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Hiking the Lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, August 29, 2011,

I ran for the cover under the tall lodgepole pine trees. Rain was falling in large, fat droplets at Rocky Mountain National Park's Dream Lake and I wanted nothing to do with it; I wasn't prepared with a jacket or even a cap. But I knew, as someone who was taking cover with me joked, that the weather in the park would change in fifteen minutes if I didn't like it. And I hoped it changed soon, since I was nearing the end of my hike with a friend and ravenousl

y hungry.

I sta...

Ghost Hunting at the Stanley Hotel

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, June 13, 2011,

NOTES: Read about A Ghostly Tour of the Stanley Hotel before continuing. Also, observe the large orb on the right side of Karl's head on the left side of the picture as he stands next to Callie. It was taken in the Stanley Hotel's Concert Hall basement foyer.

Sitting in a stall in the women's lavatory in the Stanley Hotel's Concert Hall made me question my sanity. I never thought I'd be where I was, particularly with a dozen strangers surrounding me. Yet, there I was, on the toilet in the d...

From Estes Park to Denver

Posted by Jason Hussong on Friday, February 18, 2011,

I didn't want to leave Estes Park after my ghost tour at the Stanley. Instead, I wanted to spend a couple of nights in the hotel, preferably in the infamous Room 217, enjoying a spa treatment, some fine dining, and even a psychic reading around days spent snowshoeing in nearby Rocky Mountain National Park. But, sadly, none of that was meant to be. The three of us were on a schedule, since we had dinner reservations at one of the best restaurants in Denver.

We drove t...

A Ghostly Tour of the Stanley Hotel

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, February 15, 2011,

My father and his girlfriend were on their way back to Minnesota when they stopped to see me in Denver, finishing a two week road trip out to San Diego to see my sister and her family. I threw a million and one suggestions at them for things to see on the way and while they were in Colorado. Nothing really seemed to stick, though, except one item. And a ghost tour through the famed Stanely Hotel was honestly the last thing I would have thought they'd choose....

Driving the Trail Ridge

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,

Since I moved to Colorado nine years ago, almost to the day, I've wanted to drive Trail Ridge Road, the highest continual road in the country at a maximum elevation of 12,183 feet. And finally, today, I did just that.

It was a long day with a lot of driving, but the views on Trail Ridge Road and the hikes we went on in Rocky Mountain National Park made up for all of the time in the car, much of which was

raining anyway. We were sprinkled on a bit at the end of our first hike to Albert...

Aspen Hunting

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,

This past week the Rocky Mountain News ran a special section on good spots to see Colorado's golden Aspen trees by driving, hiking and biking. I was interested in getting out to see the colors already, so this was all the extra incentive I needed.

I had never driven on the Peak-to-Peak Highway (Colorado Highway 119) outside of Blackhawk, but had done it from Lyons to Estes Park before. So, seeing as this was uncharted territory for me, I figured I'd take the day to drive the part I hadn't ...