I try very hard to explore new places every time a friend or family member comes to visit. I searched for a resort I had never been to and found Mount Princeton Hot Spring Resort and Spa! It fell perfectly in line geographically with other things I wanted to do with my mom, like “leaf peeping” and take a scenic train ride - which you can read all about in Our Leadville Road Trip Blog Post!
Before arriving at Mount Princeton, we hiked at the famous Kenosha Pass. We planned our trip perfectly to see the fall foliage and walked through miles of gorgeous scenery. All the hiking made us more than ready to soak our aching feet when we arrived at Mount Princeton. You can see more from Kenosha Pass in this more detailed post HERE! Plus check out our YouTube Video below! When we pulled up to the spa, we tried to check in at the historic bathhouse but were told there was a waitlist! At first, we were a little disappointed. The attendant said it could be up to two or three hours until our name was called. Then, one of the other workers informed us there are more swimming areas at the upper pool! We would have never known!  The map of the resort we were given after trying to check in at the lower pools. He did warn us that there are more kids around the upper pools, and he also told us that it closes earlier at 5 p.m. (the lower pool stays open until 9 p.m.) We heeded all the warnings and walked up to the upper pools to find out for ourselves. We were greeted with open gates, no lines, no crowds, plus the most beautiful views! Watch our YouTube video to see just HOW stunning the views all were! We walked up to the counter and each paid $25 to enter. The wristbands also gave us access to the lower area whenever it was our turn on the waitlist. We quickly changed into our bathing suits and found chairs for our towels.
 We spent hours relaxing at the infinity pool.
We saw that all the groups were sitting in small pools next to the creekside rocks and wanted to join! We managed to climb down the six-foot-tall barrier wall and found ourselves a private pool.  We walked down to the creek to see what everyone was doing down there!
After the springs, we continued to Leadville to stay at the Happy Hippy tie Dye House and ride the Leadville Scenic Train. You can read more in THIS blog post!
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It’s only an hour from Denver and has extremely accessible trails, as it’s part of the 400+ mile Colorado Trail. If you would like to read about everywhere I took my mom, including the Leadville Train and the Boulder Dushanbe Tea House, check out my itinerary blog post HERE!
Fortunately, when we started to get closer and higher up in elevation, everything started to change. First, the sun came out helping to raise the temperature outside by almost 20 degrees! Then, the leaves started to show out. The higher we drove into the mountains, the more changing leaves we saw. At this point, we were beyond excited to be arriving!
We set up a little picnic on a small hill looking down onto the trial and pond with 360 degree views of the foliage. We sat and snacked still in amazement of the scenery. Neither of us could shut up about how stunning it was.  When we finally finished the hummus off, we packed it up and got back in the car. Luckily, we were going the opposite way of the heavy traffic and continued our journey to Buena Vista where the views and fun never really stopped! Kenosha Pass was just the start for us! After Kenosha we continued down the highway to Buena Vista where we soaked in Mount Princeton Hot Spring and then road the Leadville Train! Read about our entire road trip HERE!
When my mom came to visit me in the Fall of 2020, I decided to take her to this quaint town to show her some of Colorado’s best features including the Leadville Railroad & Southern Train! You can read about all we did during this girls weekend HERE in this separate blog post!
We got there in plenty of time to buy some gifts from the gift shop, and fortunately, one of the workers informed us that it can sometimes be up to 20 degrees colder on the train. We bought a blanket just in case, and we ended up using it for most of the ride!
Watch more from our amazing afternoon ride in my YouTube video HERE!
 Selfie off the train when we stopped to walk around!
The ride down was more relaxing, since we had just come up the same tracks. We were able to just sit, enjoy some snacks, and snuggle in our recently purchased blanket.
You can read more about everything we did together for her birthday weekend road trip by checking out this separate blog post!
(You can read more about both of those experiences in separate blog posts Leadville Train and Kenosha Pass!)
When we initially chose to visit Leadville, we started by looking for places to stay on Airbnb. After a lot of searching and comparing, one brightly colored pad kept showing up. At first, I didn’t even show it to my mom. I didn’t think it fit her style, and she wasn’t completely comfortable staying in a shared housing arrangement. But before I could suggest it, she sent it to me and said, “Look how cute”! I booked it immediately!
If you would like to book your own stay in The Happy Hippie House please visit their site here! If you have never booked with Airbnb before use this code to get a discount!! AIRBNB CODE HERE
It was a very different and completely “Coloradan” place to stay! If you are looking for an affordable, accessible, and unique place to stay, The Happy Hippie Tie Dye House is perfect for you! If you would like to book your own stay in The Happy Hippie House please visit their site here!
If you have never booked with Airbnb before use this code to get a discount!! AIRBNB CODE HERE
I had passed this stunningly crafted tea house in Boulder before and decided to save it for a special occasion. Nothing seemed better than my mom’s birthday! I made reservations for the afternoon she flew in. because I thought afternoon tea would be relaxing after she had endured the stress of flying!
We walked by, gazing at the decorations, and walked into the tea room. Right away, we couldn’t believe where we were! The entire space was carved, painted, and so intricate that it distracted us from the hostess asking for our name.  The inside ceiling was carved by hundreds of different artists. Once we were sitting at the table, our waiter came over almost right away with our first tea! He described what he was pouring and told us about the dim sum we would be enjoying. He also asked if we had any allergies or special requests for the chef before he started serving us.
Our waiter brought out new tea for us and an assortment of items ranging from sushi rolls to potstickers and pork bao sandwiches. We liked some things more than others and my mom didn’t like the sandwich very much, but I loved everything! We slowly tried everything and worked our way through the plates.  Our second course came with new tea and an assortment of delicious food items.
We chatted about how gorgeous the building was and how delicious our food was. we eventually got up and walked around to get closer looks at all the ornate details while taking lots and lots of pictures!
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