Tour Day Friday May 30th

For simplicity, please select your tour on the registration form.

Tour reservations will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

*We regret that the bus company does not provide wheelchair accessible buses. If this is a consideration for you, we will work with you to use your own vehicle or find an IFYE that can accommodate transportation. For those with walkers or canes, we will hold seats in the front of the bus. Please indicate limitations/devices on the registration form "Please list any medical, or other special restrictions needed."

Dress for the weather and tour. Colorado weather can change a lot in one day, wear layers, drink plenty of water, and bring sunscreen. We are closer to the sun and it's easier to burn and get harmful UV rays.

Wear casual clothing. Be comfortable, bus rides and walking tours for all options below.
 

Tour Options

Tour 1 – Ag Tour -  $90 per person               

The Ag tour will explore some of the Front Ranges variety of agriculture. Stops will include Root Shoot Malting, a dairy, and FFA Foundation Farm. This tour will involve some walking and some areas that won’t be wheelchair/walker accessible. A catered lunch will be included.

• Root Shoot Malting https://www.rootshootmalting.com/ 
  • a fifth-generation family farm and malthouse that provides barley, wheat, rye and non-GMO corn to craft brewers and distillers.

Tour 2 – Arts & Culture - $80 per person

This tour will head to downtown Loveland where over the course of the day you'll see the Loveland Museum, Rialto Theatre, downtown Loveland, and Benson Sculpture Garden. This tour is great for art and history lovers. Afternoon will be outside, dress for the weather.

• Loveland Museum - https://www.thelovelandmuseum.org/ Accessible
• Rialto Theater - https://www.rialtotheatercenter.org/ While mostly accessible there may be one or two places wheelchairs might not fit due to the historical site.
• Downtown Loveland - https://www.downtownloveland.org/ 
  • You'll have time for shopping and exploring.
  • Lunch on your own, pick the restaurant that sounds good to you.
• Benson Sculpture Garden - https://www.lovgov.org/services/parks-recreation/parks-facilities/parks-reservation-spaces/benson-sculpture-garden Accessible via garden paths

Tour 3 – Rocky Mountain High - $100 per person

The Rocky Mountain tour will be a full-day tour to Rocky Mountain National Park. Given the unpredictable spring weather in the Rockies we cannot guarantee that Trail Ridge Road will be open by May 30, but even if it isn’t, stops will be made throughout the lower elevations of the park. These include the Fall River Pass Historic District, Beaver Meadows Visitor Center and the Bear Lake area. A boxed lunch will be provided and, weather permitting participants will be able to eat outside at one of the area’s campgrounds. A final stop will be at the historic McGregor Ranch, established in 1873 as a Colorado Homestead Ranch. 

• Rocky Mountain National Park https://www.nps.gov/romo/index.htm 
• McGregor Ranch Museum https://www.macgregorranch.org/ 

This tour will involve being at high altitude for several hours, long bus ride, uneven terrain, and walking.

Limit 55 people

Tour 4 – Ft. Collins - $75 per person

This tour will include a few different stops, some potential spots are: 4Rivers Equipment, Colorado State University Campus, Old Town Fort Collins, and Odell Brewery Tour (with a pint of beer).

There will be lots of walking and standing so dress for the weather. We'll be outside and inside throughout the day. 

• 4Rivers Equipment https://4riversequipment.com/ John Deere construction equipment, we'll get a tour of the shop. Closed toes shoes and safety glasses required. You will need to bring your own safety glasses.
• Colorado State University Campus https://www.colostate.edu/
• Old Town https://downtownfortcollins.com/
  • Lunch on your own, pick the restaurant that sounds good to you.
  • Light exploring around the downtown.
• Odell https://www.odellbrewing.com/locations/fort-collins/
  • Split into two groups for tours and have a pint on Odell while the other tour goes.
  • 21+ for tours
    • Anyone under 21 can hang out on patio and socialize with group not on tour.
  • Food Truck will be available onsite.

Limit 50 people