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re: Rocky Mountain National Park and surrounding area advice
Posted on 7/14/18 at 9:24 am to LSU Tigershark
Posted on 7/14/18 at 9:24 am to LSU Tigershark
Haven't been to St Mary's but may go today. Bring $5 for parking there. I've heard it is cool and it is a short hike.
The drive to Grand Lake from WP is a little meh relative to other drives but it will be the first time you've done it so you will like it and it is about an hour so ....
No clue about Smoking Daves but I am a huge fan of Biker Jims.
Golden has two breweries I really like. Cannonball Creek and New Terrain. They will have food trucks there. Bonfire Burritos in Golden is wonderful. I also really like Pangea coffee.
If you go in the foothills around Golden listen and look for rattlesnakes, they are all over.
The drive to Grand Lake from WP is a little meh relative to other drives but it will be the first time you've done it so you will like it and it is about an hour so ....
No clue about Smoking Daves but I am a huge fan of Biker Jims.
Golden has two breweries I really like. Cannonball Creek and New Terrain. They will have food trucks there. Bonfire Burritos in Golden is wonderful. I also really like Pangea coffee.
If you go in the foothills around Golden listen and look for rattlesnakes, they are all over.
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Posted on 7/14/18 at 9:40 am to jimbeam
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An elk steak is the best piece of meat i've ever had, period.
Recommendations around Denver?
Posted on 7/14/18 at 1:40 pm to LSU Tigershark
Can’t help you but there’s plenty of live elk around 
Posted on 7/15/18 at 7:42 am to LSU Tigershark
I’m supposed to be going to a big game type of steakhouse in Morrison next week. Can’t think of the name...girlfriend’s grandparents’ pick.
Posted on 7/15/18 at 7:45 am to LSU Tigershark
There are a couple of beautiful 3-4 mile hikes near Guanella Pass, which is close to Evans.
Square top lakes and Silver Dollar/Murray Lakes.
They start really high and are fairly easy open tundra hikes with great views.
Also, with the age of your group, get their arse in gear! My favorite hike is a larger loop in the area that has been mentioned most often.
Glacier Gorge and Alberta falls up to Mills Lake (featured on the State Quarter) then over to Dream, Emerald, Lilly, Bear and all that.
It’s roughly 10 miles.
In the other side of the park, Mt. Ida is awesome, and Ypsilon looks good too. Less people here.
I’ll go ahead and say it. RMNP is amazing. I’ve gone a few times, but there’s a lot to be seen just by driving Trail Ridge Rd.
Now days (since I’ve got time) I’m trying to hit all the lesser known or sought after areas. They are just as beautiful just more remote.
I totally understand wanting the convenience of Estes Park with the family, but maybe for others, I’d suggest the following trips:
1) Steamboat starting location with the option to hike Flat Tops, Rabbit Ears, and Mt. Zirkel.
2) Silverthorne/Frisco area with the Gore Range just north. STUNNING
3) Vail and Holy Cross Wilderness just below. 45 minutes up a dirt road kind of remoteness.
Just for those interested...
Square top lakes and Silver Dollar/Murray Lakes.
They start really high and are fairly easy open tundra hikes with great views.
Also, with the age of your group, get their arse in gear! My favorite hike is a larger loop in the area that has been mentioned most often.
Glacier Gorge and Alberta falls up to Mills Lake (featured on the State Quarter) then over to Dream, Emerald, Lilly, Bear and all that.
It’s roughly 10 miles.
In the other side of the park, Mt. Ida is awesome, and Ypsilon looks good too. Less people here.
I’ll go ahead and say it. RMNP is amazing. I’ve gone a few times, but there’s a lot to be seen just by driving Trail Ridge Rd.
Now days (since I’ve got time) I’m trying to hit all the lesser known or sought after areas. They are just as beautiful just more remote.
I totally understand wanting the convenience of Estes Park with the family, but maybe for others, I’d suggest the following trips:
1) Steamboat starting location with the option to hike Flat Tops, Rabbit Ears, and Mt. Zirkel.
2) Silverthorne/Frisco area with the Gore Range just north. STUNNING
3) Vail and Holy Cross Wilderness just below. 45 minutes up a dirt road kind of remoteness.
Just for those interested...
This post was edited on 7/15/18 at 8:04 am
Posted on 7/18/18 at 10:53 pm to 8thyearsenior
I wanted to see if anyone has suggestions for whitewater tubing. I came across this but wanted to get some insight. Looks like Clear Creek in Golden is popular. I have three teenagers and think they would have a good time doing this. The one in Boulder looks prettty fun to.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 11:04 pm to firstandtiger
I went to one outside of Fort Collins and it was fun. Two fell out the boat and it was intense. Had a small bar for viewing the pics and having a cold beer while the crew dried off after.
Went to Royal Gorge and it was hands down the best scenery. Horrible thunderstorm but since we were in low elevation amongst the cliffs, lightning wasn’t a safety issue and the rain didn’t bother us since we were wet anyway
Best for me was Echo Canyon south of Colorado Springs. Late snow melt so the river was high. I never rafted so fast. We weren’t navigating around boulders, which can be exhausting. We were trying to keep the raft straight and hit our line. Not as intense as Ft. Collins but more fun. Moved faster and less effort.
Hope this helps.
Went to Royal Gorge and it was hands down the best scenery. Horrible thunderstorm but since we were in low elevation amongst the cliffs, lightning wasn’t a safety issue and the rain didn’t bother us since we were wet anyway
Best for me was Echo Canyon south of Colorado Springs. Late snow melt so the river was high. I never rafted so fast. We weren’t navigating around boulders, which can be exhausting. We were trying to keep the raft straight and hit our line. Not as intense as Ft. Collins but more fun. Moved faster and less effort.
Hope this helps.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 11:48 pm to firstandtiger
Clear Creek at Idaho Springs or Poudre near Fort Collins.
4 of 6 were tossed out in Clear Creek. Nice adrenaline rush.
4 of 6 were tossed out in Clear Creek. Nice adrenaline rush.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 6:23 am to firstandtiger
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suggestions for whitewater tubing
Tubing isn't rafting. We run tubes when the cfs gets below 600, which has come early this year.
Golden is fun in Clear Creek. The Yampa in Steamboat is more mellow but great also. Haven't done Boulder or Lyons but should be fun also.
Posted on 7/19/18 at 11:47 am to 8thyearsenior
One of the big reasons I’m looking at tubing vs rafting is because my youngest is 13. The rafting for his age looks more tamed and geared towards 7-8 year olds. Rafting doesn’t really kick up until you are in the 14-16 range. I have another son who is 16 and a daughter 18 who are looking for a little more excitement in the water.
How would you rate the excitement for tubing vs. rafting for my age kids?
How would you rate the excitement for tubing vs. rafting for my age kids?
Posted on 7/19/18 at 4:01 pm to firstandtiger
Rafting in some class 3 and 4 rapids would be much more exciting and I think they could all do it, but we had no winter so the CFS is low just about everywhere so I doubt you could find that. Perhaps Buena Vista since they dam the Arkansas in Leadville and let it out slowly to have a season. It's been so dry over there I haven't been since spring.
Tubing is awesome. It'll be more relaxing but the water moves faster here and is much colder. Yall will really enjoy it also. They could try out kayaks or sups if the tubing seems lame to em.
Tubing is awesome. It'll be more relaxing but the water moves faster here and is much colder. Yall will really enjoy it also. They could try out kayaks or sups if the tubing seems lame to em.
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