We have been in and out of Colorado throughout the years. Our first trip to Colorado was in 1992 -- way before we started our full time adventure. We went on four family vacations. We also owned 35 acres in southern Colorado for many years and visited it and the area for many years. We finally sold it, so we will not be making any more trips to visit it. One of the sites that we viewed many years ago was the Ludlow Massacre. We visited it again on our 2018 trip.

Colorado Family Vacation ~~ July 1992
Colorado Family Vacation ~~ July 1993
Colorado Family Vacation ~~ July 2001
Colorado Family Vacation ~~ July 2004

Stonewall Area (Stonewall) ~~ July 22, 2016
​Ludlow Massacre Memorial Site (Ludlow) ~~ August 6, 2018
Great Sand Dunes National Park (Mosca) ~~ August 12, 2018
Urraca Cemetery (Mosca (Great Sand Dunes NP) ~~ August 13, 2018
Underground Mining Museum (Creede) ~~ August 14, 2018
Natural Arch (Del Norte) ~~ August 15, 2018
Mesa Verde National Park; Chapin Mesa (Mancos) ~~ August 17, 2018
Mesa Verde National Park; Far View ~~ August 18, 2018
Mesa Verde National Park; Wetherill Mesa ~~ August 18, 2018
Galloping Goose (Dolores) ~~ August 19, 2018
Garden of the Gods (Colorado Springs) ~~ September 23, 2018
Money Museum (Colorado Springs) ~~ September 26, 2018

Our summer vacation of 2025 took us back to Colorado on the down side of our vacation circuit. We stayed in Monument, Colorado for two weeks and I had planned on seeing a few museums and other places, but there was so much traffic on I-25 that it stopped us from doing much traveling. Also, the cost to drive up to see Pikes Peak was $18 pp, which was too expensive.

Ghost Town Museum (Colorado Springs) ~~ August 8, 2025
Museum of WWII Aviation (Colorado Springs) ~~ August 11, 2025
Western Museum of Mining (Colorado Springs) ~~ August 13, 2025
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