Two years ago, our Iceland crew reunited in Boulder, Colorado, for the holiday weekend. We got in late at night, but we had four full days ahead of us to explore. While Colorado is definitely a great 4th of July destination, I’d argue it’s an even better one during the fall and winter. Here’s what we did:
Day 1: Hiked through Rocky Mountain National Park
After grabbing breakfast at Snooze, we headed out to Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s a gorgeous park with plenty of hiking, so we spent the day uncovering new areas, like Bear Lake and Nymph Lake. It also happened to be Homecoming weekend at CU Boulder, so we hit some traffic on our way home, but we still managed to get a spot at Under the Sun for dinner – their pizza is amazing!
Day 2: Drove to Cheyenne, Wyoming
While it wasn’t part of our plan for the day when we got brunch at the Boulder Dushanbe Teahouse and walked around Pearl Street, we did decide to make the trip to Cheyenne, Wyoming – just because we could. You can read more on that adventure here, but it made for a great trip within a trip. After dropping Tyler off at the airport, we stopped at Acreage for dinner, as well as s’mores by the fire.
Day 3: Explore Denver, Colorado
We obviously had to make a stop at Voodoo Doughnut, which I’ve highlighted before, but then we had a little time to wander around Denver, since it’s so close to Boulder. We visited the Denver Art Museum and History Colorado Center, as well as grabbed lunch at Torchy’s Tacos. We made our way back to Boulder, visiting the CU Boulder campus and eating at Southern Sun before bringing Aaron to the airport.
Day 4: Worked from Arvada, Colorado
It was just Liz and I, and we both needed to get some work done – the holidays are a busy time for us marketers! We holed up at Red Silo Coffee Roasters for the day, enjoying some hot drinks and a cozy environment. We swung by Heaven Dragon for lunch before it was finally time for me to go to the airport.
While we didn’t get the chance to partake in some of the more exciting winter activities on this trip, like tubing down Copper Mountain or adventuring through Ice Castles, we still had a great little getaway to Boulder – I can’t wait to go back again!