{"id":9407,"date":"2021-07-28T12:25:29","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:25:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/?p=4674053"},"modified":"2021-07-28T12:25:29","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T12:25:29","slug":"five-ways-to-have-the-most-colorado-day-ever-on-aug-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-have-the-most-colorado-day-ever-on-aug-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to have the most Colorado Day ever on Aug. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/five-ways-to-have-the-most-colorado-day-ever-on-aug-1\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><div class=\"media_block\"><\/div>\n<div><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/five-ways-to-have-the-most-colorado-day-ever-on-aug-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/07\/28\/things-to-do-colorado-day\/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dp-news-marijuana+%28Denver+Post%3A+News%3A+Marijuana%29&amp;utm_content=Google+UK#comments-anchor\"><span class=\"spot-im-replies-count\" data-post-id=\"4674053\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorado officially became a state on Aug. 1, 1876, and we think that\u2019s something to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Colorado Day, here are five ways to have the most Colorado-inspired day ever.<\/p>\n<h3>Take a hike<\/h3>\n<p>Scenic hikes abound in the Denver area and many are accessible to adventurers of all skill levels without compromising the views. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/07\/09\/hike-these-easy-ish-trails-near-denver-for-the-best-views-of-the-front-range\/\">Some of our favorites<\/a> include Lookout Mountain, Matthews\/Winter Park and North Table Mountain. Bonus: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/05\/14\/wheelchair-users-can-soon-explore-staunton-state-park-trails-using-track-chairs-2\/\">Staunton State Park\u2019s \u201ctrack chairs\u201d program<\/a> is back in action near Conifer for hikers who use wheelchairs.<\/p>\n<h3>Drink local<\/h3>\n<p>Colorado Day certainly calls for a toast, and local breweries are more than happy to satisfy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/07\/12\/new-colorado-beers-releases\/\">Try these five newly released beers<\/a>, such as Epic Brewing Rocky Mountain Chai, a cream ale made with spices such as cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger. Craving something stiffer? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stranahans.com\/event\/colorado-day-bash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stranahan\u2019s Colorado Whiskey is throwing a party<\/a> on Sunday from noon to 8 p.m. with free distillery tours, libations and more.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related right\" \/>\n<h3>Eat delicious Colorado fruit<\/h3>\n<p>Fruit stands are popping up all over the state and now is the time to indulge. Whether you\u2019re looking to bake peaches, strawberries and melons into a pie or eat them as they naturally come, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/07\/20\/colorado-fruit-palisade-peaches-apples-melons-berries\/\">here\u2019s your guide to Colorado\u2019s bountiful harvest season<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Get your paddle on<\/h3>\n<p>Sunday Funday on the lake? Yes, please! There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/07\/02\/29-places-to-kayak-and-paddleboard-near-denver-and-boulder\/\">more than 20 bodies of water near Denver and Boulder<\/a> where you can put your kayak, canoe or paddleboard in \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/07\/19\/colorado-dogs-paddleboarding\/\">don\u2019t forget to bring your dog<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>Toke some Colorado homegrown<\/h3>\n<p>Aug. 1 was also Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia\u2019s birthday. Light up for both holidays with products from <a href=\"http:\/\/denverpost.com\/2021\/04\/20\/denver-best-weed-dank-dispensary\/\">DANK Dispensary, one of our favorites<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/newsletter-signup\/in-the-know\"><em><strong>Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><\/div>\n<p>What better day to break out your Chacos and your SUP and make a day of it. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6880,52,8346,7514,2435,8345,8347,2184,8348,6813,77,9,5019,7440,8311,1,3,7072,6923,61,1736],"tags":[6881,2632,8350,7516,2436,8349,8351,4752,8352,6818,2655,5022,7442,8312,7073,6924],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}