Richard's blog

The road to the top of Mount Evans is the highest paved road in North America at 14,264 feet. Be advised that you should pay close attention to your driving on parts of the road and save the sight seeing for the top. You won't be disappointed as it truly feels you can see forever and on a nice clear day that isn't far from the truth. Turn one way and it almost feels like you can reach out and touch the Continental Divide. Turn the other way and the eastern plains seem to go on forever.

While I have a fondness for the great American high plains which stretches from just west of the Missouri River to the Rocky Mountains I freely admit that driving Interstate 70 can be quite dull. Somewhere between point A and Point B is the town of Burlington CO. (actually just west of the Colorado and Kansas line) which can be a nice place to stop and unwind a bit. Ok, I can hear a collective 'what you talking about boy', there can't be anything of interest out there. Believe it or not I have an answer and it has nothing at all to do with skiing, jeeping the high passes (death wish activity), rafting, gambling or Bluegrass music at Telluride.

One of the primary objectives of this Web site is to promote and direct folks to some of the often overlooked things that the state has to offer. In that spirit I would like to suggest what I feel is a very worthwhile thing to do on your next trip to “The Springs” (Colorado Springs). Everyone knows about the Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs and the Broadmoor Hotel which are at, or near the top of nearly everyones “must do” list. We have visited and taken guests to all these and I remember that my wife nearly passed out from trying to run to the car at the top of Pikes Peak on our first visit.

If y'all be thinkin that Colorado, or as my beloved father-in-law said Cal-o-rad-o is all about the population sprawl of Denver and the front range, skiing or the death wish of jeepin the high country then you'd better get yourself a new thinkin cap. There is this little thing called the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

I seem to be on a bit of a nostalgia kick this evening. It may be related to being down after my beloved Broncos rolled over, played dead and let the jerk K.C. punks beat them. If Denver is 2 and 14 and both victories are against K.C. then their year is a success. Oh well, that isn't the real purpose of this post.

Although it is getting late I feel a need to post about a Web site I came across a couple days backj. I just completed reading nearly every word a little bit ago. While it isn't pure Colorado and slips off into Utah sometimes I will not be to hard on them for doing that as I have fond memories of time spent in the Utah Canyon Lands and 4 corners area. Just remembered eating dinner at a restaurant on the banks of the Green River as the sun was sitting. As usual I digress again so on to the real meat.