285 Tourism's Foothills Adventure Bus Tour Starting Spring 2016!

We are renting buses from the fabulous Seniors' Resource Center in Evergreen and we will be taking you and your friends and family on a tour of the beautiful 285 Corridor starting in Morrison and going all the way out to Shawnee on May 14th from 8:30am-4:30pm. The cost is $50/person and it includes a light breakfast on the way up (sponsored by My Mountain Town) from The Village Patisserie, plus lunch at Rustic Station in Bailey.

The first stop will be at Aspen Park Village where you will have the chance to shop at Luna's Mandala, Mountain Books, Blue Spruce Habitat Restore Conifer, Look What I Found Boutique, or any of the other shops in the Village that strike your fancy, giving you the opportunity to find unique items, some made by local artists, in cozy, friendly stores.

At 10:00am we head down to the Little White Schoolhouse where the Conifer Historical Society & Museum will be doing a presentation on the history of the area, and showing off their collections of pictures, books about the area, and historical artifacts! We leave there at 11:15am and head to Bailey for the second part of our tour.

In Bailey, we'll stop at Rustic Station for lunch, then everyone will have an hour to wander Downtown Bailey to see the sights, such as Park County Historical Society of Colorado's McGraw Park, and shop at The Sasquatch Outpost, The Knotty Pine, Fun & Funky Art Galleries and Gifts, or have a glass of wine at Aspen Peak Cellars by the South Platte River.

The 3rd part of our tour begins at 2:00pm where we head from Bailey out to Shawnee. Our final stop is at the Shawnee Tea Room, where everyone can enjoy a free cup of hot or cold tea, purchase snacks, shop, and hear about the history of Shawnee, and/or they can head over to the Shawnee Mountain Gallery where Vincent Tolpo will be putting on a Pottery Demonstration and also be giving a little bit of history of the area! At 3:30 we head back down to Morrison after a full, fun-filled day.

Please RSVP by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or calling Sharon at 720-608-0285 in order to process a credit card.

We look forward to introducing you to the beauty, history, and unique shopping our Corridor has to offer. We're Minutes Away, but with Mountains of Things to Do! Please share this event on your facebook page and invite those you know who might be interested. We'll be organizing additional tours throughout the summer and fall focusing on some of the activities we have to offer, wildflower season, wildlife viewing, more history, and of course the beauty of our Rocky Mountains! Stay tuned for more details...

Our first 285 Tourism Foothills Adventure Bus Tour is happening soon - ever wanted to know more about our beautiful corridor? Here's your chance to learn some history at Conifer Historical Society & Museum's Little White Schoolhouse, explore some amazing art in our locally-owned shops Luna's Mandala, River Canyon Gallery and Shawnee Art Gallery, watch an olde-west shoot out, have some great food, sip wine out by the river at Aspen Peak Cellars, discover Bigfoot at The Sasquatch Outpost Museum/Platte River Outfitters, and simply enjoy a day in the gorgeous Rockies! Please call Sharon at 720-608-0285 to save your seat - $50 includes a light breakfast, lunch at Rustic Station, a glass of hot or cold tea at the Shawnee Tea Room (one of your last chances to go, they are closing at the end of May), and a day of fun! Only 20 seats are available and they are starting to sell so don't wait until the last minute, and please tell your friends and family!

Josie Klemaier of The Denver Post/YourHub wrote a great article on our upcoming tour, check it out here: www.denverpost.com/golden/ci_29786849/co...unches-tours-u-s-285

We have to thank our friends at the Fairplay Flume for covering our upcoming 285 Tourism Foothills Adventure Bus Tour, and also chuckle at the picture and caption they placed right next to our headline. -

While this is a full-day immersion into the Hwy 285 Corridor area, no, we do not plan to include THAT first-hand experience as part of the tour. ROFL!

Seats are selling so don't wait to reserve yours - we only have 20 total! Call Sharon at 720-608-0285 to process your credit card by phone, and ask any questions you may have. We hope to see you soon!
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A couple of updates: River Canyon Gallery plans to serve dessert and coffee during the hours that the Bus Tour is in Bailey/Rustic Square on May 14, and our olde west re-enactment has been moved from McGraw Park to Shawnee so we'll be leaving Bailey about 15 minutes earlier than originally scheduled to make sure we have time for that in Shawnee.

Our bus tickets are half sold now so call today or tomorrow if you want to join us! 720-608-0285

We had a fantastic first bus tour last weekend! Our many thanks to Janet, Jan, Barbara, Claire, Carole, John, Sharon, Julie, Becky, JoAnn, and Dennis who booked the trip with us, shopped in our stores, listened to our presentations, asked questions, shared stories, and were great to hang out with all day! A huge thank you also to our wonderful businesses and nonprofits who offered us free goodies (the taffy was a sweet treat at Fun & Funky Art Gallery were weren't expecting!) - we felt spoiled.

Seniors' Resource Center, thank you for a comfy bus and our great driver Jos, he was a hoot!

Mark your calendars - our next tour will be on Friday June 24th and it will coincide with the Grand Opening Ceremony of Guanella Pass! We're tentatively planning on starting at El Rancho Brewery, stopping in Georgetown, heading up to Guanella to witness the ceremony with legislators and have a picnic lunch, then head down 285 and do some shopping. As we confirm details, we'll share them here, please pass them along to family and friends. Thank you all!

Here's a few of our day; check out all of our photos here! 285 Tourism Foothills Adventure May Bus Tour

What a great group, we enjoyed visiting and sharing our history! Can't wait to do it again!

June 24th, 2016 is going to be the grand re-opening and ceremony of Guanella Pass. We are working to organize a 285 bus tour to help celebrate the occasion! Stay tuned for detailed tour information soon. The trip will originate and end in Evergreen, a stop in Georgetown, official ceremony on top of Guanella Pass, picnic lunch and a couple of stops along 285 in the afternoon. Mark your calendars, 8am-4pm. Map courtesy of coloradodirectory.com

Our sincerest apologies to you all; we are postponing our June Foothills Adventure Bus Tour to July 23rd instead. We need a little more time to prepare the itinerary to make it the best trip we possibly can!

We hope to see you at Bailey Day this Saturday instead where we'll have a booth amidst all the festivities!