She Simply Wanders

Category: Van Camping-Colorado

  • Bear, Plus One

    Bear, Plus One

    Colorado has had a tragic array of summer fires. It has been a bad year. In some places, the thunderstorms with rain that generally mark every afternoon starting in July did not arrive until late August. In others, the thunderstorms arrived on time but only to spark fires; one of the largest at the time…

  • The Uninvited Guest

    The Uninvited Guest

    My parents met in Denver in the late 70’s. Before they had kids, they were avid hikers and backpackers. Little did we know, but setting out on my Colorado mountain loop would spark memories from their past explorations that were shared with me along the way. On the second day in Steamboat, my dad encouraged…

  • To Mountains With Mice.

    To Mountains With Mice.

    From Steamboat to Silverthorne, then Leadville and to Crested Butte, through Gunnison, Lake City, Paonia, and Grand Mesa, exploring Colorado for the first time was more fulfilling than I could have expected.  If my original plan had stayed intact, I would never have driven down Route 30 south of Lake City. I was due to…

  • Colorado Campervanning?

    Colorado Campervanning?

    Last summer, I sold my 2002 Sprinter camper to my cousin. It was not a vehicle I ever anticipated selling, but when I was not sure if I was going to continue living in the United States, was spending six months of the year out of the country, and was experiencing more and more little…