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Sing "America the Beautiful" at the top of Pikes Peak
Legend says New England poet Katharine Lee Bates was inspired to write the original poem after a visit to the top of the peak.
Kelly's Note:
Make sure you take lots of water and take it easy at the top...remember it's over 14000 feet tall!
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Catch a show at Red Rocks
Red Rocks is known the world over for its amazing acoustics and every year a number of top recording artists entertain thousands
at this one-of-a-kind venue. Many people forget that Red Rocks is also a park and is open during the day for hiking and site-seeing. Don't miss a trip up to the 'Rocks' for one of the best views of the front range.
Summer concert schedules usually come out in March. Check the website below for more information.
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Cool off at the 'Pec
Back when Lower Downtown (LoDo) was still Denver's skid row, El Chapultepec stood as a beacon of hope on the corner of 19th and Market
streets. It was where the jazz and blues greats of the day - including Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, and Wynton Marsalis -
came to play in the wee hours after finishing paying gigs at the city's tonier clubs. Today, it's still there, still serving spicy Mexican on
paper plates and still the best place in town to hear live muisc.
1962 Market Street
303.295.9126
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Learn to ride Western - or at least fake it
At the dude ranch there's nothing more humiliating than being rattled around in the saddle like a wooden puppet. Here's how
to look the part: heels down, eyes between your horse's ears, relax from the waist, and for goodness sake, don't hold the reins in
the air like you're the Statue of Liberty hoisting her torch.
Wanna look the part? Check out Rockmount Ranch Wear, home of the western shirt
with snaps (it's in the Smithsonian!) and the oldest corporate president in the nation! Visit Website
Sombrero Ranches: Visit Website
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Ride the Georgetown Loop
During Colorado's mining boom of the late 19th century, train tracks were strung about the mountains above Georgetown to transport
rich mineral deposits and weary miners. That line's narrow-gauge steam engines now huff and puff over country that would challenge
even the most sure-footed pack mule, providing passengers with a breathtaking view.
1.888.456.6777
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Visit the Colorado History Museum
Check out "The Colordo Chronicle" a time line of newspaper clippings, photographs, and maps of Colorado's winding trek
through history.
1300 Broadway
303.866.3682
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Take High Tea
Granted, it's practically impossible to get a reservation druing the holidays, but lucky for us tea at the Brown Palace is a
year-round treat. Nibble on fancy sandwiches and gourmet chocolates served on tiered trays while a tuxedoed pianist plays
softly in the background.
303.297.3111
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Salute the Unsinkable Ms. Brown
We all know Molly Brown was famous for surviving the Titanic disaster, but her life before and after the shipwreck was
the stuff of legend. Pay tribute with a trip to her posh Capitol Hill house - complete with a polar bear rug and a call
system for the servants.
Kelly's Note:
This is right around the corner from my condo and is a beautiful home, especially when you consider that it was built in the
late 1800's.
303.832.4092
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Join the Mile-High Club
Not that one! We mean snap a photo on the steps of the State Capitol - look for the step that's marked 5,280 (a mile) feet
above sea level. Then head to the Capitol's observation deck and gaze west for a pristing view of the Rocky Mountains.
The prominent mountains (Long's Peak, Mt. Evans and Pikes Peak, etc.) are labeled with arrows.
200 East Colfax Avenue
Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Walk along Boulder's Pearl Street Mall with a scoop of Boulder Ice Cream
Colorful street performers, delightful restaurants and top-notch shopping accent this redbrick pedestrain walkway.
Pearl Street, between 11th and 15th Streets, Boulder
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