Denver

flirt5721 · #1 01-10-2007, 05:50 PM

I was just wondering if any one knows any good places to go visit in Denver. I will be going there tomorrow and don't really know that area to well. Especially around the Hyatt Regency Denver, Grand Hyatt Denver, or The Westin Tabor Center.

valkyrie · #2 01-10-2007, 06:47 PM

What kind of thing do you like? Are you looking for restaurants/bars/clubs/shopping/tourisy/outdoorsy places? Do you want stuff within walking distance of the locations you mentioned?

flirt5721 · #3 01-10-2007, 08:07 PM

I would like to know mainly about bars/club/restaurants. And I would like to know about them being in walking distance.

DeltAlum · #4 01-11-2007, 12:58 PM

This is probably too late, but there are a number of places in LoDo within walking distance -- ask someone at your hotel. Also, there are some more commercial places off the 16th Street Mall (which has a free shuttle) where Tabor Center is located.

Tom Earp · #5 01-12-2007, 04:45 PM

Sorry could not afford to let this pass!!!!

WINTER IN COLORADO
> Dear Diary:
>
>
> AUG. 1
> Moved to our new home in Denver. It is so beautiful
> here. The city is so picturesque. Can hardly wait to see it
> covered with snow. I LOVE IT HERE
>
> OCT. 14
> Denver is the most beautiful place on earth. The leaves
> are turning all different colors. I love the shades of red and
> orange. Went for a ride through the hills and saw some deer. They
>are so graceful. Certainly they are the most peaceful animals on earth.
>This
> must be paradise. I LOVE IT HERE.
>
> NOV. 11
> Deer season will open soon. I can not imagine anyone
> wanting to kill such an elegant creature. The very symbol
> of peace and tranquility. Hope it will snow soon. I LOVE IT
> HERE.
>
> DEC. 2
> It snowed last night. Woke up to find everything blanketed
> in white. It looked like a postcard. Went outside and cleaned
> snow off the steps and shoveled the drive way. We had
> a snowball fight today (I won).When the snowplow came by
> we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place.
> Mother Nature in perfect harmony. I LOVE IT HERE.
>
> DEC. 12
> More snow last night. I love it. The snowplow did his trick
> again that rascal. A winter wonderland. I LOVE IT HERE.
>
> DEC. 19
> Snowed again last night. Couldn't get out of the driveway to
> get to work this time. I'm exhausted from shoveling.
> Damn Snowplow!
>
> DEC. 22
> More of that white shit fell last night. I've got blisters on my
> hands from shoveling. I think the snowplow hides around
> the corner and waits until I'm done shoveling. That asshole!!!
>
> DEC. 25
> "White Christmas" my busted ass. More snow. If I ever get
> my hands on that son-of-a-bitch! who drives that snowplow,
> I swear I will castrate the dumb bastard. Don't know why
> they don't use more salt on this freaking ice!
>
> DEC. 28
> More of the same shit last night . Been inside since Christmas
> day except for when "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go
> anywhere. The car is buried in a mountain of white shit.
> The weatherman says expect another 10 inches of this shit
> tonight. Do you know how many shovels full of snow 10
> inches is?
>
> JAN. 1
> Happy freaking New Year My Ass!!. The weatherman was
> wrong (AGAIN). We got 34 inches of snow this time. At this
> rate it won't melt until the 4th of July. The snowplow got
> stuck down the road and shit for brains had the balls to
> come to the door and ask to borrow my shovel. I told him
> I broke 6 shovels already, shoveling out the shit he plowed
> into my driveway. I broke the 7th shovel over his head.
>
> JAN. 4
> Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get
> food and on the way back a deer ran out in front of the car
> and I hit the damn deer. Did about $3,000.00 damage to the
> car. Wish the hunters would have killed them all last November.
>
> MAY 3
> Took the car to the garage in town today. Would you believe
> the body is rotting away from all the Crap they keep dumping
> All over the roads. It really looks like a piece of shit.
>
> MAY 10
> Moved to Florida today. I can not imagine why anyone in
> their right mind would want to live in the God forsaken State
> of Colorado.
>
>
>
>

valkyrie · #6 01-12-2007, 05:49 PM

Well, that's not at all accurate. First of all, they don't plow side streets here. Second of all, they don't put any crap on the street that rots your car. They just let the snow stay where it is until it melts.

If people are too wussy to deal, Florida can have them, LOL.

Tom Earp · #7 01-12-2007, 06:06 PM

Oh, this is not a normal year for Denver is it?

In spite of what people think, Denver is ARID!

DENVER HAS LITTLE SNOW as it were, it bounces off of the Mountains. It comes to Kansas on the west plains.

Ah That Mad Toddleing Town of Denver.

AGDee · #8 01-13-2007, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by valkyrie

Well, that's not at all accurate. First of all, they don't plow side streets here. Second of all, they don't put any crap on the street that rots your car. They just let the snow stay where it is until it melts.

If people are too wussy to deal, Florida can have them, LOL.

I originally saw that email about 5 years ago.. referring to Michigan rather than Denver. Here, they do plow the side streets and put salt on the road. (Except this year, so far, since it's all been rain!)

51 degrees in Michigan today. January 12th. Unbelievable. My daughter's birthday is Sunday. On the day she was born, it was -14 before the windchill factor and something like -60 with windchill. I like El Nino, yes I do.

DeltAlum · #9 01-13-2007, 01:54 PM

Yeah, I saw that "Winter In..." thing about Michigan when I lived in Detroit I think.

This has been an ususaul winter here. In the twenty-five years we've lived here, we've have maybe four or five 20 inch plus storms.

In many more cases, we've had 4 to 6 inches and it's been 45 degrees the day after and the sun melts all of the snow in a couple of days.

Some day I'm going to explain to the newsies that most of Colorado's snow is in the mountains -- and even more important, that Denver isn't.

We're on the edge of the great plains, where it meets the mountains. Our climate is semi-arid (high desert/long grass prairie). That's why some years we have water rationing for our lawns and why every tree in town has been planted unless it's along a creek or river bed.

Look out the airplane window when you fly into DIA. You don't see a lot of trees on the plains, and most of the green you see is due to irrigation.

Tom Earp · #10 01-13-2007, 03:53 PM

DeltAlum, can relate, ran to many Ski Trips to THE Mountains.

Always new where you were by the few trees along dry creek beds between Burlington and The D!

For those that have never seen Black Ice, it is a bitch! Right T E?

Been over that pass that had an avalance and it is scarry and high!

Isn't it Rabbit Ears that goes up over to Steam Boat? Been a while since I have been there.

DeltAlum · #11 01-15-2007, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

DeltAlum, can relate, ran to many Ski Trips to THE Mountains.

Always new where you were by the few trees along dry creek beds between Burlington and The D!

For those that have never seen Black Ice, it is a bitch! Right T E?

Been over that pass that had an avalance and it is scarry and high!

Isn't it Rabbit Ears that goes up over to Steam Boat? Been a while since I have been there.

Yes on all, but Rabbit Ears isn't much of a pass compared to Berthoud -- where the recent big slide was in my opinion. To get to Winter Park/Mary Jane without going a LONG way out of the way, you have to cross Berthoud.

It's hard to remember that before the Interstate System and the Eisenhower Tunnel, U.S. 40 was the national road and everyone who was traveling that way had to cross these passes.

Real mountain driving (not on the interstate system) is pretty interesting and can be scary at times.

Tom Earp · #12 01-15-2007, 05:22 PM

Funny isnt it when people do not know about driving over THE BIG HILLS!

Yep, went over Loveland as had to get to Pheniox for a meeting. Hole in the wall was closed. Looked down on A-Basin and going Holly S**T!

Got down and tunnel was open, did make plane to Ar. Carrying Skis and golf clubs!

Never really think about slides even though I know Vail Pass gets slugged in at times.

People do not know what Mountains are do they with snow on them?

Been held up in East/West KS/Co with Black Ice. Thank goodness we had a bar in the back!

DeltAlum · #13 01-15-2007, 05:35 PM

Yeah, Loveland pass on U.S. 6 (Loveland/A-Basin/Keystone bypassing the tunnel) can be pretty exciting, too.

Tom Earp · #14 01-16-2007, 05:41 PM

Oh Hell yes, not driving a car that I was familiar with and kept looking down and down to where I had skied at!

People having a ggod time and I had to a make The Old Big D airport to sunny Arizonia!

Puckered mine up for sure!

SigKapBling · #15 01-18-2007, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGDee

I originally saw that email about 5 years ago.. referring to Michigan rather than Denver. Here, they do plow the side streets and put salt on the road. (Except this year, so far, since it's all been rain!)

51 degrees in Michigan today. January 12th. Unbelievable. My daughter's birthday is Sunday. On the day she was born, it was -14 before the windchill factor and something like -60 with windchill. I like El Nino, yes I do.

not me ... being born and bred in upstate NY where it gets like that (-14 and even worse windchills) i was SO excited to get to Nevada to go to college. yaaa.. not at all. i was just back in new york 2 weeks ago, and it was around 60 degrees... i get off the plane in vegas, seeing its 80 degrees in LA again, and im like ok this is good its gonna be up there in vegas ... YA OK .... its around 41 ... during the day. WHERE IS MY YEAR ROUND HEAT THAT IVE HAD FOR 4 YEARS

but agdee ... like i said growing up in ny's winters, congrats on all the warmth youre getting