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I'm Your Huckleberry, A Cattle Drive Road Trip: Dodge City Yeehaw

Tacos, Wrong Turns & Cattle Truck Backups Part 1: We started our Cattle Drive Road Trip on a Thursday morning. If you missed my post on why this road trip happened, read this. We set out with beef jerky, taco-flavored sunflower seeds, Fritzi the dog, and high hopes. Kansas was going to be the tenth state Fritzi had visited and she was very excited. Just kidding. She only cares about

Gondola in Telluride

Colorado is now home to the most challenging cycling race in the United States, the US Pro Cycling Challenge. The race is 683 miles, attracts world class cyclists and winds its way through some of Colorado’s most charming towns. There are 126 riders in the race from 24 countries including Boulder, Colorado’s own Taylor Phinney, who secured two fourth place finishes at the London, Olympics. The US Pro Challenge gets

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My weekly segment on KRFC 88.9 FM. Listen to AUDIO HERE or read the transcripts below. *** Hi, my name is Heidi and I’m the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, a blog about events, festivals and travel around Colorado. Is this year flying by for anyone else? Because I can’t believe that I’m already talking about the last weekend in February. You’ve probably noticed that I’ve been chatting a lot lately about

Greeley History Museum from the outside.

I had the opportunity to stop by the Greeley History Museum yesterday after an interesting meeting with the executive director of the Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra, like the rest of Greeley, has a rich history and the Greeley History Museum is the place to go for the full story. Current exhibits include a comprehensive look at the 100-year Greeley Philharmonic Orchestra, and the history of Weld County’s many, many

South Park is a real place, find out more...

It’s true that kids run and play in South Park, and the occasional burro can be seen trotting through town. It is also true that South Park is located in the Colorado Rockies. However, it’s probably not the town that that’s popped into to your mind. Find out more about the real South Park City in my new post by clicking here.

What to do & where to do it this weekend in Colorado (Oct. 16-17, 2010)

Things are slowing down as the warm weather starts to wane, but there’s still plenty to do this weekend in Colorado. If you are planning to scare yourself silly this weekend, be sure to check out my LIST OF HAUNTED HOUSES and sign up to win tickets to BATTLE OF THE HAUNTS. Don’t forget the Breckenridge Craft Spirit Festival is this weekend (read all about it by clicking here). s