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The Manitou Cliff Dwellings

Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, December 7, 2009,
The cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park are in Colorado but, as most people don't realize, the place isn't exactly close for a day trip from Denver. It takes about seven hours one way to pull in to Cortez, Colorado, the nearest major town, so it's hardly easy for a weekend getaway either. So, when such an opportunity isn't available, it's possible just to head down to the Manitou Cliff Dwellings instead.

The cliff dwellings were built and opened in 1906 for the benefit of tourist...

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The Colorado History Museum

Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, August 18, 2009,
This summer I've tried to make a better effort to
visit some of the local museums and sites and try to further my knowledge of Denver and Colorado. I figure I have no excuse not to with three day weekends.

This past Thursday I made my second trip to the Colorado History Museum.

A few years back I was playing host to a visiting journalist on a fellowship from Romania and took him the museum so he could learn a bit more about the state. After all, it's not as though most people from outside the...

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