MEETINGS
Colorado Offers Something for Everyone
JSM 2008 Denver Local Area Committee
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olorado offers a wealth of beautiful sampling pizza at Beau
and entertaining options for those Jo’s,
www.beaujos.com.
looking to extend their visit or just Just up the hill
spend an afternoon outside Denver. Most from Idaho Springs
trips will take you into the mountains. is the Georgetown
Aside from their natural beauty, the moun- Loop Railroad, www.
tains offer relief from the heat during the
georgetownlooprr.com, a
summer. Go up high enough and you can remnant of Colorado’s
find snow. A word of caution: Because of mining past. The nar-
the high elevation, you will sunburn more row gauge line has
quickly. Also, you might consider drinking steam engines, open air
additional water—without the humidity cars, and an optional
found in other places, you might not notice mine tour. This ride
you are sweating. is especially popular
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among children and
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Mount Evans
A view of Pikes
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train enthusiasts.
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Drive the world’s highest paved road. Mt. Springs, looking
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Evans,
www.mountevans.com, is one of
Boulder through a formation
&
Colorado’s many “fourteeners,” mountains Using public transpor-
at Garden of the Gods
higher than 14,000 feet. It is exceptional tation, www.rtd-denver.
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because of its proximity to Denver and the com, you can reach Boulder from Denver
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road that takes you nearly to the top. The in 30 minutes. Boulder is a beautiful, small
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drive is scenic and offers cooler temperatures university town nestled at the base of the v
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when Denver is sweltering. John Evans, the foothills. It has outdoor shopping, bike
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mountain’s namesake, was born in Ohio; trails, myriad hiking opportunities, and
Grant.
became a physician; and founded the Illinois great people watching. Downtown, www. d
Medical Society, the Illinois Republican
boulderdowntown.com, boasts Pearl Street,
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Party, and Northwestern University in an outdoor pedestrian mall with a mix of
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Evanston, Illinois. President Abe Lincoln shops and restaurants. And the National
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appointed him governor of Colorado, Center for Atmospheric Research Mesa Lab,
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where he and his friend, John Chivington,
www.ncar.ucar.edu, has free science exhibits Echo Lake with Mount Evans in the background
founded the Colorado Seminary—later to open to the public.
become Denver University. Unfortunately, Chautauqua Park,
www.chautauqua.com,
President Andrew Johnson asked Evans to serves as the trailhead for hikes to the tow-
resign after he tried to cover up Chivington’s ering red stone formations, known as the
leading of the massacre of 163 unarmed Flatirons. Stop by the dining hall and enjoy a south of Denver. It is home to Garden of
Cheyenne and Arapahoe at Sand Creek. lunch or cocktail on the wraparound porch. the Gods,
www.gardenofgods.com, a free
Colorado’s highest peak, Mount Elbert, During the summer, the historic auditorium city park filled with large and unusual red
was named after Evans’ son-in-law, Samuel has concerts and silent films. rock formations. On hot days, visit early
Hitt Elbert. For those seeking culture, Boulder is or late to avoid the heat. The formations
The nearby towns of Evergreen and host to the Colorado Shakespeare Festival, are most easily viewed from your car, tour
Idaho Springs are worth a visit. Evergreen
www.coloradoshakes.org. The stage is in an bus departing from the visitor center, or on
lake is a beautiful place for a picnic, fol- outdoor auditorium on the University of foot. Some people arrange to see them by
lowed by fishing or nonmotorized boating. Colorado campus. This year’s plays include bicycle or on horseback.
Paddle boats and canoes can be rented at “Macbeth,” “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” “The Near the south end of Garden of the Gods
the lake house. Three Musketeers,” and others. This is the is Old Colorado City, www.old-colorado-city.
Idaho Springs, www.historicidahosprings. 50th year of the popular festival, so buy com, a remnant of the Pikes Peak gold rush.
com, is a quaint mining town. Victorian tickets in advance. This historic district is now home to many
architecture and main street shops make it shops and restaurants.
worth a stop. Seal the deal by quaffing local
Colorado Springs
Nearby Manitou Springs is the boarding
microbrewed beer at the Tommyknocker Colorado Springs is a small city in the foot- point for the Pikes Peak Cog railway, www.
Brewery,
www.tommyknocker.com, and hills of the Rocky Mountains, 70 miles
cograilway.com, an unusual train designed
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