Just Two Nerds

Yeah, for the first time ever on a big trip, Louisa and I forgot to bring our camera. 
We had a great time away from the big city however.  Estes Park and Rocky Mountain N.P. are definitely great vacation spots and great wildlife viewing spots.  On this trip we saw a bull mouse, a [...]

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We heard that Frisco was holding their annual BBQ festival, and decided to take a Saturday drive into the mountains to go to it.  Just before we reached Eisenhower Tunnel we saw signs saying that an accident had shut down the tunnel.  So we drove over Loveland Pass in order to bypass the tunnel.  Of [...]

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Yep, we have visited Dinosaur Ridge for our first big hike of the year. For this hike, we started at the parking lot for the visitor’s center at the base of the ridge (about 5900 ft of elevation) and continued past the fossils to the stairway/ramp to the top of the ridge. We [...]

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We just returned from a wonderful dinner at Brother’s BBQ. The beef brisket, pork shoulder, pork ribs, BBQ baked beans, toasted rolls, fries, and mashed potatoes and gravy were all wonderful. The ribs are also grilled and the flavor is just exceptional. Did I mention that they give you a pack of [...]

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We decided to venture over to Aurora for breakfast at Dumitri’s, a Greek-American restaurant complete with blue and white tablecloths, good strong coffee, and creative food. Tony opted for a classic meat, potatoes, and egg breakfast, while Louisa had the gyros omelet with tomatoes, scallions, feta cheese and gyros meat served with warm pita [...]

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