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Boulder Colorado – Natural Beauty at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains
Boulder Colorado – Natural Beauty at the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains
Boulder city is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and is considered the 11th most populated city in the state of Colorado. According to the Boulder Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population for the city is 280,440. The city of Boulder is best known for its outdoor recreation and natural beauty.
The city of Boulder is mostly a bright city since the boasts more than 300 sunny days a year. The summer months in Boulder are fairly warm with temperatures between the 80s and 90s. During the winter, Boulder has a mild season due to the surrounding mountains that protect the city from precipitation.
Outdoor Fun and the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder, CO
If nature is your calling, Boulder city offers a wide variety of outdoor recreation. The city has more than 36,000 acres of open recreational space and nature preserves. There are abundant number of opportunities for biking, hiking, running, and rock climbing. Most of the trails start at the edge of the city. There are different levels of difficulty between the available trails.
Music is the showpiece for the city of Boulder since it is home to a variety of different music styles. Musical styles range from classical to jazz and from street performances to concert music. During the summer time, Boulder is host to the Colorado Music Festival which runs a six-week classical music festival.
How Eco-Friendly are Boulder Hotels and Boulder CO Lodging?
Boulder has 18 hotels listed in the iStayGreen directory of which 4 are listed as environmentally friendly lodging. Currently 1 hotel has completed the online Environmental Audit and earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating while the other 3 properties are purported to be "Green" but have not yet shared their eco-initiatives with iStayGreen.org.
In Boulder there are 14 properties where the environmentally friendliness is unknown and they have not yet verified their sustainability efforts with iStayGreen.org. In the state of Colorado there is a total of 1267 lodging properties listed in the iStayGreen.org directory of which 80 are represented as eco-friendly. Currently there are 42 lodging properties that have earned the Green Eco-Leaf Rating. Included in the properties working toward a more sustainable travel future are Boulder hotels, Boulder resorts, Boulder bed & breakfasts, and Boulder extended stay accommodations.
When planning your Boulder vacation, or travel to Boulder we encourage you, before you book, to check rates and availability of "Green" rated hotels and lodging.
In most cases we have found eco-friendly Boulder CO accommodations to be price competitive with the unrated Boulder hotel room rates.You may even save money and at the same time be doing something good for our environment!
Official Site for the city of Boulder, Colorado
For more information on open spaces and mountain parks visit the official site of Boulder City
For more information on the Colorado Music Festival visit their offical site
To find out about the community visit the Boulder Chamber of Commerce
Visit Weather.com to find more detailed weather information for Boulder, CO
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