Ever since I was a child dreaming of international travel, the Scottish Highlands ranked high on my to-visit list. I had high expectations when my plane first touched down at Glasgow International Airport last spring, Continue reading
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Photo of the Week: March 13, 2017
I know, I haven’t updated this section in a month – time escaped me here in Colorado! Part of this is my own doing: I’ve dedicated more time over the past few weeks to my fiction writing, an endeavor I do hope will one day pay off. Fingers crossed. My other excuse? While Kevin and I haven’t been Continue reading
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Mount Falcon Park and the Walker Home Ruins
Mount Falcon Park has everything a traveler and hiker could want: a well-maintained trail system, stunning panoramic views of the Rockies and the Denver skyline, and historic ruins of the famed Walker Home. The accessible and Continue reading
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San Francisco’s Castro District
The Castro just might be San Francisco’s most legendary neighborhood. Even I have heard the stories of hedonism and debauchery, and I was born in the early 1990’s, long after the neighborhood’s heyday. Some of the great writers of the late twentieth century penned novels Continue reading
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Ford’s Theatre Visitor Guide
The significance of Ford’s Theatre, located in the heart of Washington, D.C., is hard to overstate. On the evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary Todd, and two of their close friends attended a performance at the iconic D.C. venue. During the middle of the Continue reading
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Hiking Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument, a national park just outside Grand Junction, Colorado, is perhaps one of the West’s great hiking spots you’ve never heard of. This relatively off-the-beaten-path park has it all: sweeping panoramic views, one-of-a-kind rock formations, unforgettable hiking trails, and Continue reading
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Western Scotland’s Dunstaffnage Castle
I can’t think of anything more quintessentially Scottish than driving through the Highlands, exploring historic castles and charming towns overlooking scenic lochs. As an American, such were the images I had of Scotland prior to visiting – and I can confidently say reality did not disappoint! One of Continue reading
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Photo of the Week: February 13, 2016
Last week, we saw temperatures in the seventies here in the Denver area! That’s right, the temperature gauge on our Subaru read a balmy 74 degrees on Friday – in February. Naturally, we had to take advantage of the warm spell with a hike…so, on Friday afternoon, Kevin and I visited Continue reading
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Tiger Mountain: Issaquah’s Top Hike
I have two main sightseeing priorities every time I select a hike: waterfalls and panoramic views. Of course, if you’re a regular reader of this website, you already know these are my weaknesses. Prior to hiking, I research possible trails to ensure the one I Continue reading
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Photo of the Week: January 30, 2017
It’s the final Monday of January – and we’re getting some seriously un-January-esque (that’s definitely not a phrase, sorry!) weather here in the Denver area. Yesterday, temperatures climbed as high as sixty degrees, and Kevin and I took advantage of the warm spell to explore a Continue reading
Welcome! My name is Kate, and I’m a writer and traveler based in Denver, Colorado. Born and raised in small-town Connecticut, I came into this world craving to explore it. 
