Colorado Kimmie

 Happy Fall, Y'all! First of all, ROCKY TOP - GO BIG ORANGE!  I would like to congratulate my Tennessee Vols, my Alma Mater!  Earlier this year we won the College World Series in baseball, and we now have a fighting chance at the National Championship in football with a current ranking of #4!   Please see my rendition of Rocky Top on my very underused YouTube channel with my band "The Half Cats."  I'm thinking about vlogging soon and getting a little more traffic on there.  And I've recently purchased a new guitar (a shiny black one), so there may be some more strumming folkish covers in my future. I've been enjoying a lot of mountain biking this year (after a hip injury), particularly early morning rides or sunset rides when I can beat the heat.  Recently we took a trip to Loveland, Colorado to enjoy a very unique ride called Devil's Backbone Open Space (Devil's Backbone, not to be confused with that spooky stretch of highway in Texas).  As ...

 Hello!  I hope you're hanging in there this election year.  What a roller coast ride it's been.  The Democrats ousted Crazy Joe, who supposedly got more votes than Obama (wink, wink).  Then they "promoted" "Side Chick" Kamala Harris, a devout rich Marxist.  Unfortunately for Kamala, the economy seems to be a hot ticket item for voters with the current sky rocketed inflation.  The economy is drastically affected by the border and record illegal immigration.  And Kamala had ONE and job she failed miserably- Border Czar.  Oh, and they also sent her over to negotiate a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia, and as a result the war started two days later.  She's a "DEI hire" in every sense of the term, batting 0-2.  And now Kamala is pushing the same old communism since the beginning of time, only now it's referred to as "Equity" or an "Opportunity Economy."  Communism destroys incentive in the workforce, yet it's bundle...

Hey Pals! I’ve done it again.  I’m bringing you news ain’t nobody else touching due to heavy nature of the topic. But I’m not scared… This is the site of The Crossing.  It was a wee bit hard to find as it’s out in the middle of nowhere and only one John Deere tractor 🚜 passed me as I was parked on the side of the road near the tracks.  Lone sunflowers can be found lining this country dirt road.  You’re surrounded by cornfields and pastures and the smell of cow manure.  In 1961, Colorado experienced its worst traffic accident ever at this exact spot.  It was a frigid morning with a cold drizzle of rain.  The accident occurred when a high-speed Union Pacific passenger train from Chicago collided with a school bus right outside of Greeley, Colorado in Weld County.  By the way, I’m partial to Weld County because it was one of the few areas of Colorado that didn’t act like complete idiots during Covid.  They didn’t force masks on people.  Th...

Hey friends! I hope you’re enjoying this lovely Fall weather.  It’s my favorite time of year.   Here’s a tune to theme up this blog drop: https://youtu.be/EisXJSsULGM?si=ib6AQtOKKDNq0fOj I took a road trip to Cripple Creek, a small mountain casino town known for its gold mining! Alll Aboard!  I rode a marvelous coal powered train ride around town and learned some interesting history.  For example, everyone wants to talk about San Francisco and the gold rush in California.  But, Cripple Creek, Colorado yielded way more gold than any part of California dreamed of.  There is one corporation who has been mining gold since the 90s; however to date m, this corporation still has not yielded the gold found in Cripple Creek during the Gold Rush of the 1800s! I keep hearing about the ice castles in Cripple Creek during the winter time, but I really wanted to see Rita!  Nestled right next door to Cripple Creek in Viktor, Colorado, you’ll find “Rita the Rock Plant...

 Hello, If you live in Denver and ride a bike (which is pretty much all of us), I’m sure you’ve enjoyed the rides on the Ralston Creek Trail.  This trail, 13.9 miles point to point, goes from Denver all the way west towards the mountains where you can catch a lovely sunset ride.  It takes 4.5 hours to complete! I’ve biked this trail with other mountain bikers and with one road biker.  The trail offered dirt trails for me and paved roads for my boyfriend where we met up for some snacks and drinks at Colorado Tap House! My only criticism is that the trails could use more signage.  There are several detours now due to construction, so be sure to have your phone charged for the GPS backup! My favorite part is the water park where you can park your bike and run through a sprinkler water park to cool off.  Also there is a guy by the frisbee golf course selling hotdogs and hamburgers almost daily.  Below are some of the delicious food truck snacks I’ve tried ...