Light in a Box

It's been over three years since Sarah and I traded frigid Wisconsin for colorful Colorado. We have explored quite a bit over the years and there is still a lot of terrain left to turn over. For this list of ten I rank my favorite places in the Centennial State. 10. De Steeg Brewing One of the big draws for Denver was the beer scene. With over 300 locations in Colorado brewing the good stuff it became tough to resist a land of adventure and home to the second most breweries in the U.S. Over the years, many a pint have been drank and there is one location that ranks above the rest. De Steeg Brewing is located in the Highlands neighborhood and is a hidden gem in a saturated market. The low key brewery is tucked away in an alley but offers a wide variety of fantastic brews. The first visit was interesting as there were no signs on the street for the brewery until we noticed a piece of paper in shop window. The brewery entrance was through the alley around back. The bar was cozy, li...

4 o'clock in the morning and I'm sitting up in the bed of our hotel room in Basalt, Colorado. Sarah and I had planned on getting up early, just not this early. My phone had woken me up, but it wasn't the alarm I had set. Now I was staring at the wall trying to make sense of it all. I'd heard the words that were said, I felt the heartbreak on the other end and it paralyzed me. The only thing moving in that hotel room at 4:00am was my mind replaying the conversation, struggling to comprehend the words I'd heard. Morning found a way into our room and the wall hadn't moved, nothing had. Sarah clung to me, tears still in her eyes, I felt her warmth but beyond her the world had gone cold. A friend so dear had passed in the night. Someone I had spoken to two days before, sending good wishes, and suddenly he was gone. His battle had been unfair, his enemy was doing everything to crush him but he refused to let it win. He found ways to do what he loved, he found the st...