Construction of Denver’s Union Station was completed in 1881 as a hub intended to merge four different railroad stations in the region. The main central building (Great Hall) of the complex, designed in Romanesque Revival style, has remained conceptually unchanged to this day. Local Coloradans will know that from 2012 to 2014 the station was closed for major […]
IKEA Hack: Standing Desk
Ready to jump on the standing desk bandwagon but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg? (at least either of the ones you’ll be standing on)? Using some simple off the shelf IKEA products, I built this standing desk IKEA hack for about $85 ALL IN. If you’ve seen other desk building instructions […]
What you can see from Devil’s Head Lookout
This hike is a right-of-passage for anyone living in Denver. Devil’s Head is about 1 1/2 hours out of the city, West of Castle Rock. At the top is a fire lookout building, which you can visit at posted hour (we were there too early to go in, but the views are on the outside […]
How to get to Maxwell Falls
As a part of my get-out-and-explore initiative, this small trek outside of the city fits in perfectly. With a deadline at work behind me I took a personal day on Friday and on a friend’s recommendation decided to check out Maxwell Falls. It had been sometime since I’d seen a waterfall, not frozen anyway, so […]