Colorado travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Telluride is a slice of paradise in the beautiful San Juan Mountains of southwest Colorado. Telluride and Mountain Village are great places for the whole family.

The main street is delightful for shopping, munching, and people-watching; you can sign up for a walking tour, or guide yourself with a map available from the visitor’s center.

It is best known for its world-class ski resort, which boasts 1,700 acres of terrain and three air gardens and terrain parks.

The resort has feature a new luxury hotels and residential property in the spectacularly beautiful setting of the Town of Mountain Village, above historic Telluride.

There are dozens of festivals held here annually, including the extremely popular Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Blues and Brews and more.

The town is famous for its skiing and other winter sports in addition to being a year round destination for outdoor activities.The resort and town blossomed throughout the 80’s as skiing’s popularity grew, and today Vail is the top ranked ski resort in the United States.


Vail Mountain is at an elevation of 11,570′ and has over 5,000 skiable acres, numerous ski lifts, and almost 200 marked ski trails. It is 100 miles west of Denver, is larger than nearly every other North American ski area, and is linked by a well placed network of lifts and trails.

Vail Colorado has something to offer everyone. From winter’s array of on-the-snow activities, to summer’s selection of biking, hiking, and water sports.

Come ski Vail off the slopes, which starts in Vail village, an  inspired hub of activity featuring an amazing 70 restaurants, shop-lined lanes and an extraordinary range of convenient accommodations.

The Flower Shop at Castle Pines, Colorado, is conveniently located in Castle Rock just off highway I-25 and Castle Pines Park Way, exit 188. There is full service floral boutique offering unique and custom creations as well as Colorado’s connection for special events. Enjoy the convenience of safe and secure ordering online 24 hours a day. The goal is to exceed our customers’ expectations with quality, value and professional service. An interview with Bea Blanc, the Wedding and Event Consultant at Castle Pines Florist, is complimentary. You will be provided with an itemized, written proposal on the day of your consultation. There is supported by a full staff of talented designers who help turn your vision into reality for your wedding day.

Castle Pines Florist and Greenhouse Inc provides flower and gift delivery to the Castle Rock. Send flowers for any occasion. We offer a large variety of fresh flowers and gifts. There choose only the freshest, highest quality flowers and our shop has a professional and caring staff to serve all your floral needs. Your gift will arrive beautifully presented and personalized with your message.

Tulips, Lilies, Orchids, Snapdragons, Larkspur, Delphinium, Roses and many, many more to choose from. The carnation, like the rose, is a flower associated with weddings and love. This flower rivals the rose at Valentine’s Day. Its beauty flourishes as it continues to be popular and practical filler in any bouquet. The carnation looks beautiful with any flower! Distinguished by layers of petals in a variety of hues, the carnation is associated with different meanings by the color that it takes. The red carnation takes the meaning of “alas poor heart.” Pink carnations show that the sender will never forget the receiver. Purple carnations symbolize capriciousness. Striped carnations mean “sorry I can’t be with you,” while white carnations show innocence.