Road Trip of the Ancients – Part Two (Read part one – Castles in Chaco Canyon) I thought I’d sandwich a post dedicated to our stay in Farmington, New Mexico, between two posts about our visits to ancient sites in the American Southwest. There are several ways to reach Farmington, New Mexico, from Loveland, Colorado. We drove via Highway 285, through Antonito to Chama and on to Farmington. It follows
Road Trip of the Ancients – Part One As someone who is relatively well-read, graduated from college, and constantly gets higher-than-average scores on Grammarly (please read that last one in a sarcastic tone), I am embarrassed to say that I didn’t know that Chaco Culture National Historic Park existed. Our road trips are often inspired by books. I wrote about it recently. However, when I wrote that article, I hadn’t
There is a lot of stuff happening in my life right now, and it will leak over to HeidiTown.com. The day I got back from my presentation in Fort Morgan, I got some unhappy medical news. I flew to Medford, Oregon, immediately, and spent Mother’s Day with my mom, dad and brother. I’ll write more on that later, but I’ll leave it there for now. In other news, the travel
Grass below, trees above, music floating on the breeze, and the air slightly tinted with the smell of hops. To me, that’s summertime. The Wellington Brewfest & Wine Tasting walks the line between old-fashioned beer fest and new-fangled fun. Let me explain. Beer festivals of old, say 2012, would not serve wine. However, they would feature beer brewers/brewery owners pouring their beer. The actual beer brewer started to disappear from
Perhaps you’ve driven by Frisco while on Interstate 70, or you’ve driven through to Breckenridge. While there are more famous towns in the Rocky Mountains, sometimes there’s more to a place than meets the eye. For instance, while there may not be a ski resort in Frisco, it is within reach of eight. However, I am not writing about Frisco in the winter. I’m writing about Frisco during what we
Note from the Mayor: Case Studies will not be regularly published on HeidiTown.com. However, when an event calls for a Case Study to be written, it will be published here and on LinkedIn. Thank you. Case Study HeidiTown Consulting, LLC Since the inception of her consulting company in February 2023, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer has been preaching Love Where You Live in conference rooms and stages around Colorado and beyond. In April
We were more than a little excited about attending Collaboration Fest this year. Shockingly, I had never been, and I knew it was popular with brewers (the Colorado Brewers Guild hosts it). In the past, we went to so many beer festivals that I’d always let this one slip away and not apply for media tickets. We hadn’t been to a beer festival this year, so I decided we needed
My consulting business, HeidiTown Consulting, takes me to various towns to speak on variations of my theme, Love Where You Live. If you remember, earlier this year I spoke in Gothenburg, Nebraska, and more recently at IN THE GAME in Greeley, Colorado. On May 7, 2025, I’ll be in Fort Morgan, Colorado, to speak at Boost Your Business. This series brings a handful of speakers to the area this spring.
Years ago, as a freshman in college, I had a short-lived crush on a drummer in our school’s renowned jazz band. During that moment, I became a big fan of jazz bands and learned of the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley, Colorado. Why? My school was a thousand miles away from UNC, but, as it turns out, they had a renowned jazz band too. So, Greeley has been
I like history, but I don’t love all history. Dinosaurs are cool, but I enjoy human history, even the ancient stuff. Our travel, over the last five years, has been inspired by the books we’re reading. When I write “reading,” it means listening because Ryan and I are addicted to Audible. Ryan devours books because he listens while he builds furniture. I tend to listen to books and the occasional
