SPONSORED CONTENT Hear Nature’s Stories The outdoors is bound to call you outside in Boulder, whether it’s for a gentle nature walk or a heart-pounding rock climb. While you’re out e-biking to the Flatirons, hiking to a red sandstone pinnacle, snowshoeing through a powder-covered wilderness or paddleboarding on the Boulder Reservoir, you’ll see how adventure is a window to inspiration. The landscape is at once the city’s playground and its muse. Bring a notebook, your camera or sketchbook to capture your own inspiration in the fresh air. You won’t be alone among plein-air artists, photographers and filmmakers on the trails, too. Taste Crafted Cuisine From MICHELIN Guide-starred restaurants to street carts serving hot dumplings on Pearl Street, this is a city that loves to eat. Boulder’s chefs seem to find endless inspiration for diners’ adventurous palates, and they have at their disposal the freshest ingredients from 1,000 farms surrounding Boulder County. When combined with the artistic culture of the city, the result is a fresh take on the culinary arts — one you’ll love to savor. At the end of an adventurous day, enjoy a meal with a view on Boulder’s patios and rooftops, or beside picture windows that let you take in the splendor of your surroundings while you dine. PHOTO CREDIT: CASEY WILSON Feel the Good Vibrations As one of the top live-music cities in the West, tunes spill out of Boulder coffeehouses and big names light up the marquees of the of the Fox and Boulder theaters nightly. Famous festivals like the Colorado Music Festival, Bands on the Bricks, Bluebird Music Festival and Chautauqua Concert Series are reasons alone to plan a trip, and in summer there are outdoor concert series several nights a week. Boulder is also home to eTown, a nationally syndicated music radio show, and the legacy of nearby Caribou Ranch, a storied recording studio in the hills west of town. Festival Calendar Plan around an annual event or festival at BoulderColoradoUSA.com/festivals. BoulderColoradoUSA.com | 303.442.2911 COLORADO . COM 121
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