Estes Park, Colorado is one of those small mountain towns where all the marketing slogans about a ''quaint village snuggled in the mountains" happen to be true! Estes Park, located about 65 miles northeast of Denver, sits in a scenic valley at 7,522 feet, surrounded by mountains, a lake, a mountain stream, and spectacular scenery in all directions. I think it looks like Switzerland!
Estes Park has a large shopping district filled with art galleries, coffee shops, clothing stores, jewelry, furriers, woodcrafts, ice cream shoppes, and restaurants of all types. I even found a Starbucks. I'm...