Tag: Denver Museum Of Nature And Science
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Colorado’s great gems and where to find them
Figuratively, we see Colorado’s mountains as a collective treasure trove for all of the rewarding experiences they afford. The landscape is a treasure trove in a literal sense too. Colorado Geological Survey reports the state naturally produces more than 30 varieties of gemstones. These are the most well-known: Amazonite The name is derived from the…
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Weekend things to do in Denver and beyond
THURSDAY-MAY 7 Returning to the Denver area, the no-animals, theater production Venardos Circus arrives at Littleton’s Aspen Grove, 7301 S. Santa Fe Drive. “Let’s Build a Dream,” inside a big red-and-white striped tent, has original music, spectacular costumes and guests will be “transported back in time to the center ring of a centuries-old tradition, but one that…
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Seeing more black widows in Denver this spring? Here’s why you shouldn’t panic
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As spring rolls in, Denverites are opening sheds and brushing the dust off of kayaks, climbing gear and tents in preparation for the warm days ahead. But before you grab your paddle, experts warn, make sure you check for black widows. Black widows, a “timid”…
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‘Jurassic Park’ in Colorado: Discover dinosaurs at these 8 sites
Near the northern Colorado-Utah border, there’s a river-cut land of colorful rock traversed by the short Fossil Discovery Trail. It is an interpretive trail, with educational signs and remembrances of Earl Douglas. He is the paleontologist credited with the 1915 establishment of Dinosaur National Monument. Along that trail through this sweeping dinosaur graveyard, one panel…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
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It’s the big one and returning this year: National Western Stock Show & Rodeo, National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. The biggest names in rodeo and an events-filled calendar. Unfortunately, the Longhorns’ parade through downtown on Thursday has been canceled because of a weather forecast for deep freeze temperatures. But opening day is still on…
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8 fascinating items at Denver Museum of Nature and Science: ‘Cabinet of curiosities’
It all began in 1868, when Edwin Carter moved to a cabin near Breckenridge to study the birds and mammals of Colorado’s mountains. Along with batches of butterflies, moths and gold from other sources, Carter’s collected specimens would be the first subjects of displays at what is now the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.…
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Things to do around Denver and Colorado this weekend
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save THURSDAY THROUGH FEB. 3 The Sundance Film Festival moves around the country this year with 12 feature films and the festival experience, some online and others for private art house screenings for personally distanced groups…