Iceland. The Land of Ice. The Ice of Land? Iceland was on both of our bucket lists and we decided that we could fit in a short visit after stopping in England and Ireland during a two week vacation. We were only there 3 full days and one half day. Read more…
Rules for Movie Memory Duel: 1) Both halves of Brerin must have watched the movie together. 2) It must be at least 3 months since having seen the movie. 3) Each half is given 3 minutes to compose their honest memories of the movies. Brad So this is a long Read more…
For the latter part of our trip we based ourselves out of Reykjavik, the island’s beautiful capital. We learned that Reykjavik loosely means “smoke bay” and was possibly named by early Icelandic Ingolfr Arnarson when he noticed the steam from the area’s geothermal activity. We loved Reykjavik and Brad felt Read more…
Rules for Movie Memory Duel: 1) Both halves of Brerin must have watched the movie together. 2) It must be at least 3 months since having seen the movie. 3) Each half is given 3 minutes to compose their honest memories of the movies. Brad Ok, we’ve got a platoon Read more…
The Blue Lagoon. To do or not to do. That is the question. When googling things to do in Iceland prior to a visit, most travelers will see this colorful locale come up in the first few suggestions. For those who do not know, the Blue Lagoon is a man-made Read more…
Rules for Movie Memory Duel: 1) Both halves of Brerin must have watched the movie together. 2) It must be at least 3 months since having seen the movie. 3) Each half is given 3 minutes to compose their honest memories of the movies. Our Halloween-themed movie memory duel is Read more…
One of our goals for Colorado was to drive the Trail Ridge Road, which has the distinguished honor of being the road with the highest continuous pavement in the USA (thanks internet!). Due to its height, the road becomes too dangerous to travel in the winter so it is only Read more…
Rules for Movie Memory Duel: 1) Both halves of Brerin must have watched the movie together. 2) It must be at least 3 months since having seen the movie. 3) Each half is given 3 minutes to compose their honest memories of the movies. Brad This is a movie about Read more…
Following our 98.1% conquest of Mt. Bierstadt (% conquest = 13,800 ft reached / 14,060 ft total elevation), we bolted for Grand Lake, a small touristy village nestled right next to the only Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) west side entrance. Approximately 2 hours from Mt. Bierstadt, as we approached Grand Read more…
What would a hiking trip in Colorado be without attempting to climb a 14er? Or so we heard! Granted, we did travel up Pikes Peak, but we figured driving up in your car was kind of cheating. So we looked online and found a “beginner 14er” if you will in Read more…