Travel Tips When Traveling to Colorado Regarding Clothing and Weather

Traveling to Colorado. The land of the Pikes Peak and the fourteeners. It can be a glorious time had by all. There are many places to see: The Stanley Hotel, The Brown Derby, Downtown Denver and the 16th street mall. Further to the east you have the plains of Colorado, the Kit Carson Museum and Bent's Fort to name but a few. Wherever you decide to go make sure to pack the following: Sweater, hoodie, t-shirt, heavy jacket, heavy durable jeans, shorts and various types of shoes. One might wonder why all the light and heavy clothing. Colorado is notorious for having weather changes from a bright sunny day to rain, wind, hail and snow has happened to appear in May. To some of you outdoors people this may seem like a challenge and fun. And it is if this is home and you have the necessary garb.

But when one travels they seem to bring what is only needed for the excursion and leave the other items behind. This can turn out to be as much fun as going for your first skiing lesson without the skis. You have traveled to the ski resort, paid for your lessons and now you are ready to embark on your ski lessons without all the proper gear. Personally, I have seen this done as I used to ''turn'' or adjust ski bindings at Loveland Ski Resort and saw many people who had left that certain item at home or back at the hotel. So let's get back to the weather.

Often times Trail Ridge Road is not opened until around Memorial Day because of the massive snow fall that it receives and it closes Labor Day because of the potential driving conditions. So if you plan to travel to Trail Ridge Road, take heed and plan accordingly. Pikes Peak along with the Spanish Peaks can be very scenic but also have snow on the peaks as well. Again, the reason for the big coat. The Rockies, Sangre De Cristos and many other mountain ranges are phenomenal in their beauty in the summer. One must not forget the lakes where Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout can be caught. Do your homework and those who fly fish no doubt will be aware of which fly to tie. There is no other calming effect than mending a line at the head of the Arkansas River.