Where’s the most haunted place to spend Halloween in Denver? Well, it just might be Cheesman Park. Yes, the lovely tree-lined Cheesman Park with the Pavilion, flower gardens and beautiful views of the mountains. That’s because Cheesman Park has…
Coors Field: pitchers hate it, batters love it. That’s because the home of the Colorado Rockies is Major League Baseball’s highest-altitude ball field, a fact that can change the game for the better or for the worse depending on whether you’re in the…
Only seven Galloping Goose railcars were ever made. These crazy rail contraptions were put together in the 1930s and carried mail and passengers over Colorado’s Lizard Head Pass until the 1950s. Basically, they were 1920s Pierce-Arrow limousines put…
Who’s buried in Buffalo Bill’s grave? It sounds like a trick question. However, there are some people up in Cody, Wyo., who would have you believe that the body resting in the beautiful gravesite on top of Lookout Mountain, high above the town of Golden, Colo., doesn’t really belong to William F…
What does one do with an empty, one-acre parking garage rooftop? If you’re Denver Botanic Gardens, you cover it, edge to edge, in a living, thriving garden (naturally). In so doing, Denver Botanic Gardens established the Mordecai Children’s Garden in…
What are those dark, hulking, hump-backed beasts just off Interstate 70 on the way to Colorado’s ski country? Your eyes do not deceive you. There are indeed two to three dozen buffalo (or American bison, technically speaking) roaming the grasslands…
The numbers for all large cats have dropped significantly in the last century and the Amur leopard is among the closest to extinction. There are differing reports as to just how many of them remain in the wild. As of 2014, there were less than 50…
As most people know, Denver falls within the Mountain time zone. That's because the 105 th meridian, the imaginary lines developed in Greenwich, England, in 1851 that determine time zones, goes north to south down Kalamath Avenue. The 105 th meridian…
Not many cities are nicknamed after their altitudes above sea level, but Denver’s elevation of exactly 5,280 feet makes it unique. It’s the highest major city in America. That distinction is touted by a brass plaque on the steps of the Colorado State…
Suits of armor have been around for ages. In its most basic form, armor provides a barrier against attack—physical or otherwise. For Tim McKernan, a.k.a. “Barrel Man,” his suit was his spark, a way of glorifying his favorite football team and…
