Colorado's best : the essential guide to favorite places / Bruce Caughey & Doug Whitehead ; with accounts by Tamra Monahan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Caughey, Bruce, 1960-

Contributor:

Whitehead, Doug.

Monahan, Tamra, 1958-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colorado--Guidebooks.

Colorado.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the bestselling co-author of The Colorado Guide and the writer/producer of the award-winning TV show Colorado Getaways (KCNC-TV) comes a must-have collection of recommended places to go and experiences to have in Colorado. Bruce Caughey and Doug Whitehead have teamed up to create a guide filled with nothing but Colorado's Best. Visitors and residents alike will appreciate this essential guide, with its personal, authoritative selections. As the authors declare, this guide is shaped by their prejudices and interests. While you won't find information on the state's best snowmobile trails or

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments xv; Introduction xvii; Map of Colorado xx; THE FRONT RANGE 1; Cultural & Historical BEST Unsung Heroes of the West-Black American West Museum and Heritage Center (Denver) 2; BEST Radio Show-etown 3; BEST Architectural Statement-Denver Art Museum Expansion 3; BEST Venue for Live Music on Planet Earth-Red Rocks Amphitheater (near Denver) 4; BEST Stately College Campus-University of Colorado at Boulder 5; BEST Collection of Tourist Traps-Colorado Springs 5; BEST Weather Laboratory-National Center for AtmosphericResearch (Boulder) 6

BEST Dino Evidence-Dinosaur Ridge (west of Denver) 7BEST Place to Feel Like a Giant-Tiny Town (west of Denver) 8; BEST Bookstore of All Time-Tattered Cover (Denver) 8; BEST Throwback in Time-Renaissance Festival (Larkspur) 9; BEST Cultural Festival-Greek Festival (Denver) 10; BEST Culture in Suburbia-Arvada Center for the Performing Arts 11; BEST College Sports Scene-University of Denver Ice Hockey 11; BEST Place to See Junk Transformed-Swetsville Zoo (near Fort Collins) 12; BEST One-Stop Shopping Experience-McGuckin Hardware (Boulder) 12

BEST Place to Float Like a Butterfly-Butterfly Pavilion andInsect Center (Westminster) 13Outdoor Activities & Events BEST Spectator Event-Colorado Mammoth (Denver) 14; BEST Place to Show off Your Snakeskin Boots-National Western Stock Show, Rodeo, and Horse Show (Denver) 14; BEST Walking Mall-Pearl St. Mall (Boulder) 15; BEST Afternoon Stroll, Skate, or Ride-Washington Park (Denver) 16; BEST Amusement Park-Six Flags/Elitch Gardens (Denver) 16; BEST "Primitive" State Park-Roxborough (Littleton) 17; BEST Place to Spend a Lazy Afternoon-Chautauqua Park (Boulder) 18

BEST Urban Oasis-Jefferson County Open Space 18BEST Backyard Camping-Golden Gate Canyon State Park (Golden) 19; BEST Moderate Mountain Biking-Horsetooth Mountain Park and Lory State Park (Fort Collins) 20; BEST Soaking after a Hike-Eldorado Artesian Springs (near Boulder) 21; BEST Trailhead-Colorado Trail/ Waterton Canyon (Denver) 21; BEST Country Walk in the City-Highline Canal (Denver) 22; BEST Fun Times at a Reservoir-Lake Pueblo State Park (Pueblo) 22; BEST Rock Climbing Close to the City-Eldorado Canyon (near Boulder) 23; BEST Footrace-Bolder Boulder 24

BEST Statewide Event-Colorado State Fair (Pueblo) 25BEST Mingling with Offbeat Boulderites-Kinetic Conveyance Challenge 25; BEST Scenery at a Golf Course-Arrowhead Golf Club(near Denver) 26; BEST Scottish-Style Links-Riverdale Dunes (Brighton) 27; BEST Disk Golf Course-Edora Park (Fort Collins) 27; BEST Zoo-Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (Colorado Springs) 28; Where to Eat, Drink, & Stay expert pick: Top Five Colorado Brews by Eric Warner 29; BEST Italian Ambience-Carmine's on Penn (Denver) 30; BEST Sing-Along-The Golden Bee (Colorado Springs) 31

BEST Casual Dining Experience-Austin's American Grill (Fort Collins) 31

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786612467714

1-282-46771-9

1-55591-841-7

0-585-33509-5

OCLC:

609853863