Articles tagged ‘Colorado’
Steamboat Springs Wine Festival
By Carrie Thompson | July 20th, 2007 |
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Steamboat Springs, Colorado is getting ready for the Fourth Annual Wine Festival, to take place from August 2 - 5, 2007. I like a wine festival, and this sounds like a fun place to drop in if your travels take you to Colorado in the early part of August (mine will not, as I [...]
Restaurant Review: Cantina Grill in Denver International Airport
By Carrie Thompson | May 31st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
* Name: Cantina Grill
* Location: Terminal A of Denver International Airport
* Open For: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
* Under Review: Lunch
* Price Range: Airport (what do you expect)
* Fare: Tex-Mex
* Full Bar: No
* Food Score (out of 10): 5
* Service Score (out of 10): 6
* BT Blog Recommends?: Yes
* Website: [...]
Vail, Colorado’s Wind Powered Environmental Sculpture
By Carrie Thompson | April 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Vail, Colorado is the home of the new “Windmill Project” environmental sculptures by Patrick Marold. The exhibit is on display until May 6, 2007. What’s it like? The Windmill Project is the world’s largest wind powered environmental sculpture and presently enjoying its North American debut. It consists of approximately 2,700 windmills [...]
Mountainfilm Festival in Telluride, Colorado
By Carrie Thompson | April 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Mountainfilm, the film festival based in Telluride, Colorado, takes place each Memorial Day weekend. This festival is an event for independent films dealing with world cultures, adventure and the environment. The 2007 festival begins with the Moving Mountains Symposium on Energy on May 25 and is followed by a host of activities and [...]
Sixteenth Street Mall in Denver, Colorado
By Carrie Thompson | March 26th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
The Sixteenth Street Mall in Denver, Colorado is a shopper’s paradise, as well as a good place to go for a bite to eat.
The mall isn’t a mall at all - at least in the way I think of a mall. When I think mall, I think a large building with lots [...]
Denver Trails
By Carrie Thompson | March 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The city of Denver, Colorado offers the best “trail” system for bikers, hikers, joggers and walkers that I am aware of in the United States. The paved trails stretch for miles along the banks of the Platte River, just minutes from downtown. I would recommend a morning or after work jog for anyone [...]
REI Denver Flagship Location
By Carrie Thompson | March 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The REI Denver flagship location in Denver, Colorado is a must visit for anyone who is interested in the outdoors or sports. The spacious property on the banks of the Platte River offers all of the fantastic REI products for camping and biking and snow sports.
You can rent some gear here, but [...]
Denver, Colorado
By Carrie Thompson | March 26th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Denver, Colorado is a great city to visit for business at any time of year.
During the winter, you can hop over to Copper Mountain for a half day of skiing if you have a little extra time and stop in at Beau Jo’s for some great pizza on the way back to the [...]
Restaurant Review: Tamayo in Denver, Colorado
By Carrie Thompson | March 21st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
* Name: Tamayo
* Location: Larimer Square
* Open For: Lunch and Dinner
* Under Review: Dinner
* Price Range: Medium to High
* Fare: “Modern Mexican”
* This meal cost $17 to $30 per person.
* Food Score (out of 10): 9
* Service Score (out of 10): 8
* Reservations: Yes
* BT Blog Recommends?: Definitely
* Booking Information:
1400 Larimer [...]
Guess what today is? Opening day at Copper Mountain Ski Resort in Colorado.
By Carrie Thompson | November 3rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
In Denver for business?
You can get in on some great snowboard or skiing action at Copper Mountain, just a smidge over an hour from downtown Denver. With all of the snow that was dumped on the area last week, it should be AWESOME!!
Copper Mountain is kind of a locals rule, die you [...]
