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BOULDER , just 27 miles northwest
of Denver on US-36, is one of the liveliest college towns in the
country, filled with a young population that seems to divide its
time between phenomenally healthy daytime pursuits and almost
equally unhealthy nighttime activities - the town is often referred
to as "7 miles surrounded by reality." It was founded
in 1858 by a prospecting party who felt that the nearby Flatiron
Mountains, the first swell of the Rockies, "looked right
for gold"; in fact they found little, but the community grew
anyway.
With an easygoing, forward-looking atmosphere and
plenty of great places to eat and drink, Boulder makes an excellent
place to return each night after a day in the mountains. Downtown
centers on the leafy pedestrian mall of Pearl Street
, lined with all sorts of lively caf?s, galleries and stores -
including several places where you can rent mountain bikes . The
most obvious short excursion is to drive or hike up nearby Flagstaff
Mountain , for views over town and further into the Rockies;
any road west joins up with the Peak to Peak Highway, which heads
through spectacular montane scenery to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain
National Park. For rock climbing, Eldorado Canyon State
Park offers many opportunities and The Boulder Mountaineer
(tel 303/442-8355) can answer any questions and, of course, provide
gear.
The adventurous University of Colorado
offers a mixed bag of events , including in summer
the Colorado Music Festival (tel 303/449-1397), in the Chautauqua
Auditorium (tel 303/449-2413), and the seven-week Colorado Shakespeare
Festival (tel 303/492-0554).
