Denver Stories and Tips

Quote: The Mile High City is smaller than its title when measured horizontally and its center can be leisurely explored by foot in less than a day. Despite the method of arrival, downtown and LoDo are the first places to visit since they contain all the…

Quote: The USA provides many surprises to the visitor. Before arriving for the first time, I thought that through the many Hollywood movies I have seen, I had a clear idea of how the cities look. In addition to that, articles read elsewhere, convinced me that…

Quote: In my way out of Denver, expecting another string of delays, I decided to continue writing the spooks story I began writing on the way to town. It had proven to be an amusing and effective pastime and my expected arrival at 2:35am to Santa…

Quote: Oakland's Greyhound terminal resembles an aquarium, slightly round with many glass doors and a few of those ubiquitous video cameras in America watching over citizens. In my hour-long wait for the bus there, I began writing a short spooks story taking part in the place.…

Quote: To get a good perspective on Colorado, before going to Vail and the Rockies, spend a day or two in Denver. There were several wonderful history museums - the Colorado History Museum and the Black American West Museum. Both were wonderful and gave a historical…

Quote: After leaving the wonderful Denver museums, we drove up to Estes Park, and the Rocky Mountain National Park. WOW! It took almost 2 hours because we hit rush hour, and drove on Interstate 25, which was packed at 4pm on a holiday weekend, and…

Quote: Mt. Evans is the only mountain, other than Pikes Peak, in Colorado that has a paved road up to the top of it. Because of its easy accessibility I am always taking out-of-town guests up to the top. This Fourth of July started out innocently…

Quote: The baseball diamond that the Colorado Rockies call home is a treasure! This is a beautiful field with a view of the mountains that few ballparks could compete with. If the Rockies hit a home run (and the thin air lets them hit quite a…

Quote: Downtown Denver has a really neat mall set up for people to walk along and enjoy the moment. The 16th Street Mall is a place you can sit out on the patio and watch the sunset while sipping a brew or shop at Larimer Square…

Quote: Coming to Colorado is a great experience and I don't think one of us residents would discourage you, but you need to know a little bit about the airport. I travel in and out of it every other week, and, at times, it can be…