I thought I would share some of the items remaining on my Colorado bucket list. Perhaps others might also be interested in some of these adventures.
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Ride the Rails
Several Railroad lines offer tours or rides. Here are four options in or near Denver:
Georgetown Loop Railroad
Leadville Colorado and Southern Railroad
Amtrak train from Denver to Glenwood Springs (Roundtrip)
Cog Railroad
Gold Mine Tours
Everett and Lebanon Mines- The Georgetown Loop Railroad can drop you off.
Molly Kathleen Mine- Located in Cripple Creek, Colorado. $20/adult. $12/kids.
Argo Gold Mine--Located in Idaho Springs, Colorado. $16/adult and $8/kids.
Hike a 14er
For beginners:
Mt. Sherman-This is the one I hope to summit sometime soon. Two reasons: 1) There is an old mine at the base 2) One of the "easier" ones to start with.
Mt. Bierstadt- Located in a popular area and also noted as a good "starter" climb.
Hike Parts of the Colorado Trail
There are 28 segments that make up the Colorado Trail. If you can't hike the whole thing...maybe try section by section. I've only casually hiked along 3 sections. Hoping to add more as time goes by.
Explore More Colorado History
Daniel-Fisher Tower Tour-At one point this clock tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi. Tours offered on Saturdays. Cool historical/architectural tour.
Holzwarth historic site located on the Grand Lake side of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Bent's Old Fort- Travel back in time to the mid-1800s during the fur trade along the Sante Fe Trail.
Sand Creek Massacre Site-(Located near Bent's Old Fort site) Remember and honor a tragic event in American history...site where a group of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Amerindians were killed.
Dinosaur National Monument- One of Colorado's National Park Monument sites. Come and see dinosaur fossils and bone quarries.
Go Off-Roading!
A sample of jeep outfitters:
Colorado Jeep Tours
Backbone Adventures
Mountain High Rentals
Rent a Pontoon Boat for an afternoon
I've been wanting to do this for a long time. Maybe this summer it will happen!
Boat rentals for Lake Dillon: see Lake Dillon Boathouse
Get out and explore, y'all!! Happy summering!!
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