Tag: road trips
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All aboard for a chance to see Santa
THE ROYAL GORGE • Excited kids in pajamas were trailed by parents toting cameras as they all embarked for a journey to the North Pole. The energy was palpable as the train began to roll down the tracks. Innocent wonder fuels the Santa Express, run by the Royal Gorge Route Railroad. And really, if you…
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Get on track this fall: area railroad experiences await
AUTUMN BY TRAIN Most excursion trains offer splendid views of the changing aspens and snow-covered peaks, and they run through late October. Some run all winter. • The Pikes Peak Cog Railway, which runs to the summit of Pikes Peak, operates all winter.For hikers, the train this year began offering one-way tickets on the first…
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ROAD TRIP: Fill up on good food, fun, rest, shopping in Boulder
BOULDER • It may sound arrogant that this university town west of Denver has laid claim to both the Colorado Music Festival and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. But it turns out that each festival proves worthy of the name, making Boulder the state’s high-culture capital, at least for the season.Find out more details about those…
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REVIEW: ‘Lucia’ proves safest bet in Central City
CENTRAL CITY · I admit it. I’d never been a fan of Donizetti’s blockbuster opera “Lucia di Lammermoor,” which tells the story of a woman unhinged by bad timing, ill-fated love and a tyrannical brother.Salvadore Cammarano’s libretto, which is based on Sir Walter Scott’s historical novel, hits all the 19th-century trage-romantic plot points, making women…
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DELETE: Evergreen proves a lavish hidden getaway
EVERGREEN • The only thing I knew about this mountain town was that it was home to the wildest dive bar in Colorado, The Little Bear.Then I got a postcard promoting Evergreen tourism, describing it as “Seven Miles of Luxury.”HIDDEN GETAWAYThe materials went on to describe how you can make a getaway to Evergreen a…
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Denver aquarium invites visitors to swim with marine life
What was it that crab sang in “The Little Mermaid?””Under the sea, under the seaDarlin’ it’s betterDown where it’s wetter,Take it from me.”You don’t have to listen to a crab to be convinced. Take it from 13-year-old Josh Sizer of Colorado Springs: He’s been to Denver’s Downtown Aquarium on school trips, and it is way…
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Celebrate rodeo, rockin’ tunes in Estes Park July 7-12
Estes Park’s history is firmly rooted in ranching, a heritage it has celebrated annually for more than 80 years with its annual Rooftop Rodeo, a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned event. This year’s non-stop, rip-roarin’ cowboy action runs July 7-12. Nightly professional rodeo performances beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Stanley Park Fairgrounds combine…
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Check out National Parks for free!
Here’s a sweet summer treat. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently announced that entrance fees at 147 national parks and monuments will be waived on the weekends of July 18-19 and Aug. 15-16. That’s right – no fees to enjoy our national gems, from Rocky Mountain National Park to Mesa Verde National Park, from Florissant Fossil…
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Road Trips: Aspen Food & Wine Classic
ASPEN • Sure, it has a reputation as a playground for the rich and famous. But last weekend on a trip here to attend the Food & Wine Classic, the granddaddy of all food festivals, we found that there’s plenty for the not-so-rich-at-all. There are wonderfully affordable dining and cultural opportunities. Hotels, restaurants, retailers, outdoors…
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Adventure, peace meld at Spanish Peaks
UNVISITED COLORADO: This story is part of a series about off-the-beaten-track parts of Colorado that are worth a visit. Spanish Peaks Wilderness • These mountains have gone by many names. The American Indians called them “Wahatoya,” or “Breasts of the World,” from which all water in the world flowed. The Spanish knew them as “Dos…