PRACTICAL WANDERLUST
These weekend getaways in Colorado include hot springs, hikes, ski resorts, historic trains, Wild West-style saloons, and snow-capped mountains. Road trip!
Glenwood Springs is a place that confuses and confounds many travelers. Yes, everyone knows about the world-famous swimming pool, but there’s so much more to this town than that.
Like much of Colorado, visiting Ouray is all about the outdoors. It's been nicknamed the Switzerland of America.
Located in the heart of the central Rocky Mountains, Carbondale is a darling town that is full of hip, young, adventurous, outdoorsy types.
There is no shortage of adventure in Durango! The Animas River is filled with water sport enthusiasts rafting, kayaking, tube riding and more.
Locally known as Colorado Springs’s quirky neighbor, Manitou Springs is everything Boulder used to be before it became more trustafarian than Rastafarian.
It’s a small mining town, with a main street so old-fashioned and cute, you’ll just want to scoop it up and take it home. Oh, and it also happens to be in the shadow of one of the highest summits of the Rocky Mountains!
If something about “Golden, Colorado” sounds vaguely familiar, it probably means you’re a fan of cheap domestic beer (nothing wrong with that) but there is so much more to this cute little town.