Bishop Castle

Bishop Castle is nestled in the San Isabel National Forest. It's an oddity, but people flock there all year. Most of the fun is simply marveling at the absolute insanity of the place. Getting a chance to talk to the builder, Jim Bishop, is always...interesting...

Eyeing the moat as we walked in...

I looked up and decided that was as far as I was going...

Aww...

"We the People" is painted...everywhere....

I refused to walk on the bridge. Building codes are for a reason. Just sayin'.

The dragon is a nice touch.

San Isabel National Forest

In an attempt to get away from the chaos of the semester, we packed up the truck a couple Friday afternoons ago and took off to destinations unknown. J wanted to find a secluded spot and camp. I agreed--as long as their were bathroom facilities nearby

It turns out those two are rather mutually exclusive.

We ended up driving through San Isabel National Forest, and we stumbled upon a cute little campground that just happened to have a sleeper cabin open and available. It wasn't fancy, but it was WARM.

San Isabel National Forest was awash in gorgeous fall colors...beautiful!

Denver Botanical Gardens

After the first week of school, we took off to Denver for a weekend getaway. Jeremy humored me with a visit to the Denver Botanical Gardens. I believe they just finished stage 2, and it's already quite a place to visit. It's going to be amazing when the final stage is done.

Steamboat Springs

A couple of weeks after our honeymoon, we spent a week in Steamboat Springs with Jeremy's parents. It's a gorgeous little town. One day, we took off for a picnic lunch in the mountains....

Seven Falls

We also hit up Seven Falls after North Cheyenne Canyon. Seven Falls is a must-see if you are in the Springs area. We went up in the afternoon and returned in the evening to see the lights. Gorgeous!

North Cheyenne Canyon

The second day of our honeymoon, we went to North Cheyenne Canyon. It was beautiful...

Colorado B&Bs

We stayed in three different B&Bs on our honeymoon; they were all excellent! We highly recommend them.

The first place we stayed was at Red Crags B&B. We stayed in the Coach House Suite, and it was awesome. Every morning, we were served a fantastic breakfast over on the sister property, Rockledge.
Outside our suite

The second place we stayed was Victoria's Keep. It's a classy Victorian house that offers fabulous breakfasts as well. We stayed in the Queen's Chambers...beautiful!

Our third spot was actually at the sister property of Red Crags, Rockledge.