Denver onwards

Plane lands at 1:45pm Denver time, nonstop from Raleigh on Southwest Air Flight#3054

Tours are available Monday through Saturdays (except major holidays) from 10 am to 4 pm. Guests can park at the free visitors parking, where a Coors bus picks them up. On most days, the bus takes the visitors on a short tour of downtown Golden before heading into the Coors factory. That baking bread smell? It’s the barley and hops. Fortunately, the smell goes away once inside the building. There, visitors queue up for 45-minute guided tours of the brewery. While they wait, guests can sit look at Coors memorabilia through the years and get a sense for the wide assortment of brands the company makes.

http://buffalobill.org/

Do this if we miss the Coors tour, at least drive up to the top of Lookout Mountain

40 miles

***NEED RESERVATIONS**** Adventure tour (bring change of clothes)
This 90-minute guided tour, introduced in 2005, is less strenuous than our Wild Tour, and more challenging than our Cave Tour. Allow 2.5 hours total to gear up and gear down before and after the tour. # You can bring old clothes if you choose: long pants and long-sleeved shirts that may get dirty and/or ripped. Or, coveralls will be provided for $5 per person. All guests will be provided with lighted helmets, gloves, kneepads, and elbow pads free of charge. This is a moderately strenuous activity that involves crawling on your hands, knees, and stomach; it is accessible by most people. The smallest section is approximately 24 inches square. Not recommended if you are claustrophobic. ** If you bring your own clothes, you must bring a clean change of clothes up the mountain to put on once the tour is finished. We cannot allow guests to ride the Tram down in dirty clothes because the seats are carpeted and dirt can be transferred to other guests. Lockers are available. Reservations are required for the Adventure Tours, call 970-945-4228 extension 111.

--Also have HORSEBACK RIDING here--
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park has teamed up with Capitol Peak Outfitters to offer horseback riding on Iron Mountain . Experienced guides lead one-hour trail rides on gentle, well-trained horses. Riders enjoy incredible views of Glenwood Canyon, Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork valley as they wind through the trees.

-ALPINE RUSH-
Open weather permitting
Strap yourself into a seat on the Alpine Rush and take a thrill ride 650 feet downhill, over the tree tops, at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. Enjoy beautiful views of the Roaring Fork Valley as you ride to the top, then hold on tight for an exhilarating ride. There are four seats available.

http://www.ouraytrails.org/
A short, 0.2 mile walk from the parking area provides a spectacular view of the pink cliffs and Cascade Falls, a favorite local haunt featuring footpaths and informative signs on both sides of the creek. Halfway to the falls, the Lower Cascade Trail climbs steeply to the right to the Amphitheater Road just above Na Gach picnic area. To the picnic area and back is only one mile, with an altitude gain of 450 feet. Along the way, Ouray spreads out below the hill; Whitehouse and U.S. Mountain dominate the western horizon.

http://www.telluride.net/index.cfm?fusea…

Offroading to Bridal Veil Falls
Directions: Go east through town on Colorado Avenue toward the mountain, pass the old Pandora Mine on your left, and follow the road marked County Road. Continue on this dirt road and go up the switchbacks for 1.2 miles to the bottom of falls, or go the extra .6 miles to the top of the falls. You don't have to stop here, though. Beyond the privately owned historic power plant, the awesome Bridal Veil Basin, Blue Lake, and Silver Lake await you.

http://bachelorsyracusemine.com/
The Bachelor-Syracuse Mine Tour takes you 1,800 feet horizontally into Gold Hill, rich in gold, silver, and other precious metals. Guests are at all times accompanied by a thoroughly trained guide who has first-hand experience working the mine. The guides are prepared to answer questions and eager to share the legend and lore of the mine.

You will see the equipment used in mining, the rich silver veins and other mineral deposits. The stopes, declines, crosscuts, run-a-rounds and drifts will be fully explained. You will visit the work areas and see how explosives are uesd (even though there are no explosives underground at this time).

The thrills and experiences you will enjoy at the Bachelor-Syracuse are too numerous to mention here, so we can only say you haven't experienced the heritage of Ouray until you've toured the Bachelor-Syracuse Mine!

AAA, AARP, senior, and group rates available. Children half price. Call (970)-325-0220 for rates and reservations.

Tours are every hour on the hour, seven days a week. From June 16 to August 19, tours begin at 9 AM and run until 5 PM.Tours are one hour long.