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Hi, I’m Katie!

I ❤ spending time with my family exploring the mountains, tending to my garden, and traveling (back when that was still a thing).

here’s a tip.

Don’t fart in a spacesuit.

Fairplay Trip Day 3 - we wanted to get Deuce out for a hike to wear him out a bit. We planned on hiking the Hoosier Pass loop since it was supposed to have good views without too much effort and wasn’t too long. We made a quick stop at the Java Moose for breakfast (mmmmmm burritos) and then drove the 10-ish minutes through Alma and up to the pass where we looked at no signage or maps and promptly set out in the complete wrong direction. 😂 Turns out the loop is on the other side of the road. No big deal though, we weren’t really tied to the original plans and weren’t really in it for a long hike so we took off walking on a Jeep road instead, which turned out just fine. Less than 1/2 mile and a little uphill revealed some great views of Mt. Lincoln. We attempted (and I’m using that term loosely, lol) some family pics since we never take any. While we were trying to take pics it started thundering so we decided that was our signal to head back to the car. We didn’t do much actual hiking, but we were all pretty tired so I’d say it worked out just fine. Boulder and Longmont both called off their normal fireworks shows this year, but the neighborhood fireworks were more than enough for us. 😁🎆 Day 2 - We took a short drive over Hoosier Pass to Breck, and headed up to Peak 8 on the free gondola. This was a first for all of us. Once we were at the top we spent the day riding the alpine slide and the mountain coaster, playing putt-putt (very speedily b/c it was closing time) and the kids jumped on the trampolines too. Last week we slipped away to a cabin the mountains for some family time. I ended up fighting off some kind of bug for much of the week, so we didn’t do as much as we planned (and I spent a lot of time sleeping). Now that I’m on the mend I wanted to share pics before they are lost to the depths of my photo library. 
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. Just playing with the GoPro on a short walk at a great spot. #getoutside #colorado Another day, another adventure. We planned on a short easy walk at Anne U. White since we did a pretty good ride on Thursday, but the lot was full up when we arrived. We left with no destination in mind and drove until we spotted a trail off the side of Lefthand Canyon. We decided to take a chance in it and I’m glad we did. The first mile and a half climbed close to 1,000ft in elevation but it was mostly an easy downhill walk from there. Some great views and hardly any traffic (bikes or hikers) made for an unexpectedly amazing morning. #getoutside #colorado #hikemoreworryless Another good day adventuring around Boulder on 🚲 #getoutside #colorado It’s been a beautiful week in #Colorado. C’mon summer. ☀️ . . . #lovewhereyoulive #getoutside #longmontcolorado Sunset over the lake. Swipe for the time lapse. #longmontcolorado #lovewhereyoulive #getoutside ❄️ Made our way to RMNP yesterday to get everyone out of the house. We played for awhile at Sprague Lake watching the snow fall. The ice was thick and there were a few groups of skaters, some playing hockey. We found a cool snow triforce left on the boardwalk, played on the ice, and then drove back down out of the snow to check out Moraine meadow and the burn area from the fire this fall. #getoutside #colorado #brrrrr #itwasagoodday #snow #rmnpadventures It was a good day. Got out for a walk around Coot Lake, picked up cheeseburgers from Larkburger, and followed up with a post-burger walk at Cottonwood Trail. #getoutside #colorado #larkburgerboulder

quick thoughts.

“And it’s gonna get easier and easier, and more and more convenient, and more and more pleasurable, to be alone with images on a screen, given to us by people who do not love us but want our money.” – David Foster Wallace speaking with David Lipsky. 1996. (AOCYEUBY pg. 86)

The fire-red sunsets have been beautiful the past few days. I just wish they weren’t the result of the mountains actually being on fire. 😞 #colorado #wildfiresunsets #smokyskies

“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” J.R.R. Tolkien

“Wherever I am and whatever is occurring in my life, I am responsible for being there and I am responsible for changing it if it isn’t satisfactory.” – John C. Lilly, The Deep Self

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