Chautauqua Park Bears 2024

Boulder's bears are back!

Well, not the real bears - they're most likely hibernating right now - but the colorful bears that call Chautauqua Park home each Winter are back!

This Winter season fifteen colorful bear sculptures can be found dotted around Boulder's Chautauqua Park as part of the Art in the Park event. Each bear has been painted by a different artist and despite starting from the same blank canvas no two bears are alike.

Let's take a look... 
 

Spookadelia: Doubt's Echo

Winter is in full swing here in Colorado with lots of snow and grey days. You know what grey snowy days need? Color! Lots of color! 

And do I have a lot of color for you today!

At the end of Winter Break we visited Spectra Art Space in Denver to check out the immersive, and incredibly colorful, exhibition Spookadelia: Doubt's Echo.

As you can probably guess from the name, Spookadelia is actually Spectra's annual Halloween exhibition, but as luck would have it this popular exhibition runs through the end of February. So, if you're like me and you can't get enough of spooky vibes and all the color then this is the exhibition for you!

Let's go check it out...

Ice Castles 2023/24

 Ice Castles are back baby!

Everyone's favorite Winter wonderland is back for another season in Colorado after a two year hiatus. This year, Ice Castles make the teeny tiny mining town of Cripple Creek, two hours south of Denver, their home. A new location, but with all the same wonder and jaw dropping beauty that makes Ice Castles simply magical.

We recently visited and I'm so excited to share it all with you today. Read on for lots of pics (you know I always go a little overboard with the photos!) and some handy tips for visiting...