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That Rocky Mountain high is still going strong in places like Denver, Aspen, Vail, Telluride, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. But there's also canyon/mesa country, plains, wine country, old frontier towns, and more.

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Why Denver's dining scene is unforgettable

Wally Gobetz There are a lot of things to love about Colorado's capital and largest city. Its setting alone is an awe-inspiring one, in the shadow of the soaring Rocky Mountains - your first time seeing the Mile-High City in the distance as you approach is one that you will never forget. And once you're here there's is also a lot to see and do, from attractions and culture to nightlife (a seemingly endless array of bars, pubs, clubs, and music venues) and sports (with local football,…

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Dynamic Denver, a progressive, urbane gem of the USA's West

Jeff Zehnder The USA's 19th largest city (pop. 693,000, metro area 3.1 million), and at 5,280 feet (1,609 meters) its highest-altitude, has come a long way from its humble beginnings in 1859 as a gold-rush mining town. Sleepy at first, much of the "Mile-High City's" growth didn't pick up steam until the 1890s, with the real boom not kicking in till after World War II. Today, this dynamic, high-tech bastion is a major business, cultural, and sports power which trends young and cosmopolitan…

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Cliff House at Pike's Peak in 'Sleeping with History at 7 of the USA's most Historic Hotels'

How would you like to spend a night or more at a hotel once frequented by Clark Gable, Ingrid Berman, Marilyn Monroe and a long list of other Tinseltown luminaries? Or snuggle down under the sheets at a former stagecoach stop along the famous Chisolm Trail which played host to George Custer, the cavalry commander in the Civil and American Indian Wars, and Jesse James, who needs no introduction? If luxury and elegance are your preference, how about the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware,…

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Rockies Paragliding cited in 'In the USA this Fall, Combine Foliage with Adventure'

Dan and Mary Stroudt oooh and aaah at the multicolored scenery below the hot air balloon in which they’re riding. The journey is very different for Mark and Marylee Sutherland as they help to paddle a rubber raft along a stretch of whitewater in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Betsy Goodman and Tom Cross are traveling at a slower pace, strolling across a glass-bottom observation deck. These disparate experiences may seem to have little in common, but they do. They provide…

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Darryl Musick July 21, 2011 at 8:04pm

It's a great place to take kids, they really like the ruins and the stories surrounding them. The B&B in Cortez is also very family friendly.
Jillian Livingston July 21, 2011 at 7:29pm

Darryl, I too enjoyed that post.

It is on my list, to visit that area with my boys and witness the haunted remains of the Anasazi.
Darryl Musick July 21, 2011 at 5:04pm

Thanks, Sam. Although I can take credit for the story, the photo is a public domain pic I downloaded from Wikimedia.
Sam Scribe July 21, 2011 at 4:09pm

I just stumbled upon your old Cortez/Mesa Verde blog, Darryl. That ranger tells a good ghost story, and your b/w photo is a prize-winner.
Darryl Musick June 13, 2011 at 5:35pm

A Colorado encore at The World on Wheels, one more article...this time way over at the other end of the state. In the Four Corners area, a visit to Cortez and Mesa Verde National Park: http://tinyurl.com/2bdjlf7

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick June 10, 2011 at 4:34am

Thanks...that is quite a bit of a toll.
Sam Scribe June 9, 2011 at 8:10pm

That makes sense. Anyway, Darryl, your blog was the most convincing argument I've seen for visiting the Colorado Springs area, even you can't drive that $40 road to Pike's Peak.
Darryl Musick June 9, 2011 at 7:57pm

Hi Sam,

I couldn't get any more information than that. I guess they're from people that lived in the area back in the early days before statehood. There's only a sign saying "Please preserve historic graffiti."
Sam Scribe June 9, 2011 at 5:23pm

Darryl, your Colorado Springs blog is the first thing I saw upon joining this group. I like the details and the photos; very good. What did you mean by "historical graffiti:" signatures of pioneers or of Native Americans?
Darryl Musick June 9, 2011 at 5:05pm

We finish up our Salute to Colorado today at The World on Wheels with the most visually spectacular portion of our visit, Colorado Springs featuring the Garden of the Gods, Seven Falls, and a cameo by Pike's Peak. Of course there's new pictures and video: http://tinyurl.com/3nbbwrj

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…