Traveling USA

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Feature photo by bravenewtraveler. Photo above by Jeremy G.

While most are content with knowing one language, others seek to learn much more.

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Being fluent in English is like laying on an inflatable raft in the middle of an ocean.

It’s easy; it’s comfortable, and it gets you places. But I’m addicted to the process of looking at a symbol that means nothing and unlocking it until I lose access to that meaninglessness.

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A visit to Durango will give you a big juicy taste of everything I love about Colorado. Like all of my favorite places in the Rockies, it’s a relatively small town full of people who really enjoy living there. In fact, most of them know they could make more money and live more cheaply elsewhere, but they just can’t bear the thought of leaving. Why? Here are just a few of the reasons:

Durango is rimmed by glorious mountains and boasts its own world-class ski hill, Durango Mountain Resort, also know as Purgatory. It offers everything from never-ever lessons to off piste snowcat skiing and snowboarding in a family friendly atmosphere.

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I’m not a huge golfer, I havent ever understood the lure of chasing that little white ball around the lawn - but there are those in my family we are addicts.  Every time we talk vacation we have to talk golf courses.  I dont really whine much about it because I know that’s prime beach and shopping time for me. 

We were researching a vacation to Florida last year - and i had written some on shelling in the Marco Island area and ran across the information on golf on the Paradise Coast.  For those of you who dont know, the Paradise coast encompases Naples, Marco Island and part of the Everglades along the southwestern coast.

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It’s hard to imagine when you’re stuck in rush hour traffic on the Washington Beltway or creeping bumper to bumper through the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel that the serene small towns of the Chesapeake Bay are just a short drive away.

Maryland’s Eastern Shore is far removed from the urban corridor of the Mid Atlantic coast. Its Southern roots run very deep. This was one of the areas first colonized by the British and its people embraced the bucolic plantation culture that thrived prior to the Civil War.

Those who remain there live close to nature and move at a slower pace. Much of the work, culture and recreation revolves around the dominating body of water we call the Chesapeake Bay. Here a just a few of the interesting places to consider for a Chesapeake Bay vacation:

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When leaving Denver in the rear-view mirror and heading up I-70 going West, one starts to see the Rocky Mountains in front and the plains behind.  After going through Eisenhower Tunnel and Loveland Pass one starts going down the other side only to meet Summit County head on.  There are three towns adjacent to each other, Frisco, Dillon and Silverthorne.  There are five ski areas that can

be accessed rather easily and those are Breckenridge, Copper, Keystone, A-Basin and Loveland ski area.  A-Basin and Loveland tend to be used by the locals but should not be overlooked by any skier or snowboarder.  Most of the skier traffic to Summit County comes from the Front Range and Denver just because it is so convenient and the ski area options are so great.

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