Last week Donnie and I celebrated our 3 year wedding anniversary, and here in a few short weeks we will have lived in Colorado for 3 years. We have made what seems like an endless amount of memories during that time, from creating new recipes to hiking mountains, exploring new towns and visiting new breweries.
Last week, I shared a little bit about Aspen, Colorado. Aspen is truly a special and magical place for us. Our first trip to this beautiful mountain town was in October 2017. You will always hear me say that Rue’s favorite place is Aspen, and that’s because it is! When we drive over Independence Pass and drop down into Aspen, enter the city limits, or even just Pitkin County, Rue just seems to know. We visit Aspen at least once a year, and always spend the majority of our time in the great outdoors, most typically the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness Area. We of course, make a visit to the Aspen Brewing Company while we are there!
The Western Slope of Colorado is such a beautiful place. Our first adventure there was in June 2018—and we’ve been in love with it ever since! Palisade is a true happy place for us. We’ve stayed at an Airbnb and Spoke and Vine Motel—which we highly recommend! We always visit Peach Street Distillers, probably our favorite distillery ever, and we like Palisade Brewing Company too. Besides the wineries, distillery, and brewery, checking out the Book Cliffs and Mt. Garfield is a must for an outdoor adventure. We love the peaches and cherries from Palisade and look forward to enjoying these Colorado fruits every Summer.
Our top 2 places to visit in Colorado are certainly Aspen and Palisade. However, what we enjoy just as much is our daily life in Colorado Springs. In December 2018, we became first-time homeowners! Being a homeowner has brought so much joy to us. We have a beautiful yard for Rue where we spend a lot of our time. This Summer we have planted flowers and our first garden. We love spending time at home, and having a place for friends and family to enjoy quality time with us.
In the future, I will be creating guides full of tips and recommendations for our favorite places we have visited, and if you haven’t already guessed it, there will definitely be one for Aspen, Palisade, and Colorado Springs!
In the Spirit of Adventure,
Demie
I have had the pleasure of traveling to Palisade with Demie and Donnie. It is a place I look forward to a return visit!
Iowa Mom
We want to go to Palisades and see it! Heard so many wonderful things about it from you all! ?