Ouray posts
by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Jan 11th, 2013 at 8:00AM: North America's largest ice climbing competition gets underway in Colorado today with the start of the Ouray Ice Festival. The event is held annually at the Ouray Ice Park and pits the best climbers in the world against one another in a host of challenges designed to test their strength and skill.
Using ice axes in each hand and crampons on their boots, competitors will attempt to climb a ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 10th, 2012 at 11:00AM: While usually thought of as a winter destination, Colorado has a lot to offer the summer traveler. For the itinerary below, I'd suggest touring the U.S. state via car, allotting at least two weeks, although three or four would be better.
Denver
Although this is technically central Colorado, it's an excellent starting point for your road trip, especially since you'll most likely be flying ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 5th, 2012 at 4:00PM: There are many interesting cities to visit during a trip through Colorado. While Denver has excellent artisanal shops, you can find the world's highest distillery in Breckenridge. If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, the little known town of Ouray offers various ways to receive quirky hospitality.
Quirky Restaurant: The Outlaw
Located at 610 Main Street, The Outlaw is the ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 4th, 2012 at 3:00PM: When traveling through Colorado, one city I highly recommend visiting is the little known Ouray. Here, you'll not only get to take part in various adventure sports, sip beer at quirky breweries and eat scrap cookies at Mouse's, you'll also be able to take a scenic jeep tour through Colorado's Million Dollar Highway and Highway To Heaven.
When visiting Ouray, I took my jeep tour with San Juan ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Jul 3rd, 2012 at 9:00AM: While Colorado is home to many unique chocolate shops and bakeries, you usually know what you're ordering. Even if you purchase something unusual, like wasabi ginger dark chocolate or goat cheese and crushed black pepper buttercream, the name will give you a hint as to what the ingredients are. If you visit the old mining town of Ouray, however, you can stop in Mouse's Chocolates & Coffee for ...
by Meg Nesterov (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 4:00PM: The 83rd annual Academy Awards are coming up in a few weeks and the Oscars race is on. This year's nominations contained few surprises, with many nods for Brit period piece The King's Speech, Facebook biopic The Social Network, and headtrip Inception. While 2010's ultimate travel blockbuster Eat, Pray, Love failed to made the cut, there's still plenty to inspire wanderlust among the Best Picture ...