Tag: the stanley hotel
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Colorado’s sweet spot: 48 hours in Estes Park
U.S. 36 escapes the bustling Front Range for the wilds of Big Thompson Canyon — that cool, winding drive between rugged, imposing walls. Soon, the road rises. Those walls fall below. And a quintessential Colorado view emerges. Rocky Mountain National Park’s jagged peaks march across a big sky, looming above Lake Estes and the town…
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The new life of Colorado’s Frozen Dead Guy: A curious tale grows larger
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ESTES PARK • Last April, longtime Stanley Hotel owner John Cullen found himself on a 14-hour flight to Norway to discuss the acquisition of a man’s dead, frozen grandfather. “What the hell am I doing?” he recalled asking himself. He recalled another thought: “Thank God I don’t have a boss.” A boss probably would not…