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to climb the steep grade to the top of Pike’s For those with more time to spend driv-
Peak. Reservations are highly recommended ing and sightseeing, a classic scenic loop can
for this popular attraction. be made by driving from Denver, through
You might also stop at the United States Boulder, up to Estes Park, and back through
Air Force Academy,
www.usafa.af.mil. Winter Park and I-70. In Estes Park, you can
Several areas are open to the public, includ- drive through Rocky Mountain National
ing the Air Force Academy Chapel that was Park by taking Trail Ridge Road. This road
designed by Walter Netsch. reaches an elevation of 12,183—well above
the tree line. The start of the Colorado River
Boulder County Courthouse
Rocky Mountain National Park,
is in the western portion of the park, and,
Estes Park, and Winter Park
from there, you can drive through the town
Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), of Grand Lake on the way to Winter Park.
www.nps.gov/romo or
www.rmnp.com, is Winter Park is a ski resort owned by the City Winter Park around 9:15 a.m. The return
the crown jewel of Colorado’s attractions. of Denver. During the summer, the resort train leaves Winter Park at 4 p.m. and
Accordingly, it is extremely crowded during often operates a ski lift, allowing people a reaches Denver by 6:15 p.m.
the summer tourist season, with weekdays chance to ride to the summit of one of the
offering slightly smaller crowds. It is most larger skiing areas in the country. Mountain
Central City Opera
commonly viewed by car; however, hikes at bikes can be rented and taken on the ski Central City, which reached its peak during
all levels are available within the park. lifts, so you can spend a day riding mostly the silver boom of the late 1870s, is in the
The main entrance to the park is Estes downhill. From Winter Park, you would mountains about 40 miles west of Denver.
Park, home to the historic Stanley Hotel, continue toward I-70, which will take you What is a Wild West mining town without
www.stanleyhotel.com. The façade may be back to Denver. This loop is approximately an opera? In 1877, before the price of silver
familiar, as it appeared in the television 220 miles, and the driving time will be at collapsed, the Central City Opera, www.
miniseries version of “The Shining.” Inside least four hours. Food options abound in
centralcityopera.org, was built. The current
the hotel is an antique Stanley steamer. most of the towns along the circuit. company has been performing there since
Jonathan Walker, grandfather of Strother Alternatively, you can reach Winter Park 1932, making it the fifth-oldest opera com-
Walker—founder of the largest statistical by taking the Ski Train,
www.skitrain.com, pany in the United States. In August, the
group in the Denver area—lost a fortune by on weekends. This is a restored 1940s-era company will perform Leonard Bernstein’s
buying the exclusive rights to the steamer train that operates out of Union Station West Side Story and Susannah, by Carlisle
from his friend, Stanley, shortly before the in downtown Denver. Leaving Denver at Floyd. This 550-seat opera house frequent-
advent of the internal combustion engine. approximately 7:00 a.m., you will reach ly sells out, so reservations are suggested. n
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