Denver in March?

As a Coloradan I will pass along my driving tip for anyone driving Denver to Colorado Springs. I-25, the principal road is in the second valley east of the the mountains. While the scenery is very pretty the traffic is heavy. The first valley is far less developed and scenery is in my view better (I like driving through the rock formations).

C-470 is the western loop of Denver. Take C-470 to Santa Fe (Co- 85) (which is the road that leads southwest from downtown Denver). Once you clear the Denver sprawl the only town you will see is Sedelia (home to one of the best Italian restaurants in Colorado, Gabriel's). In Sedelia turn south on Colorado 105 and parallel National Forest for about 30 miles until you arrive in Monument. 105 will drop you off on I-225 just north of the Air Force Academy. It takes a little longer but it is basically a drive on a country road.

 

Good burger dive in Sedalia, too.

If you like casinos (smoke free, too), make the short drive (weather dependent) to Blackhawk/Central City.

Also hear there a good regional brewery in Golden. Coors, I believe it's called.

 

Priorities, man, priorities.

 

They're SEC people, so they're built for this. #itjustmeansmore

 

More like, we're NOT built for skiing.

 

It's just something we've never done. Kansas is the farthest west and north we've ever lived, so we've never been exposed to it. I guess if we get to Alaska or Ft. Drum or Carson, we'll give it a whirl.

 

I'm a native and I don't ski either. Never been down hill once. Don't care to either. I get some weird looks when I say that. My wife is taking two of our kids skiing at Winter Park next week for one day, not the most expensive place in the world, and it's going to set us back around $400. That certainly doesn't make me change my mind on the matter.

 

Staying in Silvy, Dillon, or Frisco these days isn't much cheaper. We're at 98% capacity right now in Breck. And it's a mess. But as others have said, lots of different things to do down on the front range and in Summit.

I was going to come down the hill today, but the thought of driving back up later today on the 70 changed that idea.

 

Did they get that road repaired that washed out a couple of years ago? (Think that was further north and west).

I remember the aerial photos, and wow, never underestimate the power of water.

 

I think there were a few. Highway 34 from Loveland to Estes Park has been completely closed for a rebuild this fall, although they've opened it for the holidays.