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So you’ve packed the RV with road trip essentials and your kids’ favorite snacks for the drive. Where to? Well, if you really want to wow the little ones, head to Salida. That advice comes courtesy of RV Trader, which recently culled a list of five RVing destinations that will “blow your kids’ minds.” The site offers RV reviews and shopping advice, and features a commerce platform with vehicles for sale. Related Articles Outdoors | You’ll have to pay to ski or snowshoe at Brainard Lake this winter Outdoors | These 9 flatter Front Range hikes offer a workout, too Outdoors | It’s official: You’ll soon need a permit to hike, camp at Colorado’s popular Blue Lakes Outdoors | Injured hiker rescued near Aspen Outdoors | Colorado fall colors map: County-by-county leaf-peeping predictions According to story author and mom of two Olivia de Soria, Salida offers all the activities an RVing family could want in surplus, from biking trails and trout fishing to historical tours and wildlife. “We saw more wildlife here than anywhere else.

Denver sound artist Jim Green, whose best-known public art includes a playful installation under a block of Denver’s Curtis Street and the train calls at Denver International Airport, died on Wednesday in Florida at age 75. Green was a prolific and highly collaborative artist, friends and colleagues said, pushing the boundaries of art with playful, subversive pieces that surprised and delighted anyone who encountered them. Hyoung Chang, The Denver PostTravelers who ride the train at Denver International Airport — and that’s most of them — have for decades heard artist Jim Green’s work “Train Call,” which features playful sounds and recognizable voices.

Mia Taylor | TravelPulse (TNS) Are you planning — or secretly hoping — to travel this fall? Then pour yourself a cup of tea or coffee, pull up a chair and dig in to the fall travel cheat sheet that Expedia has just released. The data dive published by the travel booking platform covers everything from the top trending destinations this fall to the best times to score a deal over the coming months. Let’s break it down. Where is everyone going? It seems international trips are top of mind for travelers over the coming months.

Meow Wolf, the immersive art and entertainment company with an outpost in Denver, just opened a gift shop for its trippy merchandise at Denver International Airport. Located on Concourse C, the Meow Wolf kiosk “invites passengers to explore a collection of artifacts and remnants from The Converged Worlds and merchandise from other Meow Wolf locations; some from all ends in the multiverse,” the Santa Fe-based company said in a statement.

Every year, a tourism promotion website around Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina releases a fall foliage prediction map for the entire country. The map is fun to play with as it shows a week-by-week prediction for each state between Sept. 2 and Nov. 18. It also breaks it down on a county-by-county basis, displaying estimates for the degree of color change, from minimal or patchy to near-peak and peak. It’s “the ultimate visual planning guide to the annual progressive changing of the leaves,” the website says.

In 1908, Abner and Mary Alberta “Bert” Sprague built a summer cabin in Glacier Basin. By 1910, they were living in it full time, operating it as a lodge that sat in what is now the Sprague Lake parking lot. Because of their love for the area and their impact on Glacier Basin – to improve the fishing in the area for his guests, Abner dammed the creek to create the lake – the lake now bears their surname.