We recently moved from downtown Denver into our first home in Arvada near Standley Lake, which is about 15-20 minutes from downtown Denver. So far, we’re loving it in the burbs and having the lake so close by and the views are spectacular.
It doesn’t matter how many times we walk around this lake … it always stuns me with its beauty. Inside Denver, you can access some great nature as well. Last year, my sister got me a membership to the Denver Botanic Gardens, and recently, we were finally able to get out there for a visit, which was really quite lovely.
Cheryl Lock is a former magazine, newspaper and website editor turned full-time freelance writer. She has worked on staff at the Daytona Beach News-Journal, More and Parents magazines, as well as for Learnvest, the leading women’s financial website. Her work has also appeared in Newsweek, Forbes, Ladies’ Home Journal, the Huffington Post, AOL Travel and more.
Cheryl was born in Nuremberg, Germany and grew up moving around every few years as an Army brat. The urge to travel has been with her her whole life. While she calls New York City home, Cheryl makes it a priority to travel as much as possible throughout the year. Some of her favorite places include Iceland, the Great Barrier Beef, Cabo, Rome, Calabria and Munich, although she hopes to never stop exploring. Cheryl blogs about her travel adventures (and what’s happening in and around New York City) at Weary Wanderer.
