COVER FEATURE: Colorado fun!
The heat is on, so explore the 33 options for all generations and every interest around Colorado’s ski communities. By Dan Leeth When it comes to winter thrills, Colorado ski resorts offer nearly everything snow lovers crave. But just because skis and boards have been mothballed for the summer doesn’t eliminate reasons for visiting slope-side [...]
Grand spaces—Extended version
The Rocky Mountains cut through America’s West, and a road trip from Colorado through Wyoming to upper Montana is an opportunity to witness the progression of these massive peaks while visiting four national parks. What better way to add to the experience than booking rooms at the historic lodges along your route? By Christine Barnes [...]
Downton Abbey and beyond—Extended version
History springs to life in England’s south-central counties, where the hit Downton Abbey TV series is filmed. By Laurel Kallenbach Star-struck, I promenade across the green lawn toward the spires of Highclere Castle, my heart fluttering with excitement. This elegant mansion, perfectly framed by 250-year-old cedars of Lebanon, is the real star of the PBS [...]
Online Feature: Lavender fields forever
By Debi Boucher Prized for its aromatic, medicinal and culinary qualities for some 2,500 years, the Romans favored it for bathing, thus the Latin derivative lavare, “to wash.” Cultivated commercially in France, (which produces more than 50 percent of the world’s lavender), England, New Zealand and Australia, more than 200 tons of high quality lavender [...]
Colorado Talk: Drive-in memories
By Debi Boucher After a great deal of backyard experimentation, Richard Hollingshead Jr., opened the first-ever outdoor theater in New Jersey in 1933. It didn’t take long for the concept to become a national pastime. Parents loaded their kids into Buicks and Chevys and headed off to one of more than 4,000 drive-ins across America [...]
My Colorado Photos
Editor’s note: The winning photos you see here are just two of dozens we receive every month. Go to EnCompassMag.com and see our weekday Member Photo of the Day. Cooling off Randy Ruder of Centennial took this picture of a polar bear playing in the water at the Denver Zoo while testing out his new [...]
SafeRoads: Live to see another day
Nationwide each week, work-zone crashes kill an average of 11 people. That equals the 572 deaths recorded in 2010, of which 85 percent were motorists and their passengers. With more than 150 projects on state and interstate highways in Colorado this year, motorists can protect themselves and others by driving safely and responsibly in work [...]
yourAAA: Member Benefits News
Roadside anytime As a AAA Colorado member (primary or associate), you are covered, 24/7/365, for up to four (4) roadside assistance events per membership year in any eligible vehicle* you are traveling in—even if it’s not yours—as long as it can be safely reached from any normally traveled, maintained road or established thoroughfare. You may [...]
Auto Talk: Don’t wait for a battery to fail
By Brent Wells As technicians at a AAA-approved auto repair facility, we see vehicles all the time with check engine lights lit and presets lost, or the antitheft systems that won’t let cars start. The culprit is typically a weak battery. Years ago you waited until a battery failed, and you replaced it, resetting your [...]
116th Annual Strawberry Days
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The Strawberry Days Festival features an arts & crafts fair, food court, carnival, parade and plenty of family-friendly fun. Free strawberries and ice cream will be served as tradition on Saturday.
