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Curt Gowdy State Park

January 11, 2018January 8, 2018 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

When Dan and I took our First Day Hike at Lory State Park, we quizzed our guide Mick about his favorite parks in driving range of Fort Collins. Mick is not only involved in trail maintenance in parks across the state, but he is also an avid mountain biker. Without so much as a pause […]

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Cheyenne in pictures

January 10, 2018January 8, 2018 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

Downtown Cheyenne, Wyoming is not huge, but I find it a wonderful source of visual inspiration. I’ve saved the best for last — this mural by Jordan Dean is my single favorite thing about Cheyenne. 

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Cheyenne Candy Store Emporium

January 9, 2018January 7, 2018 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

Tucked in the heart of Cheyenne, Wyoming is a startlingly authentic 1950s candy counter. Leave it to Dan to discover something as marvelous as the Cheyenne Candy Store Emporium.  The shop made me miss the collection of Coca-Cola merchandise my dad used to collect as a hobby. As we were leaving, I asked the proprietor […]

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NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center

January 8, 2018January 7, 2018 Erica ReidLeave a Comment

With both of us working from home and spending the cold nights on the warm couch, a weekend road trip to Cheyenne sounded like a brilliant change of pace. Because we only know how to do awesome things, we began with a visit to the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center. NWSC explains its job better than I […]

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