Colorado 4th of July Memories: Leadville & Red Rocks Ampitheatre
This would typically be my “Colorado Weekend Events” post but with the 4th of July holiday weekend, there are events taking place approximately every 2.3 feet across the state. So where to start? I decided to look back at my 14+ years here in Colorado and see which 4th of July Colorado memories have really … Continue reading
Colorado Weekend Events: Denver Cherry Blossom Festival, Colorado Springs Olympic Day, Crested Butte Mountain Bike Week, Beaver Creek Tough Mudder
With a State this big, filled with people as active as we are, there is simply no way of doing justice to all of the Colorado events, Colorado festivals, and Colorado experiences that I would like to each week. This category of “Colorado Weekend Events” should more likely be titled, “A select few Colorado Weekend … Continue reading
Colorado Weekend Events: Racing Outhouses in Breckenridge & Brass Beds in Central City
Only in Colorado. Seriously, where else but in our wonderfully funky State would there be not one, but two crazy races on the same weekend? Things kick off on Saturday the 18th in Central City for Lou Bunch Days, celebrating a true Colorado icon. Lou Bunch was one of the more famous madams located in … Continue reading
Denver Chalk Art Festival, Larimer Square June 4-5
My wife and I traveled quite a bit of the world in what we term the B.C. era…before child. Some of our fondest travel memories from that time were experiences we didn’t plan. Situations we sometimes literally tripped into. While our range isn’t quite as large as it once was in the B.C. era, … Continue reading
Teva Mountain Games, Vail, June 02-05
Athletes. Art. Music. Mountains. That’s the catch phrase for the Teva Mountain Games that kick off in Vail today. Pretty much sums it up doesn’t it? To boil it down even further, I would proffer this: FUN! Billed as the largest adventure sport and mountain lifestyle festival in the country, The 10th annual Teva Mountain … Continue reading
Memorial Day Weekend: Colorado Events
Here’s just a small sample of the events in Colorado as we kick off the holiday weekend. Junior College World Series Grand Junction http://www.jucogj.org/ Paddle Fest Buena Vista http://www.ckspaddlefest.com/ Mesa Verde Country Indian Arts & Cultural Festival Cortez, Deloros, Mancos, Towaoc, Mesa Verde National Park http://www.mesaverdecountry.com/tourism/festivals/iacf/iacf.html Downtown Denver Arts Festival Denver http://www.downtowndenverartfestival.com/ Grand Olde West … Continue reading
Weekend Happenings: May 13-15
Cities of Splendor Chalk Art Event In partnership with the Denver Chalk Art Festival, artist Michael Rieger will create three chalk art masterpieces, including one based on Giovanni da Bologna’s The Coronation of the Virgin, currently on view in the Cities of Splendor exhibition. High school artists will work with Rieger on two of the images while visitors can … Continue reading
Colorado Weekend Events: May 6th-May8th
Downtown Grand Junction Art & Jazz Festival Main Street comes alive Mother’s Day Weekend with jazz music performed by local and national artists, artist demonstrations in a variety of mediums and artists selling beautiful, high-quality work. This three-day festival surrounds the installation of Art on the Corner sculptures. A celebration of art and music, this … Continue reading
Ah, Colorado
So what are you in the mood for? Prairie? Mountains? Desert? Yep, we got all that. How about a little (OK, not little, try epic) skiing? Anyone the world over can tell you hitting the slopes in Colorado isn’t a problem. But that’s only the beginning. Do you crave hot springs, fly-fishing, year round festivals, … Continue reading
Colorado State of Mind 