I started life as a military kid until we settled down in Denver, Colorado. We then moved to Boulder and I have moved between the two towns seamlessly for years now. I love to hike, camp, bike, go to the theater, read a good book, snowboard, and eat great food! I am now in the process of rediscovering my fantastic town of Denver and state of Colorado and look forward to sharing the cool things that I find!
It may surprise people that Denver has always had a Black community and presence. Notably, Black Cowboys and Buffalo Soldiers who were sought personal freedom and autonomy out West. There were also people who went West during instead of North…
One of the most common stories that I’ve heard about moving to Boulder or Denver is that someone’s car died in the town that they eventually ended up in. While that’s a hilariously weird and interesting common story, it’s my…
I continue to be amazed by the interest in Denver. Not because it isn’t a great place to live, it is. But, because I remember how it was before. I remember the contempt that people from other cities and states…
I have been fortunate enough to visit 45 of the 50 United States. There are a lot of things that I can say about the US, but one thing I can say is that from a natural beauty standpoint, the…
One of the outdoors tropes that really gets on my nerves is that Black people don’t hike, are afraid of the outdoors or are completely ill-equipped to manage being out in nature. We’ve seen this on Survivor, The World’s Toughest…