Category: Colorado

  • Antidote to jet lag?  Hiking and socializing – Golden, CO

    Antidote to jet lag? Hiking and socializing – Golden, CO

    Steve tracked my flight from the Philippines and figured my total travel time from Cebu to Denver, including layovers, was 35 hours.  That included 11+ hours in Seoul, South Korea and 6 more in Seattle.  Since I flew through many time zones and the international dateline, my lost day resulted in a bad case of jet lag.  The fatigue…

  • Big Adventures around Pike’s Peak – Colorado Springs, CO

    Big Adventures around Pike’s Peak – Colorado Springs, CO

    By the time you read this I’ll be 8,000 miles away visiting family in the Philippines again. Our time at Colorado Springs consisted mostly of completing details of my family reunion activities, packing, exploring the area and getting this post finished before leaving. Because of this trip I must temporarily pause my blogging activities.  We have selected a few of…

  • Our first peek at Colorado’s peaks – Trinidad, CO

    Our first peek at Colorado’s peaks – Trinidad, CO

    From the southwestern high-desert we climbed into the mountains of Colorado, the 40th state visited on our adventure!  It’s interesting that as soon as we entered Colorado we could tell we were in a new and different place.  Leaving the wide open skies and dusty deserts of New Mexico, it was exciting to be moving into the green mountains…