As I mentioned in the first post on this trip, it was such a jam-packed getaway, I couldn’t contain it all in one post. In fact, the first week of our trip took SEVEN posts to adequately cover all the adenvtures we went on! The second week, however, wasn’t so busy.
Category: Trip Report
Iowa Hawkeyes Men’s Basketball
March 10, 2024 For Sue’s birthday, Brandy and I decided to get her and Craig tickets to the Iowa Hawkeyes Men’s basketball game in Iowa City where they were to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini. This was my first time ever going to a college sportintg event, and my first time at a basketball […]
Canon City, Crested Butte, CO Part 1
This was another one of those trips where we did so much, I’ll have to break it into many more easily digestible posts. This post, I will be talking about our departure and our visit to Canon City and will lead us up to the end of week number one when we depart for Crested […]
Skyline Drive
February 18, February 24 With a little time to kill before our 3:00 check-in at our AirBnB, we decided to make a short detour and drove Skyline Drive, a thrilling 3 mile drive up and over a hogback on the west side of Canon City.
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Spring, CO
February 19 After looking for things to do in and around Canon City, I discovered that Garden of the Gods was in Colorado Springs which is only an hour away from Canon City. We added it our to-do list and I did my requisite deep dive to discover as much as I could about it.
Arkansas Riverwalk Trail
February 21, 22, 23 The AirBnB where we stayed in Canon City was blocks from the Arkansas River. There is an 11 mile Riverwalk Trail alongside the river, some small sections of which we hiked during our stay in the city.
Redemption Trail
February 21 Another of the trails I saved in preparation for this trip was Redemption Trail. I read about this awesome slot canyon that I REALLY wanted to hike. I made it there, but alas, wasn’t able to hike it. Read on!
Canon City Museums
February 22 With a pair of little-to-no cost museums right across the street from each other, finding time between the end of my work day and the end of Brandy’s work day was a cinch!
Royal Gorge Route Railroad
February 23 In November 2021, we took a ride on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. We enjoyed it so much, we thought we’d try the Royal Gorge Route Railroad from Canon City.
Leon, IA
January 27 We celebrated the holidays at Hilary’s house two days before Christmas. That evening, her son, Ryne, unexpectedly asked what size shoe I wear. I said, “Fourteen, and depending on the shoe, I wear wide.” He told me to try on his shoes (apparently he wears a 14 as well, but doesn’t need a […]