During the summer months there's a nice Farmers' Market in Vail every Sunday. It's situated on the north side of Gore Creek, on Meadow Drive, in close proximity to the town's large parking structure. It compliments the nearby ...
I love summer in the mountains! Winter has its own charm, especially if you like playing in the ice and snow, but summer is my season. Days are long and the weather is pleasant -- sometimes even warm. People who live in the...
One of the pleasures of summer across the northern hemisphere is that farmers markets spring to life for a few months, serving a bounty of fresh produce along with other items people buy at a market, like handicrafts, baked goods,...
A few springs ago I was visiting Denver and decided to make an overnight trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, through Estes Park. The higher passes and most scenic drives were closed because of snow and ice, but I was rewarded...
While many of the units of the US National Park system are frequently visited and very busy, there are also a few less crowded places. Colorado National Monument (known to locals as " The Monument" ) falls into the latter category....
I love going on leisurely road trips -- the kind where you've several spare hours to pull over somewhere and explore. If a place seems interesting, I like to check it out. So it was this past summer while we were visiting...
While Colorado has made recreational use of marijuana legal, it's also given business owners and building operators the right to ban it on premises—and both Denver and Colorado Springs airports have done so. Now, a vendor is suing the Denver...
The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is the world's highest botanical garden, situated at the foot of Vail Mountain in the Colorado Rockies, in gorgeous Vail Valley. The Garden rests at an altitude of 8,200 feet (2,500 m) and is...
The small town of Minturn, near Vail, presented us with a variety of unusual motor vehicles. I've previously highlighted a very interesting Chevrolet Impala and a magnificent 1955 Crown Victoria that we enjoyed in Minturn....
One of the best Farmers Markets I've ever been to is Boulder's, the largest in Colorado. The Market focuses on locally grown vegetables, fruit, meats, flowers and wines, sold by the farmers that actually produce them....
One of my favorite regions to hike is anywhere near the transition between the great Central Plains and the Rocky Mountains. The region offers opportunity to explore several ecosystems and to enjoy grand panoramic views of the...
When you first see him at a distance, your impression is that he's real. Walking on the bank of Gore Creek is a white garbed figure carrying skis and... a rifle?!? You do a double take and realize it's an amazing life-sized,...
One of my favorite places to visit in Colorado is in the western part of the state, just south of the I-70 freeway and city of Colorado Springs. Colorado National Monument contains some beautiful red sandstone rock, with massive...
Spotted this beautiful machine sitting in front of an antique shop in Minturn, Colorado, a few days after seeing my most memorable "on the road" car (which you can read about at this link ) . It's a grand Fairlane Crown Victoria, about 1955 vintage...
I visited The Grand Canyon in January and was a little saddened to wake up that morning to see that lots of snow had fallen in the night and I immediately thought that it would impact the view in a negative way. It did not! It was a...