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bevischief 04-27-2011 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtCobain (Post 7596841)
They're too busy getting baked.

ROFL

So who is buying the nachos on Saturday?

ClevelandBronco 04-27-2011 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by seaofred (Post 7596870)
Thanks. Is Red Rocks a bar?

Under a Blood Red Sky
http://www.artistdirect.com/Images/a...drocks_450.jpg
http://www.cinemablend.com/images/se...6/U2_12336.jpg

BTW: Too early in the season for Red Rocks.

scorpio 04-27-2011 07:33 PM

If you're already going to Breckenridge don't bother going to Estes, unless you feel like driving around RMNP for whatever reason.

Lots of cool stuff on the 16th street mall and around LoDo. The art museum and natural history/science museum are both worth the price of admission if you're into that sort of thing.

seaofred 04-27-2011 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rain Man (Post 7596907)
If the Mount Evans road is open, that's a cool drive, and strap your helmet on and get a rental car with power.

Go to Manitou Springs (about an hour south) and take the cog railroad to the top of Pike's Peak.

Estes Park is indeed very nice.

Those would be my top three recommendations for one day in Colorado.


Pikes Peak sounds cool. May do that instead of Estes Park. Thanks!

tmax63 04-27-2011 07:37 PM

There's still snow up top. You may want to make sure the road's open before driving down.

seaofred 04-27-2011 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tmax63 (Post 7597102)
There's still snow up top. You may want to make sure the road's open before driving down.

Good tip. I'll be sure to check that stuff out.

seaofred 04-27-2011 07:39 PM

Any kind of night life in Breckenridge?

Bugeater 04-27-2011 07:54 PM

I wasn't all that impressed with the drive up to Mt Evans, all that is up there is the remains of a burnt out building and not much oxygen. I'd recommend Pike's Peak instead.

Bugeater 04-27-2011 07:55 PM

There's some cool cliff dwellings in Manitou Springs too.

DaKCMan AP 04-27-2011 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by ClevelandBronco (Post 7596948)

BTW: Too early in the season for Red Rocks.

My bad. Us Floridians aren't used to thinking things aren't year-round. ;)

Rain Man 04-27-2011 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by seaofred (Post 7597093)
Pikes Peak sounds cool. May do that instead of Estes Park. Thanks!

I was just getting on to recommend that more strongly. check to be sure the train is running, and if so you'll enjoy it.
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Miles 04-27-2011 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by seaofred (Post 7597112)
Any kind of night life in Breckenridge?

There usually is but ski season ended at Breck last weekend so it may be fairly quite.

DaFace 04-27-2011 08:37 PM

Unfortunately, you're in a bit of a weird time period. There's still lots of snow up top, so Mt. Evans and Trail Ridge Road (through RMNP) are both still closed. That means that places like Estes Park will probably be a little dead, which is great for shopping if that's your thing, but not much for atmosphere.

On the other hand, most of the ski areas closed in the past few weeks, so the ski towns are also now pretty dead. The sad thing is that there's still TONS of snow up there, but they're closed anyway. I think it'd make me pretty bummed out to be in Breck staring at the slopes, but no way to ski them!

If you're the type to get outdoors for real, let me know. I know area hiking and snowshoeing trails pretty well. You technically could ski Loveland or Arapahoe Basin if that's your thing.

If you're looking for cultural attractions, you can definitely make a day out of Denver. The Art Museum is worth the trip. It sounds like you're on your own (rather than with kids), so the Zoo and Aquarium would probably be pretty meh for you. The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is pretty kid-oriented in areas, but if you're into natural history, you can burn a few hours there.

If you're looking to try and get outdoors some, but not wanting to go the physical exertion route, Colorado Springs has a train that you can take up Pike's Peak, and Garden of the Gods is pretty cool. Cave of the Winds is there, but I was pretty underwhelmed by it.

If you're much of a beer drinker, we've got breweries everywhere that you could tour. I've never done the Coors tour in Golden, but if that's your thing, it's an option. I'm a bigger fan of all of the smaller breweries like New Belgium, O'Dell's, Avery, Left Hand, and Boulder Beer. There's also Breckenridge Brewery and Great Divide brewing in downtown Denver.

Finally, the Rockies have a home game Saturday night, and Coors field is (IMO) a great place to catch a game.

Any questions, just ask. I've done my fair share of exploring this place after moving here 5 years ago.

Jethopper 04-27-2011 08:43 PM

Dillon Dam Brewery... a must

DaFace 04-27-2011 08:46 PM

Oh, I've never done it, but there's an old railroad train in Georgetown (about halfway between Denver and Breck) that's supposed to be pretty scenic.


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