Hugging Trees (literally) Across America

In mid-November, just as the mountain towns were waking up from shoulder-season hibernation and preparing for the ski season, my husband and I popped into Minturn and stumbled upon the cutest (and likely smallest) whisky tasting room in Colorado. No hyperbole: The Wee Dram on Minturn’s Main Street is a cozy, 135-square-foot, 12-seat drinking den where husband and wife Spence and Stefanie Neubauer pour tipples of single malt whisky and serve cocktails like Old Fashioneds and peated Manhattans. The Wee Dram tasting room is a cozy, 135-square-foot, 12-seat drinking den.

Let’s face it: The best skiers in the world all started as soon as they could walk. In your group of ski friends, there’s a good chance the one with the best form tackles any terrain and is always first back at the chair learned as a kid, lucky enough to live in a place with skiing and parents who supported it. R.

MOSCA, Colorado — A handmade sign at the start of a long dirt road in the rural San Luis Valley indicates to visitors that they’ve arrived at the future site of Kosmos Stargazing Resort & Spa. The peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains barely make a dent in the big blue skies above the 40 acres purchased by founder and CEO Gamal Jadue Zalaquett.

The days are short, the nights are long, and snow is starting to pile up in the Rockies, which is a sure sign that winter is officially here. Time to break out your puffy coat and your ice scraper. You probably already have rad winter plans, like shredding the slopes with your Ikon or Epic pass or soaking in a hot spring under the stars. But if your Colorado winter calendar isn’t completely booked, consider penciling in some of these beloved festivals around the state. Ullr Fest A partygoer finishes up a ski shot after an attempt to break an unofficial world record on main st.

Two well-known Denver restaurants opened at Denver International Airport last week, adding to what has become a hefty list of Colorado concepts. The openings come just a few months after two other familiar eateries and a coffee shop got on board at DIA. Related: Why your favorite DIA restaurant is different from its brick-and-mortar location Mister Oso, which features Mexican and other Latin American dishes is now open in Concourse C, along with Bar Dough, an upscale Italian restaurant.

By DAVID KOENIG DALLAS — Just as there are good odds the turkey will taste dry, airports and highways are expected to be jam-packed during Thanksgiving week, a holiday period likely to end in another record day for air travel in the United States. The people responsible for keeping security lines, boarding areas and jetliners moving — from the U.