Colorado Railroad
Museum Visit
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The Colorado Railroad Museum
is recognized as one of the best privately supported rail museums in the
United States. This "can't miss" site for railfans features over 100
historic narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars exhibited on 15
acres at the foot of North Table Mountain, near Golden, Colorado.
The museum was established
in 1959 to preserve for future generations a tangible record of
Colorado's flamboyant railroad era, particularly the state's pioneering
narrow gauge mountain railroads.
An awesome museum that we haven't visited for a while. Please join us! |
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| Time: Friday the 1st of June at 10:00am |
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| Place: CO Railroad Musuem, Golden.
Directions |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt or check out the
CRRM website. |
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CU Paleobiology
Collection Tour
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Vicky Jahn has arranged another visit to CU, this time a tour of
their paleobiology collection. The collection includes vertebrate and
invertebrates specimens and their paleobotany collection.
Vicky's 'CU's entomology collection' visit in March was terrific and
it's expected that this one will be of a similar caliber.
Take a look at the
CU website
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| Time: Monday the 14th of May at 10:00am |
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| Place: MCOL Bruce Curtis building at CU Boulder.
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| Additional Information: Contact
Vicky Jahn |
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Swetsville Zoo Visit
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A world famous sculpture park containing over 170 animals, plants,
space ships, etc. Fashioned from recycled farm machinery, auto parts,
and assorted metal.
Free admission, but donation is appreciated.Rae has arranged this
visit once before, but the weather interfered. We're sure to have better
luck this time. Please join us!
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| Time: Friday the 25th of May at 10:00am |
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| Place: Swetsville Zoo, 4801 E. Harmony Road, Fort Collins
(I-25, exit 265) |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Rae
Cronk |
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12 Short Hikes
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Don't we live in one of the most beautiful places on earth? Don't we
all spend way too much time working, rushing kids around, running
errands and only looking at the view from our windows? Let's go
hike!!
We will be continuing the series of hikes based on trails found in the booklet "12 Short Hikes" by Tracy Salcedo
(weather permitting, of course). Week#1. Evergreen
Lake Trail-1 mile - DONE
Week #2. Creek Side Loop (Lair O' the Bear)-1.5 miles - DONE
Week #3. Bruin Bluff (Lair O' the Bear)-2 miles
Week #4. Sleepy S Loop (Elk Meadow-2.5 miles
Week #5. Fitness Loop (Bear Creek State Park)-2.5 miles
Week #6. Upper Loop (O'Fallon Park)-2.5 miles
Week #7. Maxwell Falls Trail (Arapahoe Nat. For.)-3 miles
Week #8. Ponderosa/Sisters Loop (Alderfer Park)-3.5 miles
Week #9. Red Rocks Tr (Matthews-Winters Park)-3.5 miles
Week #10. Evergreen Mtn Loop (Alderfer Park)-4 miles
Week #11. Ground Hog Flat (Arapahoe Nat. For.)-4.5 miles
Week #12. Mountain View Loop (Elk Meadows)-4.5 miles
Week #13. Your favorite hike! |
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| Time: Fridays, usually in the afternoon, weather permitting.
Contact
Shannon
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| Place: See description above |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon |
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Burrowing Owls at
RMANWR
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| Burrowing owl chicks are a must see this summer! Join a Refuge
Biologist on this field exploration and learn about these small,
spindly-legged owls that make their home in vacant prairie dog burrows. |
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| Time:
Saturday the 16th
of June at 10am |
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| Place: RMANWR, Commerce City.
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon or check out the
RMANWR website |
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Japanese Tea
Ceremony
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| I finally (after three years of trying!) managed to book a Japanese
Tea Ceremony at the traditional tea house in the Denver Botanic Gardens.
This ceremony is designed for a public school audience, but they have no
problem with a home school group coming in. This tea ceremony is
"the real deal" with the history and culture of Japan literally served
up to us in the beautiful little tea house way in the back of the
Botanic Gardens. The ceremony is only done during the month of May
and only on Mondays or Tuesdays...so hopefully the one time I nabbed
will work for you. I am allowed a maximum of 30 people and must
have one adult for every five children. There is a minimal cost of
$2/child and I think adults may have to pay a regular admission to the
Gardens.....but I'm checking on that as I'm not sure. I have eight (8)
spots filled and first come, first served. So e-mail or call to
confirm your spot! |
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| Time: Tuesday the 22nd of May from 10:00-11:30am |
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| Place:
Denver
Botanic Gardens |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Shannon |
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Chemistry Class
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The next three classes in the series of experiment-intensive chemistry
classes. Two for May and one in June. Since many of the participants
either take a break, or reduce their schoolwork during the summer
months, we will reduce the number of classes to one per month for June,
July and August. One of the classes will continue our work on acids
and bases. The following classes we will be investigating the properties
of the elements of Groups 13 and 14.
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Times:
Monday the 7th of May at 10:00am
Monday the 21st of May at 10:00am
Monday the 18th of June at 10:00am |
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Place: Matt’s house. |
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Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 |
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World Religions
Class
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Lisa Pettitt is hosting a class
where the participants can find insight into a variety of
religions practiced primarily in other parts of the World.
Participants are encouraged to prepare a brief summary of a
religion that interests them to present to the rest of the
class.
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Time: Monday the 11th of June at 10:00am |
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Place: Lisa’s house. |
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Additional Information: Contact
Lisa Pettitt |
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Entomology Class -
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
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| The third in a short series of classes covering the anatomy,
lifestyles, habitat, and other interesting facts about insects. The
order Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is the focus of this class. At this time of
year, perhaps we can collect a few live examples! |
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| Time: Monday the 25th of June at 10:00am |
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| Place: Matt’s house. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 |
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Chess Classes for All Abilities
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| Learn to play chess, or improve your game, all ability levels will
be accommodated in these classes. Each class will involve specific
tutoring appropriate to the participants’ abilities plus lots of
opportunity to put new-found skills to use in fun drills and mini-games.
Basic rules, basic maneuvers, basic principles, intermediate maneuvers,
openings, famous players and championship games will all be covered
(depending on ability level, of course). |
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| Time: Monday the 28th of May at 10:00am |
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| Place: Matt’s house. |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Matt 674-5763 |
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Spanish Classes
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Lucy Benson continues to provide the Spanish classes for a wide
variety of ages and abilities. The classes are held every Tuesday at the
Evergreen Library.
There is a fee of $10 per class per child (families with more than two
kids will just pay for 2 kids) and the schedule is as follows;
Class times (3 separate age/ability groups) are from 10am until 1pm,
every Tuesday. |
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| Place: Evergreen Library |
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| Additional Information: Contact
Lucy Benson
670-2079 |
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