Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

Thai Basil, North Academy, Colorado Springs Thai Basil * www.thaibasil.us * 7882 North Academy Boulevard * Colorado Springs, CO 80920-3920 * (719) 268-1688 * A little hole-in-the-strip-mall Thai chain restaurant in the northern part of Colorado Springs with some intriguing delicacies, decor, and taste. Its more a higher priced “artsy” fusion restaurant than actually a [...]

The Handfasting Saturday @ Beltania 2010 Beltania 2010: Overview* Florence Mountain Park * Florence, Colorado * www.beltanefestival.com * All across the world on May 1st, or the beginning of May, Beltane or May Day is celebrated. Here in Colorado, two enchanted souls – Joy and Walden – from the Living Earth Church, put on a [...]

Road to Florence Mountain Park Florence Mountain Park* South on Hwy 67 to CR 15, to the end * Florence, Colorado * Outside of the easter edge of town in the wilderness if the city of Florence’s 200-acre mountain park that is bordered by the National Forest and a private Ranch. The park hosts picnic [...]

Early May on the Talon Trail – Cheyenne Mountain State Park Early May on the Talon & Talon North Trails @ Cheyenne Mountain State Park * http://parks.state.co.us/Parks/CheyenneMountain/ * Highway 115 across from Fort Carson Gate 1 * Colorado Springs, Colorado * [ Review of Cheyenne Mountain State Park ] * [ Talon & Sundance Trail [...]

photo by Technogypsie.com (c) 2010 Zombies Awaken in Another Manitou Springs Outbreak, This time during the Spring Flu Season Saturday, May 1st, 2010: 3 pm MST – National Press It was an innocent sunny day in Manitou. Festivities of life, joy, love, and flowers being celebrated all over the country. This is May Day after [...]

Wonderful House Chinese Restaurant * 415 University Street, Trinidad, CO 81082-2542 * (719) 845-1888‎ * A small standard Chinese Restaurant inbetween downtown and the University is “Wonderful House”. Fast and friendly, the Chinese food is your basic Asian fare with Mandarin, Hunan, Szechuan, Cantonese, and Chinese selections. Children’s menu even carries some American food. Beer, [...]

The infamous Trinidad sign Trinidad, ColoradoTrinidad Colorado is a typical Colorado ‘Wild West’ pivot point and welcoming spot for tourists entering the Wild West from the Mexican styled Southwest. Trinidad was at the heart of the Santa Fe Trail between St. Joseph Missouri and Santa Fe, New Mexico which was used heavily by travellers on [...]