Category Archives: Places to Go

What would you get if you crossed Taco Bell, Rain Forest Cafe, and Disneyland? We went to Casa Bonita to find out. It’s in an older neighborhood west of downtown Denver. We filed in through a long series of lanes … Continue reading →

We headed to downtown Boulder and strolled through Pearl Street Mall, a four block section of stores where no traffic is allowed. It was an experience. There were street musicians (some of which played like they’d just acquired their instrument … Continue reading →

Our plan was to spend the morning hiking, but the wind was too strong to make that comfortable. So we went to plan B. We drove to Boulder and toured the Celestial Seasonings factory. We arrived a few minutes too … Continue reading →

Lincoln Mountain has two trails. One climbs the mesa and loops around on top. The other wanders around some smaller hills to the northeast. Here’s the mountain from the parking lot. The trail head (although I didn’t take this photo … Continue reading →

I can imagine the conversation. “OK, our pizza isn’t going to be much of a draw. What can we do to get customers to come?” “I’ve got an idea. Let’s decorate the place like an old western dance hall, complete … Continue reading →