Tag: travel
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Sleep 25 feet above the forest floor in luxury Colorado treehouses
Want to book a night in a luxury treehouse? Juniper Lodge & Treehouses is bringing you that chance. After building a fanbase since its opening as a mountain lodge in 2019, this adults-only mountain retreat has officially debuted two of eight planned treehouses at its sprawling and forested 10-acre property in Evergreen – just 30…
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ICE agents at Denver, Colorado Springs airports? Not yet, officials say.
As President Donald Trump deployed immigration agents to help U.S. airports manage hours‑long security lines during the partial government shutdown, Denver International Airport remained relatively calm on Monday. At the nation’s third‑busiest airport, TSA PreCheck lanes remained open to start the week. By noon, security remained easy to get through, with both the West and…
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‘Road Trip Adventures’ skates into Colorado: 4 things you didn’t know about Disney On Ice
The arena lights dim. The chorus rising from the auditorium speakers sounds all too familiar, like a melody pulled straight from a childhood memory. Then the ice explodes into motion as skaters sweep across the rink in elaborate choreography and dazzling costumes once only seen on screen. For two hours, the frozen stage becomes a…
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Truck driver hospitalized, United flight deplaned after Denver airport crash
The driver of a de-icing truck was hospitalized and a United Airlines flight was deplaned after a crash at Denver International Airport on Friday. Amid heavy snowfall, United Airlines flight 605 headed to Nashville hit the truck while leaving the de-icing pad around 8:30 a.m. Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The driver of…
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14 bizarre town names you’ll encounter around Colorado
Welcome to the Wild West, where town names often get spawned from jokes, misunderstandings, vague descriptions and cultural melting pots. Colorado is no exception and given the many tiny towns dotting the state’s mountains and plains, encountering a name that results in a double take isn’t rare. Here are 14 bizarrely named towns in Colorado:…
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Colorado hot springs celebrates ‘first-of-its-kind’ expansion
A hot springs destination in Colorado has marked a “major” expansion. And it’s not exactly the expansion you’d expect at a soaking retreat. In Glenwood Springs, Iron Mountain Hot Springs is calling its newly opened Sauna Summit “the country’s most diverse sauna collection” that achieves “a first-of-its-kind contrast therapy destination.” The contrast is felt between…
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People who enhance our lives | Such A Fine Sight to See
Keep your eyes and ears open. People are there-ready to make a difference in your life. Let them in, and you will remember them for a lifetime. We have all had these experiences, and here are a few examples from my own life. In late November my husband and I traveled to New Zealand for…
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People who enhance our lives | Such A Fine Sight to See
Keep your eyes and ears open. People are there-ready to make a difference in your life. Let them in, and you will remember them for a lifetime. We have all had these experiences, and here are a few examples from my own life. In late November my husband and I traveled to New Zealand for…
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For Valentine’s Day, a love letter to Colorado’s great outdoors
Dearest Colorado, It is Valentine’s Day, a day to profess my love for thee. But where to begin? Where our love story begins, of course, almost 10 years ago. I was wandering in a way that some of your earliest settlers had wandered across the country. Except they came by wagon, and I in an…
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Tried and true travel tips | Such a Fine Sight to See
I have learned a thing or two during my many years of travel. There are so many details to attend to when we leave home, and one misstep can surely put a crimp in your good times. Here are five tried and true travel tips to guide you toward smooth sailing. Have your passport ready. And…