View Full Version : What's there for a couple to do on a day trip to Ft. Collins?
theGinsue
11-05-2014, 23:59
With all of the Hickenlooper election bad news I thought I diversion was in order, so here it is...I need intel.
The wife & I like to take day trips around the state. Somewhere around Nov 14th or 15th we'll both be off work and she wants to check out Ft. Fun. Since she's never really been North of Denver except through Boulder/Lyons to Estes Park/RMNP, she thought the Ft. Collins area would be a cool place to check out.
I've convinced her that we should just go ahead & check out Cheyenne, WY since we'll be most of the way there. It's been a few years, but I've been TDY to F.E. Warren a few times, so I know enough about Cheyenne for a couple of hours of exploration. Thing is, other than the Budweiser brewery, I know nothing about Ft. Collins/Greeley/Loveland area (I know those towns aren't that close to each other, but we might as well check 'em all out).
I know Ft. Collins has the CSU campus which might be worth a drive past, but probably wouldn't interest us enough for more than that.
So, what else is there to do around there, and what's a good yet inexpensive place to eat lunch at around there? Keep in mind the "target audience" here is a ~50yo couple - not college aged kids.
From where you're coming from? Mostly driving. :p
People will likely have you check out some of the brewerys up there. I think Left Hand is in Fort Collins. Jax in Loveland (on the way) is cool, but it's really just REI mixed with Ace Hardware that sells horse food.
If you guys are into beer I would recommend a tour of the New Belgium plant. There's also apparently lots of good microbreweries there, but I can't name any.
You can hike Horsetooth if you're up for a 3 hour hike up, 2 hour down. Horsetooth reservoir is close by for some fishing. If you're in the mood to check out the downtown area, there are plenty of shops downtown with icecream shops, candy, clothing, nicknack shops etc. There are a few pawnshops I frequent and I'll occasionally find a deal there. Park somewhere around college ave(287) and Mountain ave if you're in the mood for downtown walking around.
Right down town in town square there is a place called "Pinball Jones" which is a pinball arcade located in the basement at Mountain and College. I always manage to blow some quarters there, every time I go down there.
Also there is a food truck called "Waffle Lab" and its the greatest shit on earth! Just google it on you're phone to see where they're at.
Great-Kazoo
11-06-2014, 00:08
Call when it gets closer, maybe meet for eats. .
FORGET about old town on a friday night, insanity is being polite.. Saturday drive up early catch a late lunch. Or take that exciting ride up 25 to cheyo. Wonder if the Albany still serving good food?
Better yet
If you're thinking Estes that would be a good choice for a friday late afternoon walk around, dinner and stay overnight. Then do ft fun saturday, while 2/3rds are still sleeping off their hang over.
Almost forgot that Jensen Arms is located in Loveland
cableguy11
11-06-2014, 00:13
If your into beer, I can get you some names.... I have buddies that love beer and go tasting all the time.
The only time I've been to Fort Collins was for a funeral. There were a LOT of bicyclists on the road.
I've done a little digging- do you guys like museums? There are a couple of them:
http://www.fcmod.org/
http://globalvillagemuseum.org/
There are art galleries, walking tours, and a bunch of other stuff that appear to be weather-and-season-dependent. Here's a listing of things I've found; I don't know about the hours of operation, days open or even if they are still there. First hand knowledge would be far more valuable than this site, but in the event that there are few responses, maybe this can fill in some blanks.
http://www.visitftcollins.com/things-do
theGinsue
11-06-2014, 00:49
Clarifications:
I've got to only consider things SHE'D be interested in doing.
She won't touch beer & I'd never get her into a brewery/microbrewery.
Neither of us are into physical stuff like hiking - if we can't drive to it & it 's more than, say, a mall, we won't walk it.
We'll be back home in COS long before night time (pub activities) begin.
Other than maybe Loveland & Greeley, we'll be sticking close to the I-25 corridor - no Estes this trip.
No overnight stays as we have a 19yo cat that needs a special diet & my wife won't trust feeding her to anyone.(A full day/evening outing will be pushing it)
Stu - Jax might be doable for a very quick walk through.
Guylee/Cableguy11 - See above about wife & beer. It's a shame too, New Belgium made my favorite bottles when I used to homebrew.
Tan - thanks for the links. A museum may be something she'd be interested in.
Bryjcom - Jensens, maybe. Thanks. "Google it on my phone". That's cute. Apparently you haven't heard the (true) rumors about how theGinsue is too cheap to pay for a data plan & won't get a smartphone.
Great Kazoo - Meet up's are problematic as she gets pissed when I do meet-ups on our trips. The last time I did a meet-up on one of her & my trips was with Stu in Blackhawk. I heard about it from her for weeks.
Thanks folks.
Clarifications:
She won't touch beer & I'd never get her into a brewery.
Neither of us are into physical stuff like hiking - if we can't drive to it & it 's more than, say, a mall, we won't walk it.
We'll be back home in COS long before night time (pub activities) begin.
Other than maybe Loveland & Greeley, we'll be sticking close to the I-25 corridor - no Estes this trip.
No overnight stays as we have a 19yo cat that needs a special diet & my wife won't trust feeding her to anyone.(A full day/evening outing will be pushing it)
Looks like hanging out downtown will be it then.... Plenty of shops to keep you busy. Make sure you check out the pinball arcade. They have some old ones in there that are pretty cool.
Great-Kazoo
11-06-2014, 01:32
Clarifications:
I've got to only consider things SHE'D be interested in doing.
She won't touch beer & I'd never get her into a brewery/microbrewery.
Neither of us are into physical stuff like hiking - if we can't drive to it & it 's more than, say, a mall, we won't walk it.
We'll be back home in COS long before night time (pub activities) begin.
Other than maybe Loveland & Greeley, we'll be sticking close to the I-25 corridor - no Estes this trip.
No overnight stays as we have a 19yo cat that needs a special diet & my wife won't trust feeding her to anyone.(A full day/evening outing will be pushing it)
Stu - Jax might be doable for a very quick walk through.
Guylee/Cableguy11 - See above about wife & beer. It's a shame too, New Belgium made my favorite bottles when I used to homebrew.
Tan - thanks for the links. A museum may be something she'd be interested in.
Bryjcom - Jensens, maybe. Thanks. "Google it on my phone". That's cute. Apparently you haven't heard the (true) rumors about how theGinsue is too cheap to pay for a data plan & won't get a smartphone.
Great Kazoo - Meet up's are problematic as she gets pissed when I do meet-ups on our trips. The last time I did a meet-up on one of her & my trips was with Stu in Blackhawk. I heard about it from her for weeks.
Thanks folks.
Strip Club it is.
Hit ft fun on a Sat morn do brunch somewhere, home by 6. I'd suggest you check Denver sports team schedule. Being on 25 during a sporting event or concert. Might as well grab a burger in castle rock.
Same for CSU.
Being on 25 during a sporting event or concert. Might as well grab a burger in castle rock.
Same for CSU.
This is true, and I'm sure it was only weeks of good things you had to hear about.
Keep in mind the "target audience" here is a ~50yo couple - not college aged kids.
http://www.crackerbarrel.com/
:D
...though I have to say that joke was a lot more funny when I was closer to 20 than 50.
RblDiver
11-06-2014, 03:51
Hrm, not into the microbreweries? Well, that cuts down on the list a lot :P (Was going to say, if you were going to do New Belgian tour, I think these days you have to get a reservation in advance, it's pretty darn popular) (or go to a different place, which are also cool and no need for reservations!).
The original Jax is in Fort Collins, just north of Old Town (on College Ave). They improved it a bunch since it was the dingy milsup place years ago.
The CSU campus is kind of pretty, particularly the Oval with its giant oak trees.
The Swetsville Zoo is really neat. Haven't been there in a while, but basically the guy makes animals, dinosaurs, etc out of old scrap metal. http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/10787
I will second the Discovery Center (or Museum of Discovery, whatever their name is these days). It's pretty slick. I've not toured their new place, but what I have seen from the entrance is cool. Their imax theater is also pretty snazzy.
And then, yeah, Old Town has some neat shops (I always enjoyed Nature's Own back in the day, just off of The Square).
Too bad you're doing it now, during the summer the trolley runs from City Park down Mountain, and it's a neat bit of history (they did a bang-up job refurbishing the old trolley).
If you like Vietnamese food. Young's Cafe is the best Asian food I've had. Very reasonable prices.
Great-Kazoo
11-06-2014, 08:48
If you like Vietnamese food. Young's Cafe is the best Asian food I've had. Very reasonable prices.
[LOL] There is no good asian food in NoCo, especially ft fun. 2x was it for me, when the rest room had no soap or paper towels.
newracer
11-06-2014, 08:57
Discovery Museum and Old Town. Plenty of places to eat in Old Town, Moe's BBQ and Stuft Burgers are my favorites. Big Al's Burgers and Dogs is also good, they have a 60/40 burger, 60% beef 40% bacon. There is also a Beau Jo's Pizza. Take a drive up and around Horsetooth or up the Poudre Canyon to see the fire damage.
newracer
11-06-2014, 08:58
[LOL] There is no good asian food in NoCo, especially ft fun.
I think South China is pretty good.
I 2nd the Swetsville zoo. That place is pretty cool.
Almost forgot that Jensen Arms is located in Loveland
Your life would be better if you permanently forgot that place.
Head out by me and check out the wild life refuge.
There's a decent outlet mall in Loveland, but I haven't been there in a few years, so it might not be so decent anymore... but you mentioned a "mall".
newracer
11-06-2014, 12:55
The outlet mall only has a handful of stores remaining. Centerra on the other side of the highway is decent, typical mall stuff. Not a great selection of restaurants though, IMO.
[LOL] There is no good asian food in NoCo, especially ft fun. 2x was it for me, when the rest room had no soap or paper towels.
You want awful... Come up to Cheyenne and try any Asian food restaurant. They are on a whole different level of garbage.
wctriumph
11-06-2014, 15:38
Clarifications:
I've got to only consider things SHE'D be interested in doing.
She won't touch beer & I'd never get her into a brewery/microbrewery.
Neither of us are into physical stuff like hiking - if we can't drive to it & it 's more than, say, a mall, we won't walk it.
We'll be back home in COS long before night time (pub activities) begin.
Other than maybe Loveland & Greeley, we'll be sticking close to the I-25 corridor - no Estes this trip.
No overnight stays as we have a 19yo cat that needs a special diet & my wife won't trust feeding her to anyone.(A full day/evening outing will be pushing it)
Stu - Jax might be doable for a very quick walk through.
Guylee/Cableguy11 - See above about wife & beer. It's a shame too, New Belgium made my favorite bottles when I used to homebrew.
Tan - thanks for the links. A museum may be something she'd be interested in.
Bryjcom - Jensens, maybe. Thanks. "Google it on my phone". That's cute. Apparently you haven't heard the (true) rumors about how theGinsue is too cheap to pay for a data plan & won't get a smartphone.
Great Kazoo - Meet up's are problematic as she gets pissed when I do meet-ups on our trips. The last time I did a meet-up on one of her & my trips was with Stu in Blackhawk. I heard about it from her for weeks.
Thanks folks.
There are lots of shops in the Old Town Square area with pretty good food and art and stuff. Pretty good Italian at Bisetties. Look on line for historic places to visit and such. Or, we could just say the Fort Collins is a terrible place and things are better if you south of Walsenburg. Greeley has a Winchell's Donuts! Fort Collins only has a Dunkin' Donuts.
Man, without the beer tours, its hard to know what to do in Fort Collins.
Great-Kazoo
11-06-2014, 16:14
Man, without the beer tours, its hard to know what to do in Fort Collins.
plenty, walk old town will take 2-4 hours depending how many shops you stop for. The Savory Spice shop is worth a visit. west side of college north of marys mountain cookies. between mountain and jefferson. There's a killer chocolate shop, mountain & college SE side. From small batches of fudge, chocolate covered marshmellows and milkshakes, a potpourri of things to load up on.
trlcavscout
11-06-2014, 21:43
Hu hot is fun for Asian style, not really Asian I guess but I like it in Fort Collins. Not really much in Greeley. Loveland has centera. Not really much up here that you don't have. Maybe a drive around horse tooth then lunch downtown Fort Collins then head up to the free state.
SideShow Bob
11-06-2014, 21:58
Given the restrictions, there is always the processing plant tour..............
Never mind, that is Greeley's top tourist attraction.
Hope you have an excellent trip up there, Thomas! Even if none of the tourist attractions catch your interest, it's a pretty town and it's always fun to window shop, people watch, and try out new restaurants and coffee shops. Wear comfortable shoes. Maybe there are antique stores or something that might be fun to prowl through. Do you guys like to browse in antique/second-hand shops? Book stores?
Great-Kazoo
11-07-2014, 01:25
Take her to garage sales. You just happen to stop at ours. I'll throw the smoker on, she shops out front, you hit the shop and both end up buying things. PLUS you get a good meal , it's all part of Honest Hamids 1low price tour package. We also provide free parking, on site valet service, no need to lock your doors here.
Is T-wrecks still open? It's on the east side of i25 and Harmony. The owner liked to weld and has a good sense of humor. Takes about half an hour to walk through.
Great-Kazoo
11-07-2014, 09:34
I 2nd the Swetsville zoo. That place is pretty cool.
Is T-wrecks still open? It's on the east side of i25 and Harmony. The owner liked to weld and has a good sense of humor. Takes about half an hour to walk through.
^^ Yes Swetsville is open. Between the fukin the county gave him on his property years ago and the widening of the side road for costco he's an island floating among the progress of larimer cty. BUT the costco side road gives him more visibility to people who never knew he was there.
Daniel_187
11-07-2014, 19:18
Liberty arms, and leave the wife unit in the car.
Augydoggy
11-10-2014, 23:09
I'd spend the day in Fort Collins. Breakfast at Snooze...pineapple upside down pancakes. Tour campus and old town. Lunch at Enzios or choice city butcher. Head up around Horsetooth res. and stop by Liberty Arms on Harmony. Head south to Milliken for the best BBQ in the state at Rubbin Buttz...must have the peanut butter pie if Amanda has any left.
theGinsue
11-10-2014, 23:14
Excellent ideas folks. You've all given me lots to work with.
Now, if I can get the bride to agree to do any of it.
theGinsue
11-15-2014, 12:35
So, our trip.....
It turned into more of a 'Let's go see Cheyenne, WY' than a ''Let's go see Ft. Collins' trip.
We left Colo Spr later than we'd originally planned - actually fueled up and rolling by 0920.
Traffic on I-25 wasn't too bad, but I did have 1 issue North of Denver with a guy who tail-gated me and tried to slingshot around me to attempt to cut me off, twice. I was barely maintaining a safe following distance from the guy in front of me as it was...I have no idea where this guy thought he was going to go. After his second failed attempt to cut me off I saw him reach for someting. At that point I ensured my protective device was within arms reach yet still put away. Cell phone was in hand preparing to dial *CSP. I planned to just move over after I got past the next group of cars I was passing, but this guy found a route to pass everyone on the right. As he passed me he glared at me. Meh, tough titties bro. After that, it was fairly smooth sailing (until the trip home).
We decided to go to Cheyenne first backtrack through Ft. Fun on the return leg. Since I check out every new member on the site, I've become familiar with the name of lots of smaller towns in CO that I wouldn't have heard of otherwise. We needed to stretch our legs, use the bathroom & let the wife smoke so we pulled off & stopped at a Wal-Mart. I hadn't paid any attention to which exit this was (it would be revosited later on); turns out this was at Timnath. As we were leaving, I looked to the SE side and I saw these interested metal sculptures. Something was nagging at my mind that welded sculptures had been mentioned. Then I saw the sign for Swetsville. AHA! I remembered you all mentioning it & suggesting we check that out...but, the wife wasn't interested. Maybe another day. On to Cheyenne.
At least 16 years ago I had been TDY a couple of times to F.E. Warren AFB so I had a little knowledge of the town. I took my wife around by the Nat. Guard base and the mall. We stopped by F.E. Warren where I gave my wife a tour of the base. I wish I could have arranged for her to get a tour of the missile silos, but it wasn't to be - they were using them for Security Forces & missile crew training. I showed her the 90th Missile Wing HQ, 20th AF HQ, which of the historic barracks I stayed in during my trips, and the Base Exchange. Next, we drove through the main part of the downtown of Cheyenne and stopped by Sportsman's Warehouse and a gun store (Rocky Mtn something or other). I did see a ton of Asian restaurants and told my wife what jmg8550 said about them.
It was after 2 when we left Cheyenne and headed back South. I had some directions I wrote down for getting into Ft. Collins to check out some antique stores. We needed to turn off I-25 at the Harmony Rd exit & head West. Wait, Harmony Rd? This is the exit with the Timnath Wal-Mart. Was a greater power trying to tell me something a out my trip earlier in the day? Naw, just an interesting coincidence. We headed along Harmony to NB College Ave. It was around 3PM - on a Friday afternoon. Traffic was PACKED. By the time we finally made it to Prospect my wife made me turn around. I estimated that we were pretty close to the College, and Old Town, etc. (I found out later by looking at Google maps that we were only about a block away). She didn't care, the back-to-back traffic was not pleasing her and she just wanted to get out of there. Backtracking to I-25 we went. We got to SB I-25 and within 5 miles ran into heavy congestion. Within another 10 or so miles our die was cast and we were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic until we got South of Castle Rock. That was a LONG & stressful drive. I wish we had just stayed in Ft. Collins, checked things out, drove South to Loveland and checked it out, had dinner, etc. and just wasted time until all of the Friday evening rush hour(s) traffic thinned.
Lessons learned?
Start out earlier
Don't let traffic redirect you from your original plan because it will still be an issue & you won't get the benefit of what you planned. But remain loose with the plan.
Consider high-traffic times along entire travel route and plan to be anywhere but places where traffic will be bad. This means you might have to spend more time enjoying the trip instead of fighting it.
Stick with the loose agenda & don't go back to the tight scripted agenda where we have a timeline with zero margin for error. It's less stressful this way.
We got home around 7PM and, thanks to the traffic, I was totally exhausted. I would have preferred to spend more time in Ft. collins checking things out and avoiding the traffic, but... This just gives us an excuse to go back there!
Yeah, traffic from Ft Collins to the Springs on a Friday must have been a damn nightmare. Sorry you had to endure that. If you're still married on the other side though, I'd say you did alright. :)
Good info, and I agree- traffic is a damned nightmare up north!
wctriumph
11-15-2014, 16:47
^^^^ Its those Wyoming drivers coming down to Ft. Collins. They don't know how to drive at all.
newracer
11-15-2014, 16:58
South from Ft Collins is bad just about every afternoon, don't know why.
^^^^ Its those Wyoming drivers coming down to Ft. Collins. They don't know how to drive at all.
Yeah...we don't know how to drive...sure.
Ginsue, glad you listened to my suggestion about not going to any Asian restaurants here. You saved some money there
Great-Kazoo
11-15-2014, 18:13
So, our trip.....
It was after 2 when we left Cheyenne and headed back South. I had some directions I wrote down for getting into Ft. Collins to check out some antique stores. We needed to turn off I-25 at the Harmony Rd exit & head West. Wait, Harmony Rd? This is the exit with the Timnath Wal-Mart. Was a greater power trying to tell me something a out my trip earlier in the day? Naw, just an interesting coincidence. We headed along Harmony to NB College Ave. It was around 3PM - on a Friday afternoon. Traffic was PACKED. By the time we finally made it to Prospect my wife made me turn around. I estimated that we were pretty close to the College, and Old Town, etc. (I found out later by looking at Google maps that we were only about a block away). She didn't care, the back-to-back traffic was not pleasing her and she just wanted to get out of there. Backtracking to I-25 we went. We got to SB I-25 and within 5 miles ran into heavy congestion. Within another 10 or so miles our die was cast and we were stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic until we got South of Castle Rock. That was a LONG & stressful drive. I wish we had just stayed in Ft. Collins, checked things out, drove South to Loveland and checked it out, had dinner, etc. and just wasted time until all of the Friday evening rush hour(s) traffic thinned.
Lessons learned?
Start out earlier
Don't let traffic redirect you from your original plan because it will still be an issue & you won't get the benefit of what you planned. But remain loose with the plan.
Consider high-traffic times along entire travel route and plan to be anywhere but places where traffic will be bad. This means you might have to spend more time enjoying the trip instead of fighting it.
Stick with the loose agenda & don't go back to the tight scripted agenda where we have a timeline with zero margin for error. It's less stressful this way.
We got home around 7PM and, thanks to the traffic, I was totally exhausted. I would have preferred to spend more time in Ft. collins checking things out and avoiding the traffic, but... This just gives us an excuse to go back there!
Your mistake was going to the south end of the fort then trying to go north on one of the busiest roads in the state. IF there's a next time take hwy 14 in to old town. That south end is jammed with touchy, feely hipsters, million march moms and stoners all trying to get in to old navy through harborfreights side entrance.
The antique shops were south of harmony on college / 287. Sound like you had a decent ride with minimal amount of weather & road issues. In cheyo The Albany, one of the oldest eateries in the state, use to serve a killer open face turkey sandwich, fresh mashers & gravy, with Real turkey , not compressed deli meat.
Another point of interest in cheyenne, but not on the historical web site, is jmg8550's house.
Great-Kazoo
11-15-2014, 18:18
I'd spend the day in Fort Collins. Breakfast at Snooze...pineapple upside down pancakes. Tour campus and old town. Lunch at Enzios or choice city butcher. Head up around Horsetooth res. and stop by Liberty Arms on Harmony. Head south to Milliken for the best BBQ in the state at Rubbin Buttz...must have the peanut butter pie if Amanda has any left.
You lost me recommending :( Snooze, then got my attention with Enzio's or Choice City . That Rubbin Butz, it's the place north side of main st (hwy 60) caddy corner to the cracked egg? if so Yes their lunch was good. Trying to get down for their 5pm prime rib dinner. Very friendly people incl the owner.
Axe snooze and you'd be batting 1000
Doesn't the owner of Snooze post on here?
Great-Kazoo
11-15-2014, 18:33
Doesn't the owner of Snooze post on here?
Maybe. Hey it's a great place if you want an upscale looking plate of food. Other than that, it's nothing one couldn't get elsewhere in the fort. Guess it's how you like a meal served.
There's always a crowd at those Egg & i eateries. We wouldn't eat there again if it was the only place open, besides a seedy ethnic place with a CDC truck in the lot. Ate there 2x say 6 - 8 months apart. The food was just as bad the second time.
Tried one in the metro area, because that's where his girlfriend wanted breakfast. He should have kicked her to the curb on that suggestion alone, terrible food.
theGinsue
11-15-2014, 18:33
I just looked at my trip odometer from yesterday. 384 miles from filling up @ the edge of my neighborhood to pulling back into my drive.
Your mistake was going to the south end of the fort then trying to go north on one of the busiest roads in the state.
Ah man, that ain't right - I wrote my directions down straight from your PM to me (but I wasn't sure if I was supposed to take a left or right onto College). Of course, your directions didn't account for me being dumb enough to drive trough there during rush hour-ish times.
Head south to Milliken for the best BBQ in the state at Rubbin Buttz...must have the peanut butter pie if Amanda has any left.
Driving past the exit for Milliken yesterday afternoon I kept trying to remember what was suggested there and since I couldn't remember I kept driving.
Today my wife watch some show on the Discovery Channel that talked about BeauJo's in Idaho Springs. My wife said she wants to eat at BeauJo's. She almost tore my head off when I told her there's a BeauJo 's in Ft. Collins that we were just 5 minutes away from yesterday. She was mad I didn't suggest it to her. Hell, there were a lot of places I didn't recommend to her because I didn't know she was interested.
Your mistake was going to the south end of the fort then trying to go north on one of the busiest roads in the state. IF there's a next time take hwy 14 in to old town. That south end is jammed with touchy, feely hipsters, million march moms and stoners all trying to get in to old navy through harborfreights side entrance.
The antique shops were south of harmony on college / 287. Sound like you had a decent ride with minimal amount of weather & road issues. In cheyo The Albany, one of the oldest eateries in the state, use to serve a killer open face turkey sandwich, fresh mashers & gravy, with Real turkey , not compressed deli meat.
Another point of interest in cheyenne, but not on the historical web site, is jmg8550's house.
What's so interesting about my place?
Great-Kazoo
11-15-2014, 19:36
What's so interesting about my place?
No one visit's ;) Only special people do
Great-Kazoo
11-15-2014, 19:39
I just looked at my trip odometer from yesterday. 384 miles from filling up @ the edge of my neighborhood to pulling back into my drive.
Ah man, that ain't right - I wrote my directions down straight from your PM to me (but I wasn't sure if I was supposed to take a left or right onto College). Of course, your directions didn't account for me being dumb enough to drive trough there during rush hour-ish times.
TURN LEFT / GO SOUTH, ON COLLEGE
Driving past the exit for Milliken yesterday afternoon I kept trying to remember what was suggested there and since I couldn't remember I kept driving.
Today my wife watch some show on the Discovery Channel that talked about BeauJo's in Idaho Springs. My wife said she wants to eat at BeauJo's. She almost tore my head off when I told her there's a BeauJo 's in Ft. Collins that we were just 5 minutes away from yesterday. She was mad I didn't suggest it to her. Hell, there were a lot of places I didn't recommend to her because I didn't know she was interested.
Have her plan the next day trip. Little late to tell you what she wants, after the fact. This way if something is missed, she's the tour guide.
Beau Jo's in Idaho Springs was my very first job. I worked there for three years. There used to be seven of them around the state. Is there not still one in the springs? If not, there is one near I-25 and Colorado Blvd, and I swore there was one even further south than that. Personally, I always liked the one in Idaho Springs the best, but going there during ski season is just begging to be stuck in crappy traffic again, AND waiting over an hour for table.
Doesn't the owner of Snooze post on here?
I thought it was Toast.
I thought it was Toast.
Ahh yes, thank you for the correction. It's easy for me to get restaurants that I've never been to confused. :p
Snooze, Toast, Beau Jo's....what eva'.
Great-Kazoo
11-16-2014, 08:20
Snooze, Toast, Beau Jo's....what eva'.
As long as you don't snooze and burn your toast.
As long as you don't snooze and burn your toast.
Better than snoozing and toasting my beau Jo's.
Great-Kazoo
11-16-2014, 14:44
Better than snoozing and toasting my beau Jo's.
BAM, RIMSHOT
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