Longmont
Travel Blogs from Longmont, United States
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Colorado and the "kids"
Poor Zach had been fighting a cold and bad cough all week, so we got lots of good Grandma and Grandpa time when he stayed with us because he was to sick to go to school. He is such fun to be around -a great sense of humor, and a sweet ...
Racing the cold front
We pulled out of Hart Ranch in South Dakota a couple of days early because of an anticipated cold front. We also changed the route we had planned on taking. Rather than going to Scotts Bluff, Nebraska we headed to Colorado. Strange as ...
Kickin' Back with the "Kids" in Colorado!
We arrived here on Tuesday August 19th , and have been having a great visit with Greg's youngest daughter, Jessica, her husband, Tom, and soon-to-be-8-year-old Zach! Have had some wild looking weather all around us, but nary a drop has ...
Back Out West In One Day
... at 3:15 and then I left at 4:15. I went north on 25 for a short while and then northwest on 36 and then north up to Longmont on 287. It wasn't to crazy of a drive and I parked in Terri's neighborhood at 5:00. Terri and George's daughter, Amelia, used to ...
Longmont
i-25 stunk. not really unexpected. denver drivers are almost as bad at merging as NoVA drivers. at least i didn't have to stop in the interstate. not that i remember, anyways. hung out at Border's before heading to meet ...
Back to Longmont
After cleaning up the house we packed up and headed to Longmont.We took the long way back, heading to Nederland and than Boulder. Stopped and took pictures on this cool church on a rock that is south of Estes Park on Hwy 7. Halfway there we realized we ...
Colordado at long last!!!
We've safely arrived in Longmont, Colorado!! Both Adam and I had forgotten how absolutely beautiful the mountains are! Simply gorgeous. We spent time in Fort Collins with Adam's Uncle Joe. We hiked in the ...
Arrival in Denver: On Time
Well, one of our most important goals of the trip was to arrive in Denver for my friend's wedding before 6/26... and we made it! Imagine that, us getting anywhere according to a schedule. ;) On the way we stopped in Fruita, CO to try ...
Today had it's Ups and Downs
... ; I used the Hussy to guide me out of harms way. Through the use of an app on the phone, I finally found a campground in Longmont, about twenty miles away. I’m now at the Boulder County RV Park. It’s at the fairgrounds and is ...
Visiting Old Friends near Denver, CO
Lest anyone think we've been hijacked by land pirates who have taken away our beloved MiFi, here's a list and some photographic evidence of our activities this week on Colorado's Front Range: - ...
Invasion of the Bikers
... so we could drink cold water and wet our clothes to attempt to stay cooler. Holy Cow! It is hot out here!!! We finally arrived in Longmont, Colorado, home of my sister, Jen and her wonderful family. Piling in the car, the seven of us headed out to a yummy ...
Donkey sex
Well today stared off as yet another lazy day which I must admit I am really enjoying. I know usually the old me would be berating myself for not going out hiking and enjoying the magnificent scenery around here (and believe me it is Stunning), however, ...
Visit with Mary, Sonny and Barbie
We had a great time with Mary, Sonny and Barbie! Rosemary and Michelle spent the day in Rocky Mountain National Park while the kids hung out with Mary and Barbie. Thanks for a great ...
Home again
I started my journey at home packing. This time I tried to pack light, and not "pack for all occasions" as I usually do. (Big Mistake, I ended up buying sweatshirts and warmer clothes when the weather turned out differently than predicted.) I ...
Back in Colorado, with the "kids"!
We've had a great few days here - parked at St. Vrain State Park, about ten miles from where Jess, Tom and Zach live. Lots of good food and good times, as always, with them. On Thursday night, we took them to the Elephant Bar ...
"Discussions" with Jim >:P
This morning Jim surprised me by sending me a link to... his own travel blog! Ok ok, I KNOW it's been a week since I updated this one last and for that I'm really, really sorry! But I didn't think I had biffed it enough that my own ...
More anticipated, but less...
... here felt warm in a much more significant way. I’ll write more this evening after my day outside in the “wilds” of Longmont. The hike never came to pass. Too much going on in life, I reckon. I hung out around camp and caught ...
Near Death on the Highway
... of sobering up but still did not get any more sleep than me. We both felt better and continued our journey to Longmont. You would think that one near death experience was plenty bu this was not the case. As we approached Eastern Colorado around ...
Longmont!
We arrived in Longmont in Mid afternoon. We had a great dinner (Jim's Chili) and good conversation. The next day we went to visit the largest cottonwood tree in the USA. Sunday night Jim cooked shishkabobs on the grill and we visited out on the ...
Colorful Colorado - Time with the kids!
Just a map pin for now...spending as much time as we can with Jess, Tom, and Zach! ...
What I know so far
Yesterday I was watching Desperate Housewives and after the episode it showed scenes from next Sunday's episode. Slowly it dawned on me that by that point I will no longer have American television. I can't believe that I'm down to less than ...
Where did all this stuff come from?
... truck. I'm happy to say that everything made it safely over Trail Ridge Road (12,183 ft) We will be spending the night in Longmont saying our last goodbyes to the Najera clan. My Buick had a stressful couple of days but many thanks to Kate ...
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