In 1972, I moved to Denver as a 22-year-old, pot smoking, pony-tailed hippy driving a VW bug. Fifty years later, I drive a Honda CRV. In between, I worked 35 years for Visit Denver in communications and as a freelance writer.

Today, the times have changed. Writing travel stories for seniors is exactly the same as writing travel stories for 20-year-olds. We both want the same experiences. The only difference is seniors can afford to eat better and drink more.

I won a gold award from NATJA for senior travel in 2021, a bronze from SATW Western Chapter in 2022 and a silver from Western Chapter SATW in 2023 for self-illustrated article.