Denver

[Benton]

(06-25-2015, 11:20 PM)fredtoast Wrote: I lived in Denver , but it has been over 20 years since I have been there.

The first thing I recommend is finding an authentic Mexican restaurant.  When I live there the Commerce city area was mostly Mexican and there were a handful of good family owned restaurants.  But that may have changed by now.

ElDorado Canyon, just south of Boulder about 20 minutes from Denver, was one of the most popular rock climbing spots in the country.  When my parents came out to visit me I took them there even  though I was never much into rock climbing.  they were shocked to see people with no safety ropes hanging by their fingertips on a sheer rock face hundreds of feet in the air.

If you go to Estes Park (Rocky Mountain National Park) the Stanley hotel (from "The Shining") is only a few miles away.  Nothing special to do there, but if you are in the area you might as well check it out.

We try to take the kids on one big vacation somewhere new every year. My wife and the kids have never seen the Rockies or really anything west of Missouri, so I'm planning on flying out to Denver, staying at the Stanley, and then take a road trip from there to San Francisco.

Completely off topic, but the Stanley reminded me of that.