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Originally Posted by ckelly78z
Absolutely see the Garden of the Gods, the Air Force accademy, and Pikes Peak. If you aren't into the steep (no gaurdrails) curvy road up the mountain, take the tram, it's worth the trip. In Jackson Wy, there is a professional rodeo that is neat to see for the kids and adults. I went on this trip from Ohio back when I was 12-13 (40 years ago) and remember most details of it and remember the beauty of bear lake and the hiking trails around it, along with the bubbling steam pots of yellowstone and old faithful. You really need to pack a picnic, and get off the beaten track to a mountain lake and just enjoy the peaceful quiet.
This very well may be my next big trip with just my wife in our camper. we have been wanting to go for years now.
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Your best sights are the ones cKelly listed above in the Colorado Springs area if you are just heading up on I-25 North. Denver is pretty boring as far as actual sights to see (I lived there for 4 years, currently live 1 hour north), Red Rocks is the only spot I can think of other than just checking out the downtown area. If you are interested in Auto-attractions the Forney transportation museum is worth the trip (in Denver), also the Cussler Auto museum in Arvada (suburb) is cool too. On your way up I-25 you could hit a couple breweries in Fort Collins along the way. Fort Collins is more or less the "Napa valley" of craft brewing. Most of the "sights" people come to Colorado for are up I-70 West of Denver, which would be out of your way unless you wanted to take an alternate route up to I-80 and Jackson.
We did this trip two years ago. Stayed in Jackson for a few days then into Yellowstone. You will be amazed at how big Yellowstone is and how long it takes to get around. We found that to see all the sights we spent an insane amount of time driving in our car. We had planned to do day hikes but found very little time to do so in our four days in the park. We have talked about going back just to hike and return to the places we liked, but if you plan on trying to see the whole park during your trip it's tough. Traffic is heavy and slow, there's a lot of mileage there!
One tip I have for you is to stay as centrally in the park as possible. Would recommend you stay at the Canyon Village area. This village has the most stuff there and is very central. We stayed at Grant village on the south end and found ourselves driving an extra 20-30 minutes on each trip to get back and forth to the area. Staying at Canyon village would have saved a lot of drive time, just a longer driving when arriving/departing.
Have fun!!