Colorado Site Seeing — Top 5 Views from Frommer’s Magazine

March 21, 2007 at 1:58 pm · Filed under Eye Have Issues

Colorado is known throughout the world as having some of the most breathtaking views in all of America. With all the sights to behold and take in, travelers often run into the common problem where should they spend their time, film, and energy seeing that will encapsulate the destination they are at?

While I may have my own opinion since I live here, I have not been to all the places or researched every attraction.<br><br>Frommers Travel Organization has dubbed five extraordinary areas of Colorado as having the “Best Views.”

Garden of the Gods - Colorado Springs, CO: Famous for its glorious sunrises and sandstone wind and water -formed structures, the Garden of the Gods is indeed a sight to behold. This is a national park and hiking is the travel method of choice, but the trek will be well rewarded by awe-inspiring scenery.

Trail Ridge Road - Rocky Mountain National Park: Completed in July, 1932 and immortalized in the opening sequence of The Shining, Trail Ridge was built to counter deficiencies of Fall River Road and now offers seasonal scenic tours by vehicle. The drive rises above 12,000 feet and crosses the Continental Divide with over a dozen areas to stop, take short hikes, and admire the work that it took to complete the 8 mile pass.
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Snow Blindness

March 21, 2007 at 11:47 am · Filed under Eye Have Issues

I ski often, and one of the most annoying phenomenon that I just can not seem to get over is how sensitive my eyes are to the reflection of the sun onto the snow. Typically I have to wear extra dark sunglasses when I go out and heavy duty goggles when I ski.

What’s even worse is I have to buy prescription sunglasses and goggles because I would be blind as a bat without them. I have sat on, and lost three pairs of sunglasses over the last two years. At $250 a pop, that’s 750 bucks down the bob sled tube.

Once I was up high on Blanca Peak. I had been skiing all day and I took off my goggles for a bit to let my eyes rest. I don’t know if it was the combination of fatigue from skiing black trails all day, or there just happen to be a lot of UV ray alerts or something. I went blind for about three or four minutes. It was crazy and I thought I had lost my mind. This is what has motivated me to learn more about the cause, prevention, and treatment of snow blindness.
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