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Insta
06-01-2011, 12:51
Newbie from Wichita checking in .
Gcompact30
06-01-2011, 12:58
Welcome [Beer]
CUatTheEnd
06-01-2011, 13:05
Welcome
Zundfolge
06-01-2011, 14:47
Welcome from an escapee (born there August of 1969, escaped August of 2002).
ghettodub
06-01-2011, 15:00
Welcome aboard
pickenup
06-01-2011, 15:19
Howdy.
patrick0685
06-01-2011, 15:33
welcome
Marlin
06-01-2011, 16:10
Welcome.
Cman
06-01-2011, 16:29
Welcome to the forum!
Big Wall
06-01-2011, 17:04
Welcome!
theGinsue
06-01-2011, 17:29
Welcome to the site.
PanamaDave
06-01-2011, 19:54
Welcome! [UZI]
spleify
06-01-2011, 19:56
welcome aboard
Insta
06-02-2011, 21:46
Thanks for the welcome guys! I'm hoping to be leaving the flat lands of kansas in a few weekends and head to more scenic areas . My girlfriend and I are headed to colorado for a little get away from everyday life . Plus she has never seen a mountain her whole life . Can't wait !
UberTong
06-03-2011, 10:17
Wichita! Welcome sir!
Irving
06-03-2011, 11:03
Never seen a mountain her whole life? What the hell?!
Insta
06-03-2011, 11:19
Well she is only 22 , and lived a sheltered life . So I'm excited to get her there . We wanna stay in a motel with a good view but don't want to pay a ton . Any advise?
Irving
06-03-2011, 11:24
What part of the state are you staying in?
Troublco
06-03-2011, 22:40
Welcome!
GhostRider
06-04-2011, 07:59
welcome
Insta
06-05-2011, 17:44
What part of the state are you staying in?
Colorado springs area .
DSB OUTDOORS
06-05-2011, 19:53
Welcome to the forum!!
tmjohnson
06-05-2011, 20:14
Try checking into the little cabins in South Fork. South Fork is 17 east of the Wolf Creek Pass Summit on Hwy 160. Lots of rafting, jeep rentals, fishing.
You might check the town out on the internet. They also have little cabins and camping in the woods. Just an Idea. It still gets pretty cool in the mornings and also have afternoon rain showers.
Zundfolge
06-06-2011, 13:04
Not sure what you consider expensive but there's a ton of places to stay here ... lots of little B&Bs (and one of the best hotels in the western hemisphere, the Broadmoor (http://www.broadmoor.com/) ... followed by The Antlers (http://www.antlers.com/) downtown ... but I expect that these fall into the "expensive" category).

The best views and best access to the tourist areas are going to be on the west side (particularly the area known as "Old Colorado City" and Manitou Springs).

Here's a couple B&Bs that aren't too expensive.
http://www.oldtown-guesthouse.com/
http://www.avenuehotelbandb.com/

And a couple nice little mom & pop west side motels*
http://www.silversaddleinn.com
http://hotelsanayre.com

and a couple of big chain motels on the west side
Best Western Manitou (http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/US/CO/Manitou-Springs-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-Sky-Way-Inn---Suites/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=06166&cm_mmc=GooglePlaces-_-BW-_-CO-_-06166)
Comfort Inn Manitou (http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-manitou_springs-colorado-CO196?promo=gglocal)

And here's a good place (http://www.manitousprings.org/hotels-lodging) to look over the lodging in the Manitou Springs area.

*Note that you have to be careful about which places you stay on the west side because there are motels that cater to tourists and motels that cater to drug addicts and prostitutes and often you don't figure out which it is until you get here (if the Motel is on Nevada Ave, run away).

If you have any questions about specific places, feel free to ask me via PM.
mopar
06-16-2011, 09:14
Welcome, keep your powder dry.[Beer]
Irving
07-15-2011, 20:15
Well, it's been a few weeks. How did she like the mountains? Colorado Springs is a GREAT place to see a big mountain right on top of you too.
Zundfolge
07-15-2011, 21:35
Oh yeah, I forgot about this ... how did the trip go (assuming its already happened)?

If you haven't made it out here yet I'm reminded to remind y'all to make sure you drink more water than usual while up here. My nephew came out a few weeks ago with his girlfriend (who also had never been to the mountains) and we kept reminding her to drink more water ... like most girls she ignored us and ended up with a mild touch of altitude sickness (just a little nausea, but it spoiled a bit of her fun...especially the morning we drove up to Woodland Park for breakfast at The Hungry Bear)). Of course both she and my nephew are athletes and we ran them ragged with lots of hiking and a trip up the Cog Railroad up Pikes Peak (which I highly recommend BTW) so we probably made it a bit worse.
jplove71
07-16-2011, 22:35
Looks like I missed this one.

Welcome to the forum!