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  2 0 you could do a National Parks cruise, hitting Yellow Stone and and then Rocky Mountain National Park. perhaps even Glacier if it isn't too far out of the way. vooodooo84 answered in Trips & Travel over 2 years ago | Report 10 comments by Fnarf, Matt from Denver, and Fnarf… 0 0 I like this. Make a Canadian Loop out of it instead of Colorado, though, and hit Banff and Jasper National Parks in Alberta. I can recommend the amazing pool at Radium Hot Springs in BC on your way back. Fnarf commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Um, the destination is Boulder, Fnarf... Matt from Denver commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Oops. Reading comprehension fail. Sorry. Fnarf commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 if we go to yellowstone, what's the best thing to see? we're well aware that it's going to be prime tourist time and would rather avoid the crowds around old faithful. tips and hints? lolaswims commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 It's a tourist spot; embrace it. My favorite part was the Old Faithful Inn, a 100-plus-year-old lodge. Amazing building. Best natural feature is Mammoth Hot Springs, with the waterfalls of white calcium rock everywhere. You walk through the bizarre landscape on boardwalks. The Paint Pots are cool too. The whole place is just a freakshow of weird underground thermal activity. Fnarf commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 I haven't been, but I heard that Yellowstone Canyon is really, really deep, like more than half a mile deep. I'd love to see that. If you do this, you're also too close to the Grand Tetons to pass them up. If you take the state highways into northwest Colorado and then US 40 east, you can drive through Rocky Mountain National Park on US 34 (highest continuous paved road in the world, and lovely in the late spring) and connect to US 36 to get to Boulder. Matt from Denver commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Oops - time for my own reading comprehension fail, since you're going in August. Rocky Mountain is still lovely, you'll just see fewer wildflowers. Matt from Denver commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is gorgeous, but it's only 900 feet deep. Fnarf commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 Fnarf!! I too love Radium Hot Springs!! And one thing I've learned about places with lots of tourists, is that usually a lot of people go for a reason, generally because it's pretty farking cool. Penny Lane commented over 2 years ago | Report 0 0 One thing about Yellowstone - and most of the other big "destination" national parks - is that you get away from 95% of the tourists by going half a mile off the road. So just amble down a trail, and I guarantee the crowds will diminish dramatically. I loved nearly everything about Yellowstone, especially in August. By September, it's already colder than hell and a lot of the campgrounds are closed. We ended up having to drive to the Tetons to camp, which was serendipitous, as the Tetons are gorgeous and much quieter. Geni commented over 2 years ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  2 0 Oh, I know. Your mission and sense of purpose should be to secretly aid a family with 2 small children, 1 dog, and not a lot of money with various random acts of kindness during their own road-trip to Boulder - pre-paying their camping spots, leaving bottles of whiskey outside their tent, dropping encouraging notes along the way, etc. You could like, ADOPT this family on their own road-trip, in a financially helpful yet non-obtrusive sort of way. That would be really cute. This family drives a gold Toyota mini-van, just to give you a heads-up. Penny Lane answered in Trips & Travel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 You could definitely stop at the Idaho border just north of I-90 for a special mission of visiting an amusement park with some of the best waterslides and roller coasters in the NW. http://www.silverwoodthemepark.com/ (I'm a coaster junkie, so I can't pass by.) Geni answered in Trips & Travel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  1 0 stop at all the roadside attractions and pick up souvenirs at each one, then give them to your favorite strangers along the way. gizmo answered in Trips & Travel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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  0 0 Ever GeoCache? It can be ideal for a missionless mission monger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching Otherwise, parks and roadside attractions are a great idea... http://www.wlra.us/search.htm#stat http://www.roadsideamerica.com/ you could also follow certain pioneer trails to boulder... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oregontrail_1907.jpg Or hop from old First Nation site to First Nation site (the Arapohoe used to winter in Boulder, and you could pass right thru the old Nez Perce territory on the way there).... Or a ghost town tour (plenty of those on the way there: some of which have be re-constituted as tourist towns)... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_the_United_States Or see how close you could get to Lewis & Clark's path (and then cut south to CO)...? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Carte_Lewis-Clark_Expedition-en.png Don't forget to visit 1619 Pine St: Mork & Mindy's house. :) Rev.Enant answered in Trips & Travel over 2 years ago | Report Comment on this answer Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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