Tag: travel
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Crested Butte: So much more than wildflowers | Such a Fine Sight to See
Crested Butte might be my new favorite Colorado mountain town. In September my husband and I spent several days there basking in the early fall glory of breathtaking beauty in the upscale environment. The town plus nearby environs adds up to a perfect getaway. We all know that Crested Butte is particularly known for it’s…
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Crested Butte: So much more than wildflowers | Such a Fine Sight to See
Crested Butte might be my new favorite Colorado mountain town. In September my husband and I spent several days there basking in the early fall glory of breathtaking beauty in the upscale environment. The town plus nearby environs adds up to a perfect getaway. We all know that Crested Butte is particularly known for it’s…
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Crested Butte: So much more than wildflowers | Such a Fine Sight to See
Crested Butte might be my new favorite Colorado mountain town. In September my husband and I spent several days there basking in the early fall glory of breathtaking beauty in the upscale environment. The town plus nearby environs adds up to a perfect getaway. We all know that Crested Butte is particularly known for it’s…
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Colorado’s biggest fan explores sites famous, forgotten and weird
It was nothing. It was everything. It was one morning 11 years ago. Heath Gay woke in his Colorado Springs home. He was not yet 40 at the time. “I had a growth on my forehead,” he says. “By the end of the day, it doubled in size. … I was freaking out.” So much…
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Colorado’s biggest fan explores sites famous, forgotten and weird
It was nothing. It was everything. It was one morning 11 years ago. Heath Gay woke in his Colorado Springs home. He was not yet 40 at the time. “I had a growth on my forehead,” he says. “By the end of the day, it doubled in size. … I was freaking out.” So much…
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Missing store cat found after hitching a ride to another state
Francine the calico cat is back home at a Lowe’s store in Virginia after going missing for a few weeks, hitching a ride on a truck that turned up at a sister facility in another state. Two employees from a Lowe’s in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared…
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18 places to stop on 182-mile ‘Wild West’ road trip that circles Pikes Peak
High on lingering hype served up by our 500-mile one-day motorcycle road trip around Colorado’s Central Mountain region last weekend, my riding buddies and I made plans to hit the road again – this time setting our sights to the south. Once again, this is a road trip that can be enjoyed by anyone in…
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18 places to stop on 182-mile ‘Wild West’ road trip that circles Pikes Peak
High on lingering hype served up by our 500-mile one-day motorcycle road trip around Colorado’s Central Mountain region last weekend, my riding buddies and I made plans to hit the road again – this time setting our sights to the south. Once again, this is a road trip that can be enjoyed by anyone in…
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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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Built to last: The Estes Park Aerial Tram, a generationally beloved phenomenon, marks 70 years
ESTES PARK • Passengers in the red cabin soaring through the air are bound for the panoramic view atop the mountain. Adrian Liddell, however, is bound for a dusty, dim room where a cable rolls, a bullwheel turns and the scent of grease and oil lingers. “The motor room is probably one of my favorite…