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Colorado Scenic Tours - Rocky Mountains - Rivers - Desert - High Plains - Farms - Historic Towns
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Pre Historic
Dinosaur Diamond; National Scenic Byway - Dinosaur National Monument
This is a 512 mile route that winds through eastern Utah and western Colorado.
It is about a 1300 mile round trip from Boulder, CO. (Denver, CO)
It is a 4-5 day trip, at 5-8 hours per day of driving time.
www.dinosaurdiamond.org
Ray Troll & Kirk Johnsons
Pick your way through the Cruisin' The Fossil Freeway Map the ultimate prehistoric road map to the best of the west of the American west.
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
About 300 miles of scenic routes round trip from Boulder, CO (Denver, CO)
A full day of travel time including hiking on the Fossil trail.
Morrison, Colorado Dinosaur Tracks, Fossils and Museum.
About 55 miles from Boulder, CO. 3.5 flex hours, round trip.
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
A Prehistoric Journey of Life on Earth.
40 miles from Boulder, CO,
0ne half or full day event, can add in the Zoo.
Pre-Historic Dinosaur foot prints on Moab's slick rock in Utah.
Historic
Treasure Trail
Legally digging for treasures, for free or for a fee.
Genealogy and Pioneers Trails
Transport support for finding your ancestors.
Mt. Evans Highway, wilderness area south of Idaho Springs, CO. Park Fee $10.00.
The Mount Evans Scenic Byway, round trip, (The highest paved road in the Nation) climbs more than 7000 feet in 28-miles, reaching an altitude of 14,264 feet. - June - September, call first for road conditions. Clear Creek Ranger Station: 303-567-3000 (8:00am to 4:30pm).
Pike National Forest, from the city of Manitou Springs. west of Colorado Springs, CO.
Pike's Peak 14,110 feet high, take a 8.9 mile ride in the the world's highest cog train with your family to the summit of America's Mountain, or drive up Pikes Peak, allow at least two hours to make the 38-mile round trip to the summit. (Most likely 3 hours from the base)
April through December - call first for road conditions. (800) 525-2250.
Towns and Mines in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, Boulder and Estes Park.
A minimum of 3 hours scenic driving trip, including the famous Peak to Peak Highway.
Which is the highest longest maintained highway (winter) in the US.
See Nederland, Central City and Black Hawk, with mining museums and gambling houses of the old west. Visit the Grant Old Opera Theater.
Royal Gorge Theater, Narrow Gauge Train and Cripple Creek Mural.
Narrow Gauge Rail Road Trips in the Rocky Mountains and High Desert
George Town, Durango, Royal Gorge (Canon City), Cripple Creek and Leadville.
Mesa Verde National Park
Visit Navajo Tribal Park near the Four Corners, a place where 4 States meet, close to the town Cortez, in SW Colorado.
Moab, Utah
3 National parks in one place, Arches National park, Dead horse Point State Park and Canyon Lands. Rock Art, Slick Rock, Colorado and Green Rivers. 380 miles from Boulder, CO, a 7:30 hour ride one way.
A stop along the way to visit the Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita, or the Museum of Western Colorado in Grand Junction, Colorado. This is a multiple days trip, great for camping along the Colorado River and the National Parks high mesa rims, for starry nights, sunrise, sunsets and awesome views. And of course the town of Moab's daily life, filled with food, arts, music and ultimate sports for watching or participating.
Horseback riding allong the Colorado River and visit John Wayne's historic film Museum.
Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico
Grand Canyon National Park, Petrified Forest National Park and Las Vegas, NV.
Camping can be in Flagstaff, and or Holbrook, Arizona.
It is about 800 miles to Flagstaff, and 900 miles to Holbrook, from Boulder, CO. This is a multiple day's trip, this is a biggie...
Many other Landmarks can be included on this trip, like Monument Valley on the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation. Experience the landscape where western movies where made. Visit the Meteor Crater Natural Landmark on the way to Holbrook, when driving to the Petrified Forest National Park.
From Flagstaff it will be a day's ride to Las Vegas, Nevada, just in case you have your eyes on Las Vegas, Hoover Dam and Lake Mead National Recreation area.
It will take several days to make the loop back to Boulder, CO., by going north, through Nevada and Utah from Las Vegas.
Or choose to take the route east from Holbrook through New Mexico via Santa Fe (Arts and crafts). Then up the scenic road west of The Sangre De Cristo Mountain Range, with peaks of over 14000 feet. And stop by the Great Sand Dunes National Park (see Buffalo, Naturalist hikes, in the highest desert) in Colorado.
The long way around is about 2500-3500 miles long, for a generous trip of 7-10 days, at about 350 miles per day, for 6-8 hours driving time per day for the way back to Boulder, CO.
The short way is about 1800 miles for a round trip to the Grand Canyon and or Petrified Forest National Park from Boulder, CO. 5-6 days long at about 350 miles per day, for 6-8 hours driving time per day.
Take a look on the map because this is a very long scenic round trip in the desert, which can be very hot in temperature. Sometimes well over 100 deg. Fahrenheit (39 Celsius). When driving from State to State, you will be moving through weather and temperature changes, altitude and latitude changes.
COLORADO Events - Colorado.com
-National Western Stock Show, Denver - January and February
-Museum of the American Cowboy - Colorado Springs, CO
-Museum of Air and Space - Colorado Springs, CO
-Agricultural Tourism - Colorado Centennial Farms
-Colorado Mountain Club - Trail and Timberline Hiking
-Bird Watching Events - Mountain Plover Festival, in Karval, April 25, 26 27 2008
-Prairie Chickens of Eagleville in Missouri
-Breckenridge, Ice Sculpture - winter (check date)
-Skiing, Dog sledding, Snowmobiling - in the winter
-Rafting, Cycling, 4x4 off road (Jeep) and Horseback riding in the summer
-Leadville, Mule Race - Mules led over a steep pass with old miner's equipment. (date?)
-Frontiers days in Laramie, Wyoming - (Summer date?)
-Cheyenne Mountain Highway or Pikes Peak Auto Highway.
-Consider a freestyle ride or pick your ride from day to day.
