Month: April 2015

blue lakes hike

Blue Lakes, Mt Sneffels Wilderness: Best Wildflower Hike

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It always feels so easy to get on a plane and go to a new destination and forget all about the amazing places in your own backyard.  I daydream about climbing Aconcagua and walking miles on the desolate terrain in Iceland but the reality is that the state of Colorado has a very diverse geography, ranging from majestic mountains, deep canyons, deserts with enormous sand dunes to lush forests.  So last summer, instead of trying to get away to far flung places we decided to spend some time discovering our state. For Dan’s birthday in July, we drove down to Telluride (about 6 hrs from Denver), a ski town nestled in San Juan mountains in south west Colorado.  We did an overnight stop in Montrose and mastered the art of car camping.

Blue Lakes Trail in Mt Sneffel wilderness

Summer trip to Telluride

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It always feels so easy to get on a plane and go to a new destination and forget all about the amazing places in your own backyard.  I daydream about climbing Aconcagua and walking miles on the desolate terrain in Iceland but the reality is that the state of Colorado has a very diverse geography, ranging from majestic mountains, deep canyons, deserts with enormous sand dunes to lush forests.  So last summer, instead of trying to get away to far flung places we decided to spend some time discovering our state. For Dan’s birthday in July, we drove down to Telluride (about 6 hrs from Denver), a ski town nestled in San Juan mountains in south west Colorado.  We did an overnight stop in Montrose and mastered the art of car camping.  Next morning, despite our lack of sleep and stiff backs, we were excited to be on the way to hike the Blue Lakes (between Montrose and Telluride). We got off the main highway and drove another 15 miles on a small, windy road.  The area is so desolate that …

Apple-Walnut Oatmeal

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As a kid, I was a picky eater and sat with a plate of food for an hour everyday, just picking and playing with it.  It is funny that whenever we see a kid who is a picky eater, we do not understand why they are making such a big fuss. I think to myself, “It’s food..it is fun!! I wish I could eat and snack all day without feeling guilty or slapping on a thousand pounds!”As adults, we forget that when we were kids we were no different. We question why our kids have to be fussy but we forget the pain our parents went through in trying to feed us everyday. My mother like any Indian mother was a milk tyrant and forced down warm milk in me every morning in the hopes that I would get taller and stronger. There were days I bought into her milk propoganda but most days I peacefully protested by avoiding drinking the glass of milk for about an hour.  I would watch the clock hoping that the glass would miraculously disappear but soon …

Golden Beet and Fennel Soup with beet top pesto

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It is happening again. After three weeks of incredibly warm weather in Colorado, we are getting a cold spell as I write this. Just yesterday, I was walking around outside in a t-shirt and saw people laying outside sunbathing by the pool.  I am back to bundling up in my jacket and watching the freezing rain turn to snow outside.  Funny enough, I was praying for this weather for the past few weeks. I watched in pure jealousy how the East Coast people were getting more snow than us this year.  Trust me, I love warm weather but when it comes to maximizing my ski pass (my first ski pass for that matter!), I wasn’t too happy with many warm days in a row. I had pretty much given up.  So guess what, the skis are out again and I am making a trip this weekend to the mountains for what might be the last ski weekend this season! I know I sound like one of those ski bums who are going backcountry terrain for …