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Days on the Front Range worth the drive.

Mile High Family covers camping, rocks, gymnastics, airplanes, and games — plus the trips around them. Practical notes. Real places. No pitch for a particular kind of household.

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Downtown Denver skyline with the Front Range behind it
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Sleep outside

Camping

Car-camp nights, tent setup, and Colorado weather that drops 30 degrees.

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Pockets of rocks

Rockhounding

Colorado finds, plus the rules so you do not wreck the site.

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Flip it

Gymnastics

Rec class, open gym, and strength work that is not a circus.

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Look up

Aviation

Planes, hangars, and spotting days on the Front Range.

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Play together

Gaming

Board nights and co-op games with a hard stop before anyone tilts.

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This weekend

Low-drama plans

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Panoramic view of Rocky Mountain National Park and Lilly Lake from the fire mitigation clearing
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Estes Park Wedding Weekend

A wedding under Lumpy Ridge, a rain-shortened festival, two hundred elk, and a brand-new view of Rocky Mountain National Park that did not exist last year.

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Get outside

Adventures

Front Range trips with honest effort notes, timing, and what to pack.

This weekend

Fun Things

Easy days that still feel like going out — trails, lawns, bike loops.

Learn it once

Lessons

Short how-tos you can use the same afternoon.

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Panoramic view of Rocky Mountain National Park and Lilly Lake from the fire mitigation clearing
Adventures

Estes Park Wedding Weekend

A wedding under Lumpy Ridge, a rain-shortened festival, two hundred elk, and a brand-new view of Rocky Mountain National Park that did not exist last year.

Kim and Karol flanking the Steamboat sign, photographed from above
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Texans in the High Country

Kim and Karol live a thousand miles away in the flatlands. For one October week, they traded it all for gondolas, hot springs, mountain passes, and the fourth couch picture.