The JJ family took our first COVID trip to Telluride in May 2021. You can read all the posts from the series here. Although Telluride itself is small, there’s a ton of activities to do here, a variety of experiences to be had, and plenty of attractions to visit. In fact, there is so much here that I felt the need to write a wrap-up post outlining twelve reasons why travelers should visit Telluride.
Continue reading(This is a guest post written by my nephew, AussieJJ, who lives in Sydney, Australia. With his parents and sister, AussieJJ enjoys taking short trips across their country, and writing about them. Read his debut post here! Today’s post is the first in the series about their trip to the Blue Mountains.)
It was Christmas of 2020, and we were ready to leave the year behind and have some fun to end the year. We were going to the Blue Mountains, for three nights, with our friends! Yay!
Continue readingOn our last evening in Mountain Village on our recent Telluride trip, we finally got a chance to ride the Gondola. After being closed during shoulder season for maintenance, the Gondola had opened up the day before for the first time that season. According to informational signs posted on the cars, the Gondola between Mountain Village and Telluride is the first and only free public transportation of its kind in the USA. Its owned and operated by the town of Mountain Village. The majority of the funding is provided by the Mountain Village Owners Association and its members, with additional funding from the town of Mountain Village, the town of Telluride, Telluride Ski and golf, and other grants.
Continue readingYesterday, I wrote about our outdoor morning 4WD adventure on the third day of our Telluride trip here. Our plan that day had been to finish the 4 WD tour in the morning and hike to Bridal Veil Falls in the afternoon. That way, we wouldn’t be constrained by time while on the hike. We were dropped off at Mountain Lodge hotel by one pm. By then, we were famished.
Continue readingThis post is the next in our series, Hidden Gems, where we visit places hidden in plain view, in and around Dallas, that we have explored this summer and in the past. You can access that series of posts here.
Unlike the summer of 2020, when we explored several local trails, we mainly remained homebound this year. Sad to say, work and our kids’ activities kept us busy elsewhere. But Missy JJ and I had an opportunity to walk Cottonwood Creek Greenbelt once before the end of summer.
Continue readingOn the third day of our Telluride trip, we explored the Telluride area further. We wanted to accomplish two main things: one was to hike to Bridal Veil Falls and the other to try an off-roading adventure. Telluride Outside offers several such 4WD tours that involve driving along old mining roads, like the Imogene Pass, Black Bear Pass, Ophir Pass, and Sunset drive. Since we visited early in the season, there was still much snow left on the ground and the mountains. As such, Ophir Pass was the only one that could be cleared sufficiently of snow to be passable at that time. The others would not be open for a month or more.
Continue readingAs I mentioned in the post yesterday, the JJ family took a day trip to Ouray from Telluride. While in Ouray, we drove the Million Dollar Highway towards Silverton and back. This post details our experience on this thrilling drive.
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