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Conference ssdevo::colorado

Title:	Colorado
Notice:	Welcome to COLORADO on SSDEVO::please type DIR/KEY=NEWCOMERS
Moderator:	CSC32::HADDOCK

Created:	Tue Jan 06 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2424
Total number of notes:	40416

2417.0. "Public transport Boulder/RMNP - buses, hitching, taxis" by METSYS::POAD (http://www.digital.com/info/edi) Tue May 06 1997 11:50

    I'm visiting Boulder/RMNP this June from the UK, and am wondering if I
    can avoid using a car for at least part of our stay.
    
    I've seen reference to a bus/shuttle service from Denver airport to
    Boulder. Can anyone confirm that it exists, how frequently it runs, and
    how much it might cost?
    
    Does anyone know if there is a bus service from Boulder to Estes Park?
    
    Are there any taxis that will take you from Estes Park up to the
    trailheads in the RMNP?
    
    Does anyone know if the hitching is reliable and safe in the RMNP?
    
    	Thanks
    
    	Chris

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2417.1	Bus and Tours	SSDEVO::SUDKAMP	The MAD Hatter	`Tue May 06 1997 15:48`	8
	Hi Chris, There is bus service to Boulder from DIA. There are tours to Estes Park, also. The bus service between DIA and Boulder is pretty regular, hourly I believe. It is a long ride and may cost a few dollars. There are several tours that go to Estes Park and the Rocky Mountain National Park, but I have no information on them. Greg (the more handsome of the greg brothers)
2417.2		BSS::BRUNO	Stand In The Gap	`Tue May 06 1997 19:43`	5
	When I was at CU-Boulder, the bus was the ONLY way for a poor student to travel to Denver (DIA wasn't around yet). The service was regular, reliable, comfortable and not very expensive. Greg (the humbler Greg brother)
2417.3	too many people/too many permits....	CSC32::C_BENNETT		`Wed May 07 1997 11:46`	19
	Does anyone know if the hitching is reliable and safe in the RMNP? I ran into a person during one of my 4 day backpacking trip on Longs he was returning from a 5 dayer and needed a ride 6 miles down the road - he had already done 35 on his own so - no problem - I was going that way anyway... Normally I don't give rides... I don't know if hitch- hiking is permited in the park... Note that if you plan on backpacking in park or camping RMNP this will requires permits permits permits... Permits are issued march 1 and usually the good dates/trails go fast... If you plan on backpacking around and camping where-ever- RMNP isn't the place to go - rangers will check permits if they see a backpack... Nice park but frankly I am getting tired of the permit hassle and the people people people in the park. Have fun anyway...
2417.4		METSYS::POAD	http://www.digital.com/info/edi	`Tue May 20 1997 19:38`	12
	Absolutely right about the permits. We've had to decide exactly where we want to camp and on which nights and book spots in the camp sites - no flexibility at all. The bus from DIA to Boulder looks good and is only $8 one way. I've given up on any other public transport and have given in to hiring a car for pretty much the whole time I'm over there. Thanks for all the replies. Chris