Hello! Long time, no read. I went on a little adventure this past weekend to Grand Junction, Colorado to help my friend photograph a wedding!
Thought I’d share some pics and details of a fun trip I recently took…
Earlier this summer, my friend invited me out to her family cabin in the mountains in Kremmling, Colorado. She needed a lumberjack for a project (which I hope to reveal soon). And, I jumped at the opportunity to get out of the city! For those who have followed me for a while — I thought it would be a great idea to live downtown for a bit and enjoy walking and biking everywhere. Don’t get me wrong - it has its perks. However, the train and the traffic has definitely lost its appeal. It’s like “been there done that”…all I want is peace now. And I learned - sometimes you can’t have it all.
Back to the trip…
I’m so glad I went! It not only turned out to be the peaceful weekend I desired, but we cooked some delicious meals, had fun exploration/hiking, and we just enjoyed relaxation in the cabin and pond-side (aside from my bed in the basement after watching a psychological thriller on Netflix and sleeping with one eye open). The best part of the trip was that I became inspired some to create some yummy new Colorado Kimmie Mermaid Sand Bars with some unique medicinal qualities!
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| Have I mentioned the peaches here? They really warrant their own blog piece altogether. This was the wine/grocery store… |
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| This was still summer and you can see the snow capped mountains. It’s always, and I mean ALWAYS snowing somewhere in Colorado… |
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| A road trip is not a road trip without amazing pit stops. This place is worth writing home about (and my family lives in the BBQ capital of the world)! Their pulled pork is amazing… |
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| And the sauces are THE BEST… |
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| The cabin’s owner lugged this lovely gym back from Mexico after it but him on the leg… |
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| The peaceful porch outside my bedroom… |
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| The front drive… |
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| Me getting ready to chop down some dead Aspens… |
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| Cabin at a side angle…built in the 70s… |
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| I adore A-frame cabins… |
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| Out scoping ingredients for my naughty soaps… |
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| Right behind me is the original non-heated, non-A/C'd lavatory for the cabin! Can you imagine trudging out in the snow to take a shit? Brrrrrr |
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| These are rose hips! |
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| Isn’t she lovely… |
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| The medicinal qualities… |
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| On my way to feed the GIGANTIC fishies… |
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| Isn’t this super cute? There are a few bullet holes in this gondola (which houses the fish food)… |
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| A wee little paddle boat for the pond. |
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| Target practice… |
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| I need this truck for Farmers Markets!!! |
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| Moose tracks!!! Or wait, is this elk? Deer? Am I close? |
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| Juniper berries! |
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| This is a photo of a photo of the cabin at night… |
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| This sprouts were amazing… |
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| The full moon coming up over the mountain… |
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| Oh yeah, I almost forgot, the medicinal qualities of juniper berries! |
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| Making quiches… |
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| The finished product… |
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| Mountain lounge wear… |
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| THE cutest darn bakery coffee shop in town! |
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| Werd! |
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| Vegetable medley… |
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| Berry crumble… |
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| The fishies… |
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| We made friends…I was like ooooh you’d pair nicely with some slaw and hushpuppies! |
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| Punny! Flower bed. *Bites lower lip…* |
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| Llamas!!! |
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| Me forcing my friend to stop so I could take pics of llamas… |
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| Eeeeeeee…cuteness overload |
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| Hey guys!!! |
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| Whatchu lookin at woman!?! |
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| As soon as I got home… |
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| My rose hip juniper berry Mermaid Sand Bars… |
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| Hot tea and self love… |
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| Ready for the Farmers Market! I made them in both Cinnabon and Vanilla… |
I hope you enjoyed reading about this amazing experience. This weekend I’m finally meeting up with my friend to complete our dead Aspen project. Wow what a work out!!! Chopping wood -- Great for the abs.
Have a lovely week, friends!
Love,
Kimmie
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