Trinity Brewery
We headed to Trinity Brewery as we were doing a little brewery hopping in Monument, CO. We’d been to Red Leg, Pikes Peak, and figured we’d hit the trifecta with […]
Red Leg Brewing
Cas and I both tried the Hazy IPA at Red Leg Brewing Company and were both pleased! Cas isn’t normally a big Hazy IPA guy, but since they’d run out […]
Pikes Peak Brewing
Our love of breweries is due to our love of beer, yes, but they can also be a proxy measure of community. Hear me out. We went to Pikes Peak […]
The Exchange
The friendliness of the staff at Coffee Exchange is worth noting. They were genuinely kind and genuinely wanted us to have something that suited us. Cas wanted an iced coffee. […]
Switchback Cafe
Switchback cafe sits right next to their roasterie. The first thing I want to point out is that they have a sign inside stating that the coffee shop welcomes all […]
Loyal Coffee
Loyal coffee might have been the best coffee we had in Colorado Springs and many smaller outfits serve their coffee, too. They are a cooperative-barista-owned and operated and roast their […]
Perk Downtown
We went to Perk after watching the World Cup (USA!! Equal Pay! Equal Pay) and wanting to put in some time working on our Dating America website. It was a […]
Good Neighbors Meeting House
Good Neighbors Meeting House was our very first coffee shop on our very first day in town. We knew we’d like Colorado Springs from this introduction! They publicly state that […]
Bishops Castle
Bishops Castle is the pinnacle of weird roadside attractions. It has everything. A quirky owner. Conspiracy theories. Scandal. Lawsuits…and probably more. Jim Bishop, for whom the castle is named, bought […]
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Zapata Falls
Have you heard of the International Dark Sky Association? I hadn’t either until I read this September 3, 2018 article in the New York Times and took note. If you […]