Entering the Gates
Colorado Renaissance Faire * 650 W. Perry Park Ave. * Larkspur, CO 80118 * (303) 688-6010 / Toll Free (877) 259-3328 or 409-F South Wilcox Street, * Castle Rock, CO 80104 *
Every year there is an amazing festival that leaps it’s patrons to the age of the Renaissance and medieval delights. Nestled [...]
Briarhurst Manor * 404 Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO, 80829. (719) 685-1864 or 1 (877) 685-1448 * http://www.briarhurst.com/ *
Briarhurst Manor
Briarhurst Manor is bombarded with negative reviews for its wedding services and its dining food. So I’ve always been hesitant to try the restaurant out, even though i was deadly curious about the place. [...]
80’s Thursday at Thunder & Buttons * 2415 W Colorado Ave * Colorado Springs, CO 80904-3021* (719) 447-9888 * www.thunderandbuttons.com *
DJ Gypsy spinning 80’s at Thunder and Buttons
A new night in the works getting Colorado Springs back into the 80’s flair with the amazing DJ Gypsy enchanting all with some of the best of [...]
Dreamtime FestivalPaonia, Colorado * July 16-19, 2009 *http://www.dreamthefuture.org/Each year, in the high desert Rocky Mountain valley outside of Paonia is a music, art, and educational festival born to inspire creativity, awareness, sustainability, art, music, festivity, networking, personal growth, and social change. Its focus is learning and transformation bringing together community with members old and new [...]
The Rugged San Juans* Near Gunnison, Colorado *
One of Colorado’s most panoramic features, is the rugged mountain chain in southwestern Colorado that is an integral part of the Rockies known as the San Juan mountains. They consist of very steep, highly mineralized stone composition slopes and are the heart of what is known as [...]
Blue Mesa Lake and Reservoir* Near Gunnison, Colorado * Right in the heart of the Rugged San Juan’s mountain lies Colorado’s largest body of water and the United States’ largest lake trout and Kokanee salmon fishery. Right along scenic Blue Mesa and U.S. 50 at an elevation of 7,519 feet is a 41,972 acre / [...]
Paonia* Paonia, Colorado * Nestled along the San Juan mountains is the statutory Town of Paonia. Located along the North Fork River about 10 miles from Hotchkiss, Colorado by the head of the North Fork Valley. At the base of Mount Lamborn (peak: 11,397 ft) and the Grand Mesa. Its a small town of [...]
Cimarron Canyon State ParkCimarron, New Mexico * http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/prd/CimarronCanyon.htm * A beautiful canyon that is bisected by historic Highway 64 extending from Cimarron to Taos. The State Park is located three miles east of Eagle Nest, New Mexico. The park resides in the Colin Neblett Wildlife Area. The Canyon is a very popular location for [...]
Taos, New Mexico* http://www.taosgov.com *
Taos means “place of red willows” and stands at an elevation of 6,950 feet above sea level and according to a 2000 census, has a population of about 4,700. The town consists of 5.4 square miles and is located at 36°23′38″N 105°34′36″W / 36.39389°N 105.57667°W / 36.39389; -105.57667 (36.393979, -105.576705) [...]
Rio Grande Gorge and BridgeTaos, New Mexico * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_Gorge_Bridge * One of New Mexico’s most famous and picturesque gorges and bridges. The Rio Grande Gorge is 800 feet deep and ten miles long, running from northwest to southeast of Taos, New Mexico, through the basalt flows of the Taos Plateau volcanic field. One of [...]