Is there anything in the Eastern Plains?

[Bob from down south]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

You can only TRULY "SEE" the mountains from the plains......IMHO

Oh, no...the best seat in the house is from an airplane at peak level right around sunset.

I still have vivid and stunning memories of the Alaska range as seen from an aircraft flight deck. Those images will almost certainly be flashing through the last of my brain cells as I breathe my final breaths. At least I hope they will.

I hope to add to those colorful memories when I retire in Colorado later this year.

[Hoyt2Denvercommuter]

Originally Posted by vegaspilgrim

I was born and raised in the suburbs of Denver and come back to visit my family there several times a year-- and I've never driven out further east than DIA, or the town of Kiowa in Elbert County. Of course, Colorado is known for the mountains, which are truly amazing and the state's point of pride. People have an extreme prejudice against the plains, against "flat areas," "Kansas," even though Denver itself is built over the plains. However, the eastern plains account for almost 1/2 of the land area of this square-shaped state. Is there any scenery out there at all that's worth going to? Any interesting towns worth checking out? Anything to see or do?

What a great question! Colorado's eastern plains. Having grown up around trees, water and lots of houses, shopping and work places and people, we decided to make the split to the country, namely Colorado's farm and ranch land five years ago. It's a different feeling to see and almost touch the stars at nite, look in awe at the expanse of land under a hot summer or winter sun without trees or water ways, and marvel at the miracle of dryland farming and ranching. Take a drive out to the village of Hoyt, Colorado.