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The places worth the drive, the people behind them, and the history hiding on ordinary corners — written after actually going, with our own photos. Looking for what just opened or closed? That's over in News.
We Tried SereniTea Spa & Tea Lounge in Lone Tree
We finally booked the Himalayan Salt Stone Massage at SereniTea in Lone Tree, then posted up at the tea bar for a free cup after. Hot stones in each hand, an aromatherapy table you can smell before you buy, a tea-pet that turns red in hot water, and the Cloud Mist Tea that comes with dry ice.
Lone Creek Farms: Pig Races, a Candy Cannon and a Whole Lot of Goats in Franktown
We spent a Sunday at the Lone Creek Farms fall festival in Franktown: pig races with a bell and bad dad jokes, the candy cannon (and the parents who rush it), goats on everything, the mine, the saloon and the season pass math.
Wolfhound Puppies, Highland Cows and No Kilt: A Sunday at the Colorado Highland Games
I spent Sunday at the 62nd Colorado Highland Games at the Denver Polo Club in Sedalia: 4-month-old Irish Wolfhound puppies, a Westie named Thistle, the women's hammer throw, two bags of Highland cow feed, and next year's dates.
CALF's Lowell Ranch: Harvest Day on a Working Castle Rock Ranch
We went to Harvest Day at CALF's Lowell Ranch in Castle Rock: a tractor ride with someone in a cow suit, two donkeys, pigs in the barn, and a rooster strutting out of an old house turned chicken coop. Here's what CALF is and how to visit this fall.
The Douglas County Fall Festival at Sandstone Ranch, Larkspur
The Douglas County Fall Festival took over the guided side of Sandstone Ranch in Larkspur: the county's firefighting helicopter, fire engines, German shepherd rescue pups, painted pumpkins, horses and hay rides out into a 2,038-acre ranch. Here's what we saw and how to get out there the rest of the year.
Gilly's Pumpkin Patch: Eight Days a Year on a Castle Rock Homestead
Gilly's Pumpkin Patch is only open eight days a year, Fridays and Saturdays across four fall weekends. We went first thing on opening Saturday: sheep, bunnies, ducks, pumpkin checkers, Marie's Maze, Corinne's Corn Pit, a giant slide and fresh sourdough, for $5 a person or $20 a family.
ClueClock Now Runs a Live Game Show in Castle Pines
ClueClock opened a live game show in Castle Pines in June — four games, one hour, 8 to 30 players, in its own room next to the escape rooms. Eleven of us went to see what it is.
A Sanctuary in Sedalia: The Quiet Corner Where Wolfensberger Meets 105
A Sanctuary Center is just under four acres at Wolfensberger and Highway 105 in Sedalia — a labyrinth, wishing trees, a sacred geometry garden and a small chapel with a lending library, free and open sunrise to sunset. Here's what's out there, and the 125 years of history on that corner.
Inside Yelp's First Taste of Parker: A Sold-Out Night in Photos
We spent an hour at Yelp's first-ever Taste of Parker at Parker Station on Tuesday, Sept 15 — a sold-out, 21+ tasting with 29 local food and drink vendors that doubled as a food drive for the Parker Task Force Food Bank. Here's how the night looked, plus the full vendor list.
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