Fort Collins Expert Travel Guides

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Introduction

by Frommers Travel Guides

65 miles N. of Denver, 34 miles S. of Cheyenne, Wyoming A bustling college town, Fort Collins was founded in 1864 as a military post on the Cache la Poudre (pronounced Poo-der) River, named for a powder cache left by French fur traders. Th... Continue reading »
Planning a trip

by Frommers Travel Guides

Getting There By Car -- Coming from south or north, take I-25 to exit 269 (Mulberry St., for downtown Fort Collins), exit 268 (Prospect Rd., for Colorado State University), or exit 265 (Harmony Rd., for south Fort Collins). From Rocky Mounta... Continue reading »

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New Belgium Brewery!

New Belgium Brewery is one of those smaller-production breweries that stretch the definition of microbrewery. And I wouldn't call it a cr... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler little haxby
Day 4 - Part 1

This morning was another 6-7-8 day and we headed out to see Rocky Mountain State Park, CO. We crossed the Continental Divide! Cool!... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Jenny from TN
Day 19 - May 9

Greetings from the bee-yew-tee-ful Colorado State University campus. Go Rams! After a restless nights sleep at the flea bag m... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler Big Sky Traveler
Hooray, hooray, we're on our way!

So, our vacation got off to a day’s earlier start. Rather than leaving this morning (Sunday), I decided we just needed to get the heck ou... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler CaseyR
A Day of "Moderate" Hiking in Rocky Mountain Nati...

Today was spent most of the day in the great outdoors. I had envisioned a full-day hike, but with my still slightly sore foot and my over... Continue reading »

by Real Traveler CaseyR