spring

Cardboard Classic in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. HeidiTown.com
April

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Whether you ski or not, Colorado’s ski resorts put on fabulous springtime, slopeside parties that are worth a trip to the mountains. Nearly every resort has some sort of spring festival; some mountains host bands and others host competitions such as the Cardboard Classic in Steamboat Springs. The Cardboard Classic, held during Steamboat’s Springalicious Festival, is a competition wherein teams build cardboard contraptions to get themselves down the mountain, and

How to lift your mood during the doldrums of winter. Frozen Dead Guy Days (1)
Festivals

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It’s always about this time of year when Coloradans are lulled into the belief that spring is just around the corner, and then, in comes March, Colorado’s snowiest month. Have you been wondering how you’re going to make it through the doldrums of winter? Never fear, the Mayor’s here, and I’ve got some suggestions that should put a smile on your face as the last few weeks of winter tick

Kenosha pass area. Colorado travel, be prepared. Springtime in the Colorado Rockies. HeidiTown.com
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Colorado spring weather is like a box of chocolates; you just never know what you’re going to get. I have experienced this time and time again while traveling Colorado. This past weekend, I was caught in one heck of a crazy spring snow storm. It seemed as though six inches of thick, wet snow fell in less than an hour as we drove through the South Park area. Myself, and

Montrose Food & Wine Festival logo 2012
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This HeidiTown.com radio segment on KRFC 88.9 FM discusses where to celebrate Cinco de Mayo in Colorado and takes a look ahead at May, including Mother’s Day Weekend and one of the state’s most unique, and perhaps most gross, festivals. Read the transcript of this week’s show below, or listen to the audio here. *** Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, a blog about events,

Frank Oom History Colorado
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It’s that time again, time for another installment of HeidiTown.com on KRFC 88.9 FM, a community radio station in Fort Collins, Colorado.  Each week I share stuff to do around Colorado with the listeners of KRFC and then I upload the transcript and the audio to the blog.  So if you missed it, or you need web information, you can easily find it here. You can read the transcript below

Little girl on pony.
April

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I really enjoy sharing events like the Mead Roubaix Festival with my readers. Small town festivals are at the heart of what this blog is all about. There is just something extra charming about festivals held in little communities around Colorado. The first Mead Roubaix Festival was held last year, and it is a combination of bike race and community fest. The bike race attracted 600 participants who made their

MyHandleBar 2012
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The weekends seem to be flying by at a frightfully fast rate!  I can’t believe that it is already mid-April.  The following is the transcript from my weekly radio show on KRFC 88.9 FM. You can either read the transcript below or listen to the audio of the show HERE. *** Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, a blog about events, festivals and travel around

New Belgium Scavenger Hunt poster
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The following is the transcript from my weekly segment on KRFC 88.9 FM.  If you’d prefer to listen to the audio —>  LISTEN HERE. *** Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, a blog about events, festivals and travel across Colorado. Here’s the line up for March 30th through April 1st, 2012. First, I want to point out an error in last week’s segment.  I said

Bud Light Jams Aspen/Snowmass
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The transcript from my radio segment for KRFC 88.9 FM, Fort Collins public radio, is below.  Find out what’s happening across Colorado on the first weekend of spring 2012. If you’d rather, you can listen to the audio HERE. *** Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, a blog about events, festivals and travel around Colorado. Spring has officially sprung. On my walks with the dog