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A giraffe can lean over a railing and take lettuce right out of your hand. At one Colorado zoo, you can make that handoff while standing eye-to-eye with the giraffe. The newest home for this herd has 11 different feeding zones, both indoors and outdoors. One of them is an elevated boardwalk set right into the side of a mountain.
Sometimes I like to put out the game camera to ‘see’ what is happening. We had the whole family in my flower garden!! (I don’t plant anything deer like to eat — YAY!) And no, we don’t feed the deer or the raccoons; there are lots of things to eat on the farm without my help. 🙂
Some of the best breakfast stops in Colorado sit just one minute off the highway, hiding in plain sight on an old town street. You will not find fancy espresso art or trendy brunch boards here, and that is exactly the point. This small-town cafe trades flash for hearty plates,...
I have to admit, I did not expect a breakfast burrito to come with an elevation stat. One stop on this list serves them at roughly 10,000 feet, in North America’s highest incorporated city. Another pours coffee in a box canyon at 8,750 feet. You can probably see why...
One Colorado pie shop bakes thousands of pies for Thanksgiving. The holiday rush there uses well over a ton of apples and hundreds of pounds of butter. I honestly can’t picture that much butter in one room. That shop isn’t alone in taking pie season seriously. Across Colorado, bakers...
Somewhere in the Colorado mountains, you can split a slab of shale and keep the 34-million-year-old leaf hiding inside. No glass case, no velvet rope, just you and a rock that has waited a very, very long time. Those layers formed when volcanic ash drifted into an ancient lake ringed...
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Popular pizza joint Slice420 has officially opened a new express location in downtown Colorado Springs, bringing its award-winning food to the heart of the city, according to a social media post on Friday, Oct. 30. Slice420 Express is starting with a limited menu, including the famous 20-inch pizzas, giant pizza slices, 14-inch […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Whitmore is the Pet of the Week from the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region! Whitmore is an 8-year-old neutered male, 80 lbs, tan & white Pit Bull mix who came into HSPPR as a stray. He is a sweet boy who has been...
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Grouse hunting season in Colorado opens September 1, which means you can be chasing dusky grouse in aspen and spruce while elk hunters are still scouting. The state offers several grouse species, but each one has its own dates, limits, and legal areas, and a few need a separate permit on top of your small … This article, Grouse Hunting Season in Colorado: Dates, Limits, and Permits for 2026-27 , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Migratory Bird Hunting Laws in Idaho: Seasons, Permits, and Penalties Explained • Quail Hunting Season in South Carolina: Dates, Limits, and Where to Hunt • The 2 Types of Herons Found in Montana (And Where to Spot Them)
Somewhere along the Arkansas River on Highway 50, there is a stop that sells gas, fishing flies, hardware, ice cream and hot grill food under one roof. Plenty of Colorado drivers roll past it on the way to Salida or Gunnison without a second look. That is a mistake worth fixing.
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Wheel of Fortune fans have a chance to spin the wheel at a live show at the Phil Long Music Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Wednesday, Nov. 11, when the tour makes a stop in Colorado Springs. At the Wheel of Fortune LIVE! show, audience members will be randomly selected to […]
The Cherokee Ranch in Douglas County is abundant in history, both man-made and nature-made. Tour guides provide a guided hike in the forest, the petrified forest, that is.
In a state that’s home to more than 400 breweries, there’s plenty of debate over which craft beer spot is ‘best.’ And to be honest, there are plenty of great answers – Colorado’s craft beer is top-notch and generally considered to be some of the best on the planet. When it comes to craft beer […]
For a town known for its small-town charm, Castle Rock has welcomed a national brand, bringing in another option for coffee runs, breakfast sandwiches and shareable boxes of donuts to the community. Just before the holiday season kicks in, Dunkin’, formerly known as Dunkin Donuts, opened its first Castle Rock...
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The fourth Friday in October is National Breadstick Day, and Fazoli’s is celebrating with a tasty deal! On October 30, anyone who shows up in costume can receive six free breadsticks, whether dining in or going through the drive-thru. No purchase is necessary. The Fazoli’s team stopped by Loving Living Local to […]
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A downtown Colorado Springs ice cream shop is serving up sweet treats with a little mad science and a lot of spectacle! At The Ice Cream Lab, ice cream starts with fresh cream and is flash-frozen using liquid nitrogen. The result? A made-to-order treat prepared right in front of customers. As clouds […]
The fat, purple, just-picked grape clusters filling a bin on the loading dock at Sauvage Spectrum Estate Winery were full of juicy promise. They had just come from the vineyards that unfurl in every direction from Sauvage, and they were headed to a crusher and fermentation tank. These particular Mourvèdre...
A tiny burrito food truck grew into two sit-down restaurants, and one of them now lives inside a former tavern. That glow-up alone makes me curious. Add street tacos topped with avocado slices, and I’m already hungry. The owners come from Chihuahua, Mexico. Each brings more than two decades...
