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World Turtle in Cuatros Vientos Park

10/9/2014

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I stopped at Denver's newest municipal park, Cuatro Vientos Park, the other day and was pleased to meet the World Turtle a.k.a. the Cosmic Turtle. He's there for kids or immature adults to climb on and ride to the end of the universe.

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Reindeer sausage, anyone?

7/31/2014

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I recently profiled Jim Pittenger of Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, purveyor of elk, reindeer, and jack-a-lope wieners, for Confluence Denver. Read it here.
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Still Skiing in Telluride

7/23/2014

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It's July 23 and the bountiful winter means there are still a few turns to be had in Telluride. I figure the first snow will hit in about two months. I love Colorado.
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My Favorite Mural in Denver

7/10/2014

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At Alameda and Knox, the gateway to the Barnum neighborhood.
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Stoic & Genuine opening at Denver's Union Station

7/8/2014

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I'm a sucker for octopi, so the cephalopod mural on the wall at Stoic & Genuine immediately grabbed me. (Puns somewhat intended.) But then I tasted the food, and the fresh oysters, jumbo shrimp, mussel soup, and lobster rolls proved every bit as engrossing as the tentacled artwork by Denver artist Lui Ferreyra. 

It's opening July 9 as the first of four new restaurants at the $500 million Union Station redevelopment in LoDo, and it definitely looks like a keeper.

I asked Jennifer Jasinski, the chef/owner, about the Stoic & Genuine moniker. She said it emerged from a conversation that snaked its way around the country, and led to a bicoastal analysis. "The East Coast is stoic," she said, "and the West Coast is genuine." To this end, the eatery will have fresh seafood flown in daily from both the Atlantic and the Pacific.

But I can't get enough of that octopus -- I'll definitely be back.

1701 Wynkoop St., in Union Station; 303-640-3474; www.stoicandgenuine.com.
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Lakeside slideshow

6/30/2014

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Just north of Denver, Lakeside Amusement Park is many things: one of the most historic amusement parks in the U.S., its own municipality (pop. 8), and a can't-miss attraction for fans of all things retro. 
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Top 6 Oddspots in Colorado

6/25/2014

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Colorado Alligator Farm
North of Alamosa, the farm is now home to about 400 gators, the largest of which are more than ten feet long and about 500 pounds. In the snowy winters, the big reptilians even like to climb up on the snow and soak in the sun’s rays.

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Grandpa Jerry's Clown Museum
On the plains in Arriba, this collection of over 3,000 clown artifacts, this is most likely the preeminent museum of clown memorabilia in the world. There are paintings of clowns, and figurines, and banks, and music boxes. There are baby rattles and Picasso prints, Ronald McDonald figurines and Jackson Pollock-esque Emmet Kelly portraits. There are clowns, lots and lots and lots of clowns.
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Guffey
The extra mileage off the beaten path is a small price to pay to check out Guffey (pop. 30) for an hour or two. Bill Soux, the proprietor of Last Chance Antiques and several rental cabins in town, is also a mad artist. His masterpiece is the Guffey Garage, looking like a cross between a Wild West barroom, Dr. Frankenstein’s lab, and a psychedelic vision.
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Rangely Carrot Men
Tucked away in a rocky chasm south of Rangely, accessible via dirt road and short foot trail, are a number carrot-shaped, carrot-colored figures, some bearing antennae atop their round heads. Vegetable gods? Carrot-like extraterrestrials that ate humans? Orange ghosts from the future?
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Bishop Castle
One of Colorado’s most preeminent—and quirkiest—roadside attractions, Bishop Castle is still a work-in-progress. Jim Bishop started his big, strange castle in 1959 and now dubs it “the largest one-man construction project in the world.” No kidding.
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Pueblo Levee Mural Project: World's Longest Painting
The levee holding back the Arkansas River for over three miles as it passes through Pueblo is a concrete canvas for what the Guinness folks have certified as the world’s longest painting. What began as oddball paintings by the anonymous and nocturnal Tee Hee Artists in the late 1970s soon became legitimized by a community-approved organization
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More sopapillas, please!

6/13/2014

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A few pics from my most recent visit to the one and only Casa Bonita.
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Ramble Colorado cited on Wikipedia page for Fool's Gold Loaf

6/12/2014

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Here's a piece of awesome news: Ramble Colorado (the book) was cited as a reference on the Wikipedia page for Fool's Gold Loaf, the Glendale delicacy favored by Elvis Presley when he was in full '70s jumpsuits-and-gluttony mode.

For the uninitiated, it's a hollowed-out loaf of bread with alternating layers of peanut butter, jelly, and bacon. 

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A moment in Paonia

6/12/2014

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I was pulling up to park in downtown Paonia and on the edge of the parking lot at Don's Supermarket there was a tractor. There was a budget attached to it. In the bucket sat a dog. 

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