San Diego, California

Perhaps the highlight of my stay in San Diego was the fun atmosphere at International Travelers House Adventure Hostel. This place provides an awesome atmosphere, free breakfast, free dinner, and awesome adventures every day. Adventures include day trips to Tijuana, trips to the beach, surfing, pub crawls, and likely much more! The fun never ends and there are so many friends to be made. If you want an awesome hostel experience I couldn't recommend this place more.

(one of the adventures)

(making friends)

(goofing around)

(The lovely neighborhood)

(trip to the beach)

(Free Dinner is popular!)

(Mai Tai)

(Dancing!)

Colorado Springs, Colorado

The Springs have many awesome places to go hiking and climbing. 

Here are only the ones I know about.

Garden of the gods

Breathtaking place to walk around, hike, and rock climb. This is probably the most popular destination here.

Pulpit Rock Park

One of my favorite little excursions and I wouldn't pass through Colorado Springs without taking a couple hours to check out these awesome rock formations

(saw a heart and couldn't help but fill in our initials)

The Incline

It was an epic moment when the rain began to turn to snow as approached the top. Something poetic about the snow melting against my sweaty face as I pressed upward.

(This is a great workout with a very steep altitude climb)

Behind Evan's House

I don't think Colorado Springs would be the same without these guys

(Will, Evan, Monica, Chaz)

Birthday wishing

I had the pleasure of attending some military events thanks to Monica

(Military Ball)

(Change of command ceremony)

(View or Pikes Peak from Monica's back porch)

(An awesome home cooked meal)

Tijuana, Mexico

Gather some awesome company and take the trolly from San Diego to Tijuana for only a couple dollars! Such an awesome day trip and I only spent 10$. Coconuts, tacos, and exploration. Yup, this is my first taste of Mexico right across the border.

Tacos!

(Mandatory liquor store pit stop)

(some Art)

(eating mangos and drinking coconuts)

Winter Park, Colorado

Winter Park was the only place left selling ski passes for the current season. Good thing we bought them since they ended up getting the most snow!

Camp for free and snowboard every day!

If you are crazy like me you can camp in the national woods for free. All the accommodations around here are pretty expensive since Winter Park is a ski resort town. However, if you are willing to brave the cold at night, just at the end of Vasquez road the national forest starts and you can camp here for free. You will see a small sign that says national woods, anywhere after this sign you can pitch your tent. There are also free buses that will take you all around town and to the slopes that conveniently stop right at the edge of the woods. 

Denver, Colorado

Denver is more urban than Boulder with a slightly older demographic of young professionals. 

The first couple of weeks here I spent some time helping chaz furnish his apartment. Living in this apartment(Skye) was kind of like living in a resort with a swimming pool, hot tub and grills in our court yard. We also had a 24 hour gym and a common area with free coffee and a bowl of never-ending candy bars which were dangerous.

I would pass time biking/running by the river, going to the climbing gym, and of course playing Giant Jenga!

1up became our go to barcade with a chill atmosphere and things to keep you occupied while drinking

(We lived a block from the Coors Field so here we are)

I hopped on some B-cycles with thees cool cats and explored our way to the brewery

Many good breakfasts and brunches were had. This is what happens when you don't have a job and every day is like a Saturday. This is if you don't count the 2 hours a week I would drive for Lyft and end up getting drinks with my clients at the bar I would bring them to.

(Bacon every day!)

(Getting some Pupusas from the local Salvadoran joint in the hispanic neighborhood)