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Touring the Colorado Capitol and the Denver Mint
A couple weeks back, I put together a list of things to do in Denver, and touring the Colorado Capitol and Denver Mint were items #1 and #2 on the list. What was intended to be a one paragraph blurb about each quickly morphed into a total of nearly 700 words… and I still had… Continue reading
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25 things to do in and around Denver, Colorado
The 2024 airport statistics were released recently, and Denver has jumped up the list quite substantially; it’s now the 6th busiest airport in the world and #3 in the United States, with over eighty million passengers last year! Every time I’m there it’s a mess, so I know it’s a busy place. I wouldn’t have… Continue reading
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Colorado State Parks: Roxborough
About three weeks ago, I went hiking in Roxborough State Park with some friends. It wasn’t my first hike in the park; in fact, I’ve written about Roxborough before. But in the aftermath, I realized this post was published more than four years ago, prior to not only this recent visit but another one a… Continue reading
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Colorado Destinations: Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
From 1952 to 1994, Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant was home to manufacturing facilities for both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons, including triggers manufactured from the highly radioactive elements uranium and plutonium. After a series of issues (the plant was actually raided by the FBI in 1989 after claims of environmental crimes) followed by permanent ceasing… Continue reading
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Colorado Hikes: Green Mountain (Denver)
April May showers bring May June flowers. That’s how that saying goes, right? Here in Colorado this year, at least, that’s what happened. In a 45 day period spanning from May through the second week of June, we received almost 11 inches (27 cm) of rain; that’s about 3/4 of our average annual total! Now,… Continue reading
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Visiting the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit
I’m not really into art. I can appreciate the time and effort and talent that goes into creating a piece of art. But you’d have to drag me to an art museum, at which point I’d spend a few seconds looking at each item and then get bored. Then a few months back I read… Continue reading
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Colorado Destinations: Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge
If ever there was an area of the US with a bizarre history, this is it. Even the name – which combines ‘arsenal’ and ‘wildlife’ into the same sentence – suggests that this land has quite the storied past. Located immediately northeast of Denver, the land encompassed today by Rocky Mountain Arsenal used to be… Continue reading