Lariat Loop Scenic & Historic Byway
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Golden Oldy Cyclery

Jul 8, 2004

Imagine it is 1888, and you are on a Colorado mountain road, riding your new mountain bike. Look out for that hole in the road! Oh, that wasn't so bad. Your new mountain bicycle, with its full suspension, eased the jolt. How wonderful. What are they going to invent next?
Explore the Old West on the Lariat Loop

Feb 4, 2004 in Getaways: Byways on a Budget and Goodyear’s Top 50 Scenic, Comfortable Drives

A scenic drive with more than natural beauty? Come to the Lariat Loop near Denver, Colorado, for scenic beauty and more: diverting museums, good entertainment, tantalizing cuisine, and the open range with elbow room for hunting, hiking, and horseplay. Here is diversity with density; the byway's forty miles are crammed with cultural, natural, and historic landmarks. Best of all, as Colorado's only urban byway, it's less than half an hour from downtown Denver.

1-Day Trip: The Settlement of the Mountain West
(Colorado)

The main story to tell along the Lariat Loop Byway is the history of settling the mountains in the West. First came the gold miners, ranchers and pioneers trying to make a living. Then came the railroads and the establishment of small towns to provide provisions to the miners...