In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from writer Maria Martinico. I met Maria at a women’s networking and travel event in Denver. In this post, Maria writes about her girlfriend’s getaways to unknown western towns in the US. You’ll love her witty words since she’s […]
I felt as if I had traveled far from home, yet I was only 1 ½ hours from Denver. The luxury Colorado ski town of Vail felt sort of like the French Riviera; I heard more international languages than English as I walked through Vail Village! There were men in skinny jeans wearing pashminas…wait…did I […]
I opened up the little cabin door and took a deep breath of chilly mountain air. Inhale. Exhale. It was 6 AM, and the sun was coming up from behind the Gore Range. I looked out on the calm, pristine Piney Lake, and my eyes locked in on the small birds flitting around, dipping their […]
Itching to explore the Colorado mountains? Here are seven of the best day trips from Denver that will do just that! Each day trip suggestion includes outdoor activities and a map to help you plan! I moved to Denver for one of the great loves of my life…the mountains. I can look out of my […]
It’s my favorite time of year – it’s Kitten Season! That’s right, you read that correctly – Kitten Season. Along with lilacs blooming, the smell of fresh cut grass, and the grill being lighted for the first time – this is the time when an inordinate amount of kittens are born. I was one of […]
One of my least favorite things to do is go back to a place I’ve been to before. I have had a bad case of a ‘been there, done that’ attitude my whole life. I wish I understood why, but I do know that it is something deeply rooted in my DNA. This need to […]
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from writer Chris Englert. I met Chris at a party last year and learned that she was an expert on Denver by foot, so of course, I started talking to her about hiking in the area! I’ve asked Chris […]
As we drove down the switchbacks of Berthoud Pass I pointed out Winter Park ski hill to my friend Lynn. We both looked at the little ant-like people coming down the runs and kept driving. Even though Colorado has had one of its best early snow seasons that had everyone flocking to the slopes in […]
You have to love a place that sits where the road ends. I think that’s what made Crested Butte Colorado so special to me, it sits at the base of the mountains with only one road in and out. The main road through the town of Crested Butte eventually just ends outside of town when […]
In an effort to bring you some new voices on Ottsworld, here is a guest post from an Ottsworld reader Michelle Parsons. I met Michelle when I moved to Colorado; she was a kindred spirit who had just left her IT project management job to travel, blog, and become a musician. When she told me […]
