Weekend Getaway - Fort Collins

I have not explored the great state I live in, Colorado, much lately so I got away to Fort Collins this weekend. I have not spent any time there aside from driving through so it was nice to try a couple restaurants, drive around, see the town and have an impression of the big city north of Denver.

I liked spending time on my own & the change of pace. I have realized a good vacation is not about traveling to a foreign country or exotic location but going to a place that breaks up the normal routine. If I can travel in state and get away for a couple days and it costs a few hundred dollars then I am lucky and an easy to please traveler.

My impression of Fort Collins was it is a college town with interesting restaurants & outdoor excursions. The downtown area looks fun and I will have to return to explore it as well as a couple nature reserves & parks I did not have time to visit. Horse tooth reservoir looks like a great place for boating & hiking. It is huge & I will have to return to do more exploring. I found a couple fun coffee shops (The Alley Cat & The Wild Boar) while I was there so I will return to visit them as well

The frustrating thing about Fort Collins is U turns are not permitted in many intersections & it always seems to be in the areas where I wanted to make a U turn. I realized even though I had a good deal at a Motel 6 it was insanely noisy (one night I did not get to sleep until 2 a.m.) and the crowd was questionable looking at best. I did have air conditioning so at least I did not fry!