Family Travel, the Outdoors & Parenting
In Vail we have a saying that, “We moved here for the winter, but stayed because of the summers.” With sunny days, cool evenings and more outdoor recreation and culture that you could imagine it really is a spectacular place
Over the past couple of summers our family explored the wide open spaces of our home state instead of wandering afar. We always love Colorado in the summer. So, the past couple of years just gave us the best excuse
Lionshead Village is one of three base villages comprising the iconic Vail Ski Resort. Lionshead lies about a mile to the west of Vail Village, and a smaller Golden Peak base about a mile to the east. Both Vail and
Vail may be best known for its epic skiing and legendary back bowls, but did you know that there are so many other fun activities that don’t involve skis? Many of these fun Vail winter activities are off mountain. Once
Thanksgiving marks the start of ski season in Colorado. With recent snowmaking investments by resorts like Vail Mountain, there’s a better guarantee of having more runs open by this early in ski season. It is a slower time for ski
One of the most beautiful and special places in Colorado is Piney Lake, located at Piney River Ranch. The lake and ranch are accessed out of Vail about ten miles away on a windy dirt road. Here a pristine lake
The summer preceding my journey to graduate school, my family and I embarked on a delightful week-long getaway to Vail to celebrate the Fourth of July. Our days were filled with thrilling white water river rafting, spectating the lively Independence
We don’t write about our hometown often enough. We’ve chosen to raise our family in the Vail Valley, in the heart of Colorado’s spectacular Rocky Mountains. It come with perks, and drawbacks. One of the many things that Vail is
Our family has made Vail, Colorado our hometown by choice. And, the holidays in Vail is one of the reasons. Vail is truly an alpine winter wonderland with lights twinkling in the snow covered pine trees all winter long. With majestic
Nestled at the base of Vail Ski Mountain, in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and surrounded by White River National Forest, Vail is a spectacular mountain town with bountiful recreational opportunities from skiing, snowboarding, ski biking, tubing, sledding, ice