost sold out. Nathanial Rateliff & the
As we walked down the hill from our cabin on the last day at Latigo Ranch, we felt a mixture of happiness and sadness. We didn’t want to leave this beautiful and magical place. Thankfully, we had a full morning planned. We mounted our horses at the barn and started out towards the breakfast spot in small groups of two or three. There were no typical trail rides during our
When the ArtoCade folks approached me about featuring their fest, I was delighted. This is the type of festival that I love to share with my readers. ArtoCade puts the “u” in unique and with so many festivals all starting to look the same, it’s downright refreshing. So what’s ArtoCade? It’s an art car parade and festival. And what’s an art car? According to Wikipedia it’s a vehicle that has
On our second day at Latigo Ranch we awoke to brilliant blue skies and after a hearty made-to-order breakfast we headed to the barn. This was a big day for the guests of Latigo because our riding skill and mettle would be tested. It was cattle drive day. I’ll admit that I was shaking in my cowboy boots, but the wranglers assured me that each rider could go at their
As we turned off of US 40 towards Lagito Ranch, civilization began to melt away. As we drove higher the trees thickened and fields of columbines turned their purple and white heads towards us. We had the sense that we going to a very place special and we were right. As we pulled into Latigo, a Colorado dude ranch, a bell was ringing, an honest-to-goodness dinner bell that clanged merrily
Watching the Tour de France always puts me in the mood for bike racing, and while watching the Tour, I realized that I haven’t written about the USA Pro Challenge since 2012, so I think it’s high time I wrote another post. The inaugural USA Pro Challenge was in 2011, and since then the race has become the largest spectator event in Colorado. New additions to the this year’s race
