Hi all,
Thinking ahead to October, we're planning to take a few days' holiday before going to RMAF. With an emphasis on scenic sight-seeing, what are peoples' suggestions? Ideally doable in a day from Denver Tech Centre...
Hi all,
Thinking ahead to October, we're planning to take a few days' holiday before going to RMAF. With an emphasis on scenic sight-seeing, what are peoples' suggestions? Ideally doable in a day from Denver Tech Centre...
The cog railway to the top of Pike's Peak is worthwhile.
The tour of Rocky Mountain National Park-not to be missed and is a day trip by bus.Originally Posted by vinylphilemag
Coors factory and a few other sites such as Red Rock, etc. Very nice day trip and the Coors beer at the factory is surprisingly better than the swill they ship.
Remember the days when Coors refused to ship outside of the western U.S. because their beer wasn’t pasteurized and they said it had to be shipped cold and stored cold in order to preserve the freshness and taste? Coors didn’t want to bother with the cost of refrigerated shipping which is why they limited the areas it could be sold. Remember after that when Coors made the decision they would ship their beer warm and stores could stock it warm and ran commercials to tell people it was OK? I do.
Yes, still tasted like crap.
- Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park is a must-see.
- Pikes Peak, natch, an hour or two south of Denver; a long day but worthwhile.
- There are some gorgeous drives through the mountains (if not on fire) from I70 west then north or south. You should drive through the Eisenhower Tunnel just to say you did it.
- If you're into trains, check out the Georgetown Loop, and there is a good train museum in Golden.
I don't know much about city stuff in Denver...
If you are coming from sea-level'ish, drink lots, and watch out for altitude sickness, especially on the high trips.
Last edited by DonH50; 06-29-2012 at 10:46 AM.
Don Herman
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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone; much appreciated!
Good point about the altitude stuff, Don. A couple of years ago we were at the Grand Canyon and both suffered with altitude sickness! Much accustomed to the drink lots mantra: where I live is fairly desert-like (although the past month's rain would suggest otherwise!).
There is some place called garden of the gods, i think near colorado springs (ie pikes peak area), very pretty place too.
Tom
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Yeah, it is right down the street from my workplace, duh! It is closed now (fires) but should be open in October. We also have Cave of the Winds, Manitou Cliff Dwellings, etc. if you want to spend a day or two down around Colorado Springs.
A long day loop would be to leave early and get (drive) up Pikes Peak, then loop through GoG and grab a meal down in COS before heading back to Denver. That one day, and another day going through Estes Park and driving Trail Ridge and Fall Canyon roads in Rocky Mountain National Park, would hit some of the prettiest and most varied country in the state.
Don Herman
"After silence, that which best expresses the inexpressible, is music" - Aldous Huxley
If you don't want to drive, there are some excellent tour buses that will take you to these places! I must admit, driving up some of the those one lane roads with no guardrails to 12,000 or so feet really unnerved me. As the say out there, flatlanders don't drive well there
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