Best of Boulder

"Boulder Rocks"
"Boulder is a unique fusion of a small Western town and cosmopolitan city. The city in Colorado is a place of natural wonders attractions, festivals, limitless cultural experiences and friendly people. Mix these ingredients, and the result is an exciting travel destination." Arizona Daily Star, September 2002

"Boulder, Co: Paradise Found"
"Once dubbed "the little town nesteld between the mountains and reality" by the Denver Post, Boulder is a place that lives up to its reputation: A small city of 97,000 Boulder sits 32 miles northwest of the Colorado's Mile High City, at the foot of the Rockies... Besides quick access to a variety of outdoor activities, Boulder also boasts a mind-boggling 300 days of sunshine a year. Summer thunderstorms and winter snows seem to disappear as quickly as they came-- leaving you with more of the warm, sunny weather that lure Boulderites out of doors. GORP.com, August 2002

"Boulder: A Path Runs Through It"
"A 6-mile greenway through the heart of the Colorado community enhances its outdoorsy reputation: It's no surprise that Boulder is an outdoorsy town. It seems like everyone in Boulder is jogging, walking, bicycling, mountain climbing, skiing, in-line skating, rafting, kayaking or doing some other outdoor activity." Knight Ridder News Service, March 2002

Cooking School Of The Rockies Highlighted On Nbc's Today Show Cooking School: Featured As Hand's On Vacation Experience The Cooking School of the Rockies was featured along with cooking courses offered at the Phoenician resort in Arizona and the Four Seasons in Bali. Information on the segment can be found on the MSNBC Web site, www.msnbc.com under the TV News Section. "Cooking school vacations allow you to learn something as opposed to just observe something," Today Show Travel editor, Peter Greenberg said. "The key to cooking school vacations is not demonstration, but participation," he said. NBC Today Show, March 2002

"The Boulder Sampler: Better Than Whitman's"
"What's better than a heart-shaped box of chocolates? In the month that celebrates amore, the gift of a lovely weekend away will delight the love of your life. Just 40 miles northwest of Denver, Boulder offers romantic getaways right in our own backyard. Activities abound to pamper body and soul in this university town." Buzz in the 'Burbs, February 2002

"Bowled Over By Boulder: It's Hard To Beat The Town's High Alpine Adventure."
Boulder is tucked away at the foot of the Rocky Mountains' Front Range; it's landscape is raw,chiseled beautiful. The mountains here rise sharply out of the high alpine desert like a monster tidal wave from some big-budget disaster movie. Home to about 96,000 residents and the University of Colorado, Boulder was once described by the Denver Post as "the little town nestled between the mountains and reality." Hard to argue." Continental, September 2001

"10 Healthiest Places For Women To Live" Boulder Rated "Stealthy Health Secret"
"When women in Boulder schedule an outing, it's just as likely to be a cycling date as a power lunch... Women in this metro area clock a whopping 26 minutes a day exercising--- the highest in our top 10. In fact, they report the highest average daily exercise score of anyplace on our top-10 list: a healthy 26 minutes each day Boulder scored 81 out of 100 on (the) air-quality index and a perfect 100 in water quality." Self Magazine, October 2001

"The Fittest Cities In America" Boulder Rated #2
"The climate's moderate, with sun April through November, and it seems like everyone's out kayaking Boulder Creek. There's rock climbing at nearby cliffs, cycling or skating numerous bike paths, hiking or skiing the mountains, plus tennis, softball, basketball and gyms galore…" Shape Magazine,

September 2000 highest high school graduation rate in the country."
Money Magazine, November 1999