TNC Phantom Canyon Preserve and Golden, Colorado

Two more places make Nichole's list of must sees while in Colorado. The Phantom Canyon preserve is small at only 1500 acres but is amazing and everything on the preserve is run with solar power. Golden, Colorado is the city of Coors beer. Every building is either part of the massive Coors complex, funded by Coors and thus bears its name, or serves Coors and proudly displays their beverage choice through plastic and neon beer signs. Not the town for the die hard Budweiser fan but interesting none the less. It also houses the School of Mines, and a plethora of golden statues along the road medians. (Most likely Coors founders although Julie didn't want to stop and read the plaques!)