The Denver Traveler

This is a guest post from Mary Jo Manzanares, Travel & Culture Channel Editor and blogger at Flyaway Cafe
 
About ten minutes east of downtown Denver are 23 acres of gardens and plants that will make you feel like your much further away from the concrete of the city.  The Denver Botanic Gardens (1005 York Street, Denver) contain 45 gardens and over 32,000 plants.  (I discovered the York Street gardens while on a shopping expedition; they are very near the Cherry Creek Mall.)
The gardens represent a wide range of gardening styles and plant collections, covering diverse parts of the …read more

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Spectacular views, excellent trails and a natural amphitheater where musicians clamor to play, await you just across a highway and over a few hills. Join millions of music fans, archeologists and hikers who have been coming together for over 60 years to celebrate and honor Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. Located in Morrison, CO- a short half hour drive from Denver, Red Rocks is worth the side trip and the drive.

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Unfortunately, Denver has been rated third in the nation for Worst Traffic. However, most of this traffic happens during the morning and evening rush hours. Also, there is a rise in traffic because so many people are moving to our great city that we haven’t had time to expand our highways and byways.
If you are visiting our fine town you may not even notice the traffic as you can meander during the off peak times when the roads are clear and manageable. This is a viable solution. Though, here in Denver there is even a better choice for visitors and …read more

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If you are anywhere near Downtown Denver Proper chances are you have seen our Must See this week- and if for any reason you haven’t, then it is time you discovered…
The 16th Street Mall
Spanning the expanse of Downtown, The 16th Street Mall is one of the most convenient and accessible places Denver has to offer. Pick an end of Denver, either Civic Center at Broadway and Colfax, or Market Street Station- the 16th and Market side or hop on one of the FREE 16th Street Mall Shuttles and ride the Mall from start to finish.
The Shuttle Buses run every few …read more

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In accordance with The League of American Bicyclists- June is Bike to Work Month in Denver and the fourth Wednesday of June is Bike to Work Day.
Denver is a town that is serious about ecological standards and biking! Many residents bike to work on a regular basis in Denver, especially throughout the summer months. There are many bike lots and even some that are like lockers that you can fit your entire bike inside. Bikes are allowed on the Light Rails and every RTD bus has a bike rack on the front. Denver has many bike trails, though in reality- …read more

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Denver is a super bike friendly town, as you well know. What you may not know is that all of the public transportation actively encourages bike riders to take part, with racks on the front of RTD Buses and large doors on the Light Rail to accommodate bike riders of all kinds when the ride is just a little too long. They want you to use public transport and bikes so much, RTD Denver has announced that June 25th is Bike to Work Day! Bike to Work Day is a Colorado tradition, starting more than 25 years ago in …read more

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This Earth Day the Mayor will announce that the Denver Daisy, a daisy propagated in Denver to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the City, will be the official flower of Denver.
Free seeds will be available at the Botanic Gardens on Earth Day. The hope is that everyone will plant them in their yards and the City will be daisy filled during the Democratic National Convention.
Free Denver Daisy seeds are also available at Tagawa Gardens- 7711 South Parker Road.

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April 22 people nationwide will be celebrating Earth Day to inspire awareness and appreciation for our planet. We here in Denver will join the celebration with two very important events:
Civic Center Park will host an Earth Day Fair to spread the green word all Earth Day long. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn more about activities going on in Denver to help save the plant.
The Denver Botanic Gardens‘ main order for Earth Day 2008 will be the kick off of the “Take 5 Pledge“! An initiative that has 5 categories and a pledge to improve each …read more

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Friday- 8:00pm Wish We Were Floyd at The Gothic Theatre
Friday- 8:00pm A Shot of Spring at The Bovine Metropolis Theater
Saturday- 10:30am Interactive Yoga Storytime with Sydney Solis
Saturday- Noon to 5:00pm Still- Free Photography Exhibit at the Center for Visual Art
Sunday- 9:30am 6th Annual Earth Day 5k Run/Walk/Expo
Sunday- 2:00pm Peggy Lyon Duo- Piano and Cello at the Stanley Hotel

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This Tuesday April 22nd is Earth Day. We at, The Denver Traveler, love Mother Earth, our Sweet Gaia and we found a few worthy celebrations at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science to honor the day.Friday April 18th the exhibit, Extreme Ice opens featuring award-winning photographer James Balog. The Museum has partnered with Mr. Balog to present a new exhibition of more than 24 images, featuring some of the most extreme and remote environments on Earth.
Saturday April 19th James Balog will give a lecture on Extreme Ice in the Phipps Imax Theater at 8:00pm. $15.00/members &18.00/non members
Sunday April …read more

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