Colorado Southern
A Travel Guide to Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is well loved because of the famous Pikes Peak. Plan your trip well to make sure you enjoy Colorado Springs to the fullest.
Colorado Springs is El Paso County’s seat and most populous city. It is also considered as the Home Rule Municipality with a fragment off in Teller County. With its 376,427 population, it is regarded as the State of Colorado’s second most populous city while ranking 47th in the entire United States of America.
Colorado Springs is situated east of the geographic center of Colorado and about 61 miles south of Denver. It is also near the famous Pikes Peak Mountain, along the Southern Rocky Mountain’s eastern edge.
Its tourism industry focuses on a large part to Pikes Peak, the most famous destination here. Aside from this, due to its close proximity to the Rocky Mountains, it features numerous parks and trails. This has made Colorado Springs popular for its amazing scenery. It has even gained prestige for its numerous rock formations as well as geological features. In fact, Money Magazine selected Colorado Springs as the number one Best Big City in the criteria “Best Places to Live-in.”
Dressing-up and Weather Tips in Colorado Springs
With its location along the Rocky Mountain’s eastern slope and at approximately 6,035 ft. above sea level, the snow rarely stays on the ground for more than a few days. Since the city is abundant in yellow aspen trees, autumn is definitely the best season to visit Colorado Springs. During the spring season, expect cool nights and warm days. When they get afternoon thunderstorms, it has a somehow cool and “cleansing” effect.
When planning for a trip to Colorado Springs during the winter season, it is best to bring and wear gloves, sweaters and coats. This is very important because the temperatures can reach 60 up to 70, especially with the Chinook winds blowing through.
For the summer season, wearing and bringing cool clothing is essential. However, it can become cool during the evenings so it is best to also carry a light jacket or windbreaker. For Pikes Peak, of course, the temperature is different. It is usually from 20 up to 30 degrees below the temperature in Colorado Springs. Don’t worry; you can always purchase a “Pikes Peak sweatshirt.”
When planning to have social dinners, keep in mind that there are restaurants that implement dress codes. Most of these establishments require clients to be in either business or formal attire. However, for most of the region’s dining establishments and shops, casual dress code is implemented. This is since mountain hikers tend to mingle with business travelers at pubs, restaurants and even night clubs in Colorado Springs.
The Best Places to Visit in Colorado Springs
There is Garden of the Gods, a beautiful place to visit due to its unique rock formations. It also offers great views of Pike’s Peak as well as exciting hiking trails for the whole family. Since this park was given to Colorado Springs, it can be visited for free. It is also near the Woodland Park and Rampart Reservoir.
Pikes Peak is renowned all over the world. This landscape is a magnet for tourists since the early Native American settlers. There was even a “carriage” road that takes travelers by horse throughout the landscape.
Pikes Peak was built by Spencer Penrose, a millionaire, during the year 1916. Its purpose is to host the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, an auto race. At current, it features the Barr Trail which hosts an ultra marathon for thousands of hikers annually.
Also visit the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. This amazing is attraction located at 4250 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Road Colorado Springs, CO 80906, is noted as a well-loved natural setting for baby Meerkats, elephants and Komodo Dragons.
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Aristo-Craft 31010 Colorado & Southern Passenger Car/Box $10.00 |
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Aristo-Craft 31010 Colorado & Southern Passenger Car/Box $16.50 |
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Aristo-Craft 31010 Colorado & Southern Passenger Car/Box $15.00 |
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Aristo-Craft 31010 Colorado & Southern Passenger Car/Box $12.09 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – 0-4-0 PORTER STEAM LOCOMOTIVE – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $89.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – 0-4-0 PORTER STEAM LOCOMOTIVE – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $89.00 |
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Colorado & Southern RR cars at Dome Rock water tower near Platte Canyon $12.90 |
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN EMBLEM RAILROAD R.R. TRAIN HAT PIN $9.99 |
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Colorado & Southern RR Digital Pic $0.06 |
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Colorado & Southern RR Digital Pic $0.01 |
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SOUTHERN COLORADO SOUVENIR POSTCARD PACK $4.50 |
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SOUTHERN UTE COLORADO TRIBAL POLICE PATCH $4.50 |
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Colorado & Southern RR PHOTO 8 x 10, Ready for Framing, FREE SHIPPING $8.99 |
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FABULUOUS 5 ACRE PROPERTY IN SOUTHERN COLORADO $405.00 |
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LGB # 2019S Colorado Southern Engine and Tender MIB $900.00 |
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Colorado & Southern #900 Valmont CO RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Colorado & Southern #648 Greeley CO RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Colorado & Southern #900 Valmont CO RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Colorado & Southern #807 Denver CO RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN SLIDE 2-8-0 641 FRENCH GULCH TANK C&S CB&Q BURLINGTON ROUTE $3.98 |
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN SLIDE SD9 838 COORS BREW GOLDEN CO C&S CB&Q BURLINGTON ROUTE $3.98 |
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BACHMAN SPECTRUM 27323 On30 FLAT CAR COLORADO AND SOUTHERN $31.95 |
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Duplicate Slide Colorado & Southern CB&Q 2-8-0 641 $2.99 |
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Duplicate Slide C&S Colorado & Southern CB&Q 2-8-0 644 $2.99 |
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Duplicate Slide ATSF Santa Fe C&S Colorado & Southern GE44T 464 $2.99 |
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Duplicate Slide C&S Colorado & Southern CB&Q 2-8-0 647 $2.99 |
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Duplicate Slide C&S Colorado & Southern CB&Q 2-8-0 647 $2.99 |
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Colorado & Southern RR PHOTO 8 x 10, Ready for Framing, FREE SHIPPING $8.99 |
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1959 Burlington Route, Colorado Southern Timetable. Early Railroad Credit Card $7.95 |
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CHEYENNE WYOMING COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILROAD STATION BUS DEPOT VINTAGE POSTCARD $13.99 |
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MTH 20-90021C Colorado & Southern Steel Sided Stock Car (BNSF Series) $36.80 |
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Spectrum On30 Scale Train 2-6-0 Mogul Analog Colorado & Southern #21 25241 $26.00 |
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Spectrum On30 Scale Train Highside Gondolas Colorado & Southern 27823 $0.11 |
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POSTCARD LADIES OF THE NIGHT TRAIN RAILROAD COLORADO & SOUTHERN REPRO PC $1.50 |
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Duplicate Slide C&S Colorado & Southern 2-8-2 Mikado #804 – Derailment Scene $2.00 |
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1929 Colorado and Southern Railway Company Annual Pass $20.00 |
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Micro-Trains Stock #99400951 Colorado & Southern 30, Composite Wood Reefers $83.95 |
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Rail Road Colorado and Southern 1 in Collectible Lapel Pin $4.90 |
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Lionel Standard Gauge C&S Chama RR Coach Colorado Southern Passenger Red Prewar $49.95 |
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INDIAN/TRIBAL POLICE PATCH SOUTHERN UTE COLORADO CHIEF $9.99 |
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Collectible Lapel Tie Pin Rail Road Colorado and Southern 1 in $7.49 |
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Lionel Standard Gauge C&S Chama RR Coach Colorado Southern Passenger Red Prewar $49.95 |
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C & S ng – COLORADO & SOUTHERN NARROW GAUGE~MalloryHopeFerrell~1stEDITION(1981) $99.95 |
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Original Slide C&S Colorado & Southern/ATSF Santa FE SW1200 159 In 1971 $4.00 |
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N scale MICROTRAINS 40′ Wood Sheathed Reefer/COLORADO & SOUTHERN road #50050/New $18.99 |
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Coal People: Life in Southern Colorado’s Company Towns, 1890-1930 – Paperback $2.96 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-8-0 #629, Denver 6/58 $9.95 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-8-0 #634, Loveland 10/57 $9.95 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-8-2 #802, Cheyenne ‘56 $9.95 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-8-2 #803, Cheyenne ‘57 $9.95 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-8-2 #805, Cheyenne ‘57 $9.95 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-8-2 #806, Ft.Collins ‘57 $9.95 |
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Black & white orIg. 616 negative: COLORADO & SOUTHERN 2-10-2 #904, Denver 11/57 $9.95 |
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The Spirit of No 9 DVD Narrow Gauge Locomotive Breckenridge Colorado & Southern $50.00 |
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Colorado & Southern Engine No 9 Narrow Gauge Railroad Platte Canon -Breckenridge $19.95 |
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Spectrum On30 Scale Train Flat Car Colorado & Southern 27323 $0.01 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – GONDOLA – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $42.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – GONDOLA – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $36.00 |
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LIVE STEAM MAGAZINE 1995 JANUARY/FEBRUARY COLORADO & SOUTHERN MOGUL $6.50 |
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DTD – HO SCALE ROUNDHOUSE C&S #8359 36′ VENTILATED BOX CAR COLORADO & SOUTHERN $9.99 |
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DTD NN3 SCALE GOLD RUSH MODELS 83-2 CS #9 COLORADO & SOUTHERN STEAM ENGINE KIT $35.00 |
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(1957) Colorado & Southern 644 – Original Color Slide $9.99 |
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1241. From the Summit Alpine Pass Colorado along lines of Colorado & Southern RR $12.90 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – CABOOSE- COLORADO & SOUTHERN $45.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – CABOOSE- COLORADO & SOUTHERN $50.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – BOX CAR – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $36.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – BOX CAR – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $39.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – FLAT CAR – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $33.00 |
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BACHMANN “ON30″ SCALE – FLAT CAR – COLORADO & SOUTHERN $36.00 |
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YesterYear Models HO Y4404CS Colorado & Southern / Burlington 2-Bay Hopper $22.95 |
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Sturdy key chain with a stylized gold-toned & enamel Colorado Southern shield $13.00 |
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Sturdy key chain with a stylized gold-toned & enamel Colorado Southern shield $15.50 |
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Colorado & Southern RR 2-8-2 #609 slide $4.99 |
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early 1900s UDB postcard PLATTE CANYON COLORADO – COLORADO & SOUTHERN RAILWAY $12.00 |
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COLORADO & SOUTHERN #800 2-8-2 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE B&W 4×5 PHOTOGRAPH $6.50 |
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Southern Colorado 18 Photographs Postcard Envelope Sanborn Souv. 1940s Old $5.99 |
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Colorado and Southern 30 ft. Stock Car by Precision Scale $39.95 |
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Colorado and Southern 30 ft. Stock Car by Precision Scale $39.95 |
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Colorado and Southern 30 ft. Stock Car by Precision Scale $39.95 |
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Rio Grande Southern Railroad Voucher-1896-Durango Colorado Steam Engines-D & RG $15.99 |
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Colorado & Southern 833 SD9 Cheyenne Wyo 1972 negative in BN colors $4.97 |
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Colorado & Southern RR 2-10-2 #903 8×10 photo $5.98 |
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1940s Blueprint of Colorado & Southern Train Built in 1922 $24.99 |
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POSTCARD:- Colorado & Southern 71 $2.99 |
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1943 POSTCARD BOOKLET-SOUVENIR ALBUM OF 18 VIEWS,SOUTHERN COLORADO SPRINGS CO. $7.50 |
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COLORADO CENTRAL RAILROAD 1879 & SOUTHERN UPD&G RR RY DSP&P DL&G $9.99 |
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Colorado & Southern RR 2-8-0 #648 w/PT slide $4.39 |
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G GAUGE ARISTO WOODEN STYLE COAL HOPPER CAR COLORADO & SOUTHERN $47.41 |
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Burlington Colorado & Southern #809 Denver RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Burlington Colorado & Southern #807 Valmont RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Burlington Colorado & Southern #648 Denver RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Burlington Colorado & Southern #900 Boulder RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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Burlington Colorado & Southern #803 Cheyenne RR Railroad Train 35mm Slide Photo $7.95 |
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1908 Colorado & Southern / Argentine Central railroad real photo postcards $0.99 |
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GULF,COLORADO AND SANTA FE SOUTHERN DIVISION ETT #7 APRIL 26,1964-LAST ISSUE $24.99 |
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GULF,COLORADO AND SANTA FE SOUTHERN DIVISION EMPLOYEE TT #6 OCTOBER 28,1962 NM $29.99 |
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GULF,COLORADO AND SANTA FE SOUTHERN DIVISION EMPLOYEE TT #6 OCTOBER 28,1962 EXC $25.99 |
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OLD SMOKE & CINDERS,COLORADO AND SOUTHERN RR-IDAHO SPRINGS,CO $5.99 |
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Colorado & Southern #6 2-6-0 Mogul Precision Scale PSC Brass HOn3 FP NIB [2394] $179.50 |
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PHOTO NEGATIVE-Railroad Colorado & Southern $9.95 |
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Grey Crowned Crane (Southern Crowned Cran) (Balearica regulorum) in captivity, Photo Mugs Grey Crowned Crane (Southern Crowned Cran) (Balearica regulorum) in captivity, Denver Zoo, Denver, Colorado, United States of America, North America…. |
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Wheelers expedition in the southern Rockies, 1870s Photo Mugs George M. Wheelers expedition exploring the Sangre de Cristo range in Colorado and New Mexico, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration…. |
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Live at Folsom Field – Boulder, Colorado $10.13 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed…. |
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Mariachi From Mexico $2.77 … |
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Dave Matthews Band – Live at Folsom Field Boulder Colorado $9.84 Multi-platinum rockers The Dave Matthews Band have never sounded better than in this invigorating concert filmed at the University of Colorado. Features stellar live versions of “Ants Marching,” “What Would You Say,” “Crash Into Me,” “Everyday,” “When the World Ends” and many more. 150 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1…. |
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Easy Rider [VHS] $3.70 Two cool guys head out on motorcycles in search of… well, America, but they’ll settle for sex and drugs and rock & roll. There’s plenty of each as Captain America (Peter Fonda) and paranoid Billy (Dennis Hopper) encounter a commune, convert a small-town drunk (Jack Nicholson) to the Grin Reefer, pick up two pretty lilies of the alley, Karen Black and Toni Basil (who hit the pop charts in the ‘80… |
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Five Extraordinary Days World Youth Day 1993 Denver, Colorado $5.00 Features Pope John Paul II and President Bill Clinton…. |
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Easy Rider (Widescreen Edition) [VHS] $6.87 This box-office hit from 1969 is an important pioneer of the American independent cinema movement, and a generational touchstone to boot. Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper play hippie motorcyclists crossing the Southwest and encountering a crazy quilt of good and bad people. Jack Nicholson turns up in a significant role as an attorney who joins their quest for awhile and articulates society’s problem … |
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Surviving the Dust Bowl $1.99 … |
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Soccer – Footability – Technical Footwork System $13.65 Two former college and professional teammates collaborate to create this innovative, MUST HAVE technical footwork system…. |
