The gold mine at Idaho Springs is open as is the Cowboy mine in Breckenridge. The outdoor hot spring

We will be there six days and would rent a car to see as much natural beauty as possible. Is it still snowy and more difficult to get around the Grand Canyon in early April? We d like to concentrate on an area or two that s within a 3-hour radius of Denver. Which areas are best with a six and nine year old? I like wineries, bodies of water, little-known points of interest, hiking and no camping/roughing it. I would like to include parts of the Grand Canyon on this trip. Thank you.
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There is a very nice butterfly vancouver corporate travel agents pavilion in Westminster, just outside Denver on the way to Boulder--where you might be able to do some hiking. In Boulder there is also the Celestial Seaoning plant with is a fun tour for children and adults.
3. End of March is still winter in the mountains. Could still have a lot of snow or less if we have an early and warm spring. Won't know till you get here. Except for some areas in the front range near Denver, hiking vancouver corporate travel agents is out either vancouver corporate travel agents because of mud from run off if warm or snow if cold.
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It will not be icy on the roads, unless, of course, it is snowing. And snow is frequent in March since March is our snowiest month. March is also Spring skiing and the ski areas will be packed and at high season for lodging. But by the end of March should start to taper off. Do you not remember any of that from your time here?
The east side access to RMNP via Estes Park and Trail Ridge Road will be closed till at least Memorial Day weekend. And that is truth for a number of mountain pass such as Independence Pass into Aspen. Aspen is accessible via GlenWood Springs. RMNP is allow half accessible from the west side. The only hiking that might be available would be along the front range IF our winter snow was light and it has dried out. April into May tends to called the mud season for good reason.
The gold mine at Idaho Springs is open as is the Cowboy mine in Breckenridge. The outdoor hot springs in Glenwood Springs is terrific. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison will be open but it is beyond your three hour limit.
When I was 18 my mom and I drove to Denver and I skied at Brekenridge. It's a distant memory now, 20+ years ago. I recall the station wagon not able to take the altitude very well and a state trooper pulled us over for going too slow.
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The airport is in the middle of nothing and THE road leading to it connects the nothing to I-70. Staying hard by the airport (if there are any hotels thisclose to it) would mean lack of dining options, a good distance from anything you want to see in or around Denver (all the action is west, north or south of the city) and having to slog into and through Denver, usually on I-70, which is designed for 1980 car capacity not 2013 capacity, to get where you want to go. Staying at the hotels near the I-70/Pena Blvd intersection still means traveling to Denver and through it to get anywhere interesting (I-25, the main N-S highway, is on the western side of the city).
RMNP is open year round, vancouver corporate travel agents not sure why it was said that it won't be open til Memorial Day weekend. The upper part of Trail Ridge Road has a traditional opening date on that weekend, but the lower elevations of TRR and other park roads are always open (barring a couple closures due to flooding this fall). vancouver corporate travel agents You won't really be able to hike, when I've gone that time of year the trails are pretty packed/icy so it isn't much fun. The scenery and wildlife sightings are still great though. One day for some sightseeing is about all I'd recommend in late March/early April.
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WhereAreWe, so we can explore the lower elevations of TRR, but no hiking unless we have boots with spikes. Haha. Is TRR a place to get out of the car once and awhile, explore nature and the views without hiking?
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