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States Visited So Far

Colorado We live in Colorado so, yes, we are permanent visitors. We have been as far north as Wyoming, east as Kansas, south as Alamosa, and west as Durango. There are so many places to explore in Colorado that we could never see them all, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. Illinois Iowa Indiana …

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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Fort

Colorado – States Visited

Colorado is not only a state we have visited but the state we live in. It is on the list because it is a place that we have had an opportunity to learn about, visit places, and experience. We moved here in 2008. It was a somewhat random yet calculated move. Things We Like About Colorado …

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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Fort

National Park System Sites

The National Park System includes a combination of National Historic Sites, National Historical Parks, and more. The stats from the NPS web page list 424 individual units covering more than 85 million acres in all 50 states. We have been to two.  We do tend to focus on places that are closest to us.  We …

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Bison at Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge

Free Every Day in Colorado (7)

There are many places that are always free in Colorado! Fun doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive. It’s just about everywhere. Here’s a list to help you out.  This list will be updated on a regular basis. (Last update: 06/28/2023) Aurora History Museum – Aurora The Aurora History Museum collects and exhibits artifacts and …

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To Do List

There are so many awesome places out there! Here are some of the places we would like to go. We went on June 28, 2023 to the Butterfly Pavilion – Westminster, Colorado Butterfly Pavilion is the first stand-alone, Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited non-profit invertebrate zoo in the world. The pavilion is in Bloomfield, which …

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Other Places

The list ended up being much longer than we had originally realized. There are many Places that we have been to. We created some criteria for a place to be on this list.  The criteria to be on the list of Other Places is: Revisitablity. We want to go back. The place was so enjoyable that …

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