Tag: travel
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My Panama/Costa Rica Hiking Triumph
They didn’t know, Erika, Jenny, Rey and especially Liza (we did the most hikes with Liza). Our guides, didn’t know how nervous I was at the start of the week. I wanted to hike. I had worked hard so that I could hike, but I was still worried that hiking would cause an episode. An…
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We Eat A Lot of Frozen Treats-Panama Edition
The gelato was nice and creamy, but what I loved the most was that the flavors really popped. They were so vibrant. There was no mistaking what flavor you were eating.
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Staying At Disney’s Pop Century Resort
Rooms The rooms are basic hotel rooms that have everything you need. The shower had ample hot water and the pressure was good. Our room was clean. I still find it endlessly magical to return to a room with a made bed. Speaking of beds, having a queen sized bed at home, we always…
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Hiking at Chautauqua Park
I already wrote a previous post about how this ended up being an important, significant, hike. A life altering hike in fact, so I won’t go into all of that again. Since our last meal was sometime late afternoon the previous evening, we knew we needed some fuel before hiking. We saw a Starbucks, and…
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Our Flash Flood at Red Rocks Story
I sat in the car with the smug satisfaction of being a rule follower. I was still dry. Huge rain droplets smacked down on our rental car’s windshield with a thunk-thunk-thunk. Those who were not rule followers now desperately tried to make it to their cars amid the pounding rain. Several minutes earlier- We had…
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Mt. Evans Summit-Colorado
Important advice, even if it is in the mid-80s at the bottom, at the summit of the highest paved road in North America, it is going to be chilly. There may be snow at the top, even in summer. Be prepared. We were prepared. We wore pants and hiking boots. We had extra layers, including…
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Driving Mt. Evans-Colorado
We were looking for something to do during the day that was in reasonable driving distance to the Red Rocks Amphitheater. When we saw that Mt. Evans, the highest paved road in North America fit our criteria, we knew we had to check it out. The drive to, and up the mountain, elicited many oohhs…
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We Eat A Lot of Colorado Ice Cream
There are a lot of Colorado Ice Cream places to choose from and not a lot of time. I wish we could try them all, but we do manage to fit in three in four days, so a worthy attempt. Em’s Ice Cream Em’s Ice Cream is a small batch, organic, ice cream cart. They…
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How Travel Most Likely Saved My Life
It starts in Belize. In order to get to the first zipline platform, we have to hike up a hill, and then climb a long, steep, set of stairs. Part of the way up the steps, I feel like I can’t breathe. I’ve been exercising every day, how can I be this out of shape, I…