An easy ten-mile mountainous drive from Denver will take you into the community of Morrison, to the Red Rocks Geological Park and, what this park is most famous for, the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. You could also take the Red Rocks Shuttle from Illegal Pete’s or the Thirsty Lion Gastropub in Denver, to the park, and…
Hoosier Pass is a high-elevation mountain pass along Colorado’s Highway 9 that connects Breckenridge to Alma, in the Mosquito Mountain range of the Rockies. It has the highest altitude of the TransAmerica bike trail that runs from Virginia to Oregon, coming in at 11,539 feet. Some sources list 11,542 feet but I am going by…
Boulder, Colorado has received dozens of accolades and awards for being the happiest, healthiest, greenest, most liberal, most queer, most outdoor adventurous, most bike-friendly, most walkable, and best educated city, just to name a few! Boulder is located in the Boulder Valley between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains, bordered by the Flatiron Mountains…
Denver, Colorado is the “Mile High City” with a spooky blue stallion guarding its airport, namesake of the Denver omelet, inspiration for the Shining hotel, one of the original Wild West towns, and has an underground tunnel system below the city that is shrouded in conspiracy theories… you know this place is going to be…
Denver’s Berkeley neighbourhood sits immediately south of Berkeley Lake Park and Rocky Mountain Lake Park. It is roughly bordered by Sheridan Boulevard to the west, Federal Boulevard to the east, and spans southward to W 38th Street. Tennyson Street is the main strip, running from north to south through the neighbourhood. An early morning solo…
On a recent trip to Denver, we set out to visit the city’s most hip and rapidly developing neighbourhood, RiNo. This area includes the older communities of Globeville, Elyria-Swansea, Cole, and Five Points. Check out this gallery of old photos and to learn more about these communities. Over the past few years, this part of north…
Alma is a small town of less than 300 residents in Park County, Colorado between Breckenridge and Fairplay. It was incorporated in December of 1873 and named after a local merchant’s daughter. Alma was originally formed as a camp settlement for miners and the workers of two smelting companies in the 1870s. Gold was found…
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