Continuing on the theme of Colorado, this will blog will look at Colorado’s impact on pop culture. Colorado isn’t a huge state and is geographically isolated, therefore it’s role in the media is fairly small. Shows such as Last Man Standing and Everwood along with movies such as Red Dawn have taken place in the Read More…

“When the air is thin, it makes your heart bigger”-John Denver  In February of 1999, the Denver Broncos, led by the greatest quarterback ever to play football (sorry, it’s not Tom Brady) won their second consecutive Superbowl and Elway retired, ending his 16-year long career with the Broncos. Six months later and 1,500 miles away, Read More…

“If you want a blank spot on the map, you got to leave the map behind”-Jon Krakauer Our last full day in Colorado began with a pancake breakfast at the KAO. Since it was Sunday, a few Catholics in our group decided to head into town to attend mass. However, since this was southern Colorado, Read More…

“If you fall out of the raft and end up on the riverbank, don’t go wandering around to find yourself. That’s for people in Boulder”-Alfredo the Guide Showered, shaved, and rested, we eagerly anticipated our rafting trip as we took the short drive to the outfitters. Once we were fitted for life jackets, we were Read More…

“Cause baby there ain’t no mountain high enough Ain’t no valley low enough Ain’t no river wide enough To keep me from getting to you babe”-Marvin Gaye 6 days, four peaks, 50 miles; we were almost done. Waking up on a beautiful Friday morning we began our descent back down to the trailhead. The morning’s Read More…