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How Will Your Future Look

Experience Lone Tree Locally Owned| To-Do

Cyrano

Lone Tree Arts Center

New Lone Tree Library The Bookends

My Enemy’s Cradle

Local Author Spotlight

The Oscar Dog: Tales Of A Four Legged Cop

Happy Trails!

Senior Living Expo How Do You RTD

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How Will Your Future Look?

I’ve spent many hours thinking about the future. What will it be like when my kids are my age?

How will the world look when I am my parent’s age? What will our community be next year or next decade? These thoughts constantly run through my head.

Instead of letting this “unknown” cripple us, I am challenging each of you to embrace your responsibility to your community...your civic obligation.

Simply put, our individual job to leave our community better than we found it.

As you read about last month, one of my passions is raising money and awareness for the fight against pediatric cancer. On April 23rd I will be shaving my head (and maybe my beard) for the annual “Shave the Mayor” St. Baldrick’s event. Each year I also auction off the color of my hair before the event. This year, a local family donated $500 to have me dye my hair Broncos orange and blue. The result...is pretty cool if I do say so myself.

community better. It does not have to be a huge task, in fact often the smallest gestures have the biggest impacts. So my challenge for you this month is to do something little to make your community better.

You could hold the door open for someone...share a smile with a stranger as they pass by...pay for someone’s groceries when they are not looking...pick up some trash you see on the side of the road...call an old friend and just say “HI.” You will be shocked as to how much positivity and love can be created when you do something little...or something as big as dying your hair crazy colors to raise money.

We each have the power to make our future great.

Don’t waste this power but rather embrace it!

Lastly, come join me and over 50 others on April 23rd and watch us get bald. Visit ShaveTheMayor.com for more info (or to make a donation... please).

Have a great month!

However, this fun and crazy gesture just underscores our obligation to do something every day to leave our

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EXPERIENCELONETREE LONETREEto-do

GOLFTEC PARTNERS WITH FAMILY SPORTS CENTER GolfTEC, a national firm recognized as a leader in the golf instruction business, has opened its newest location at Family Sports Golf Course, just minutes away from its headquarters in Centennial. GolfTEC primarily teaches indoor lessons utilizing technology based teaching aids. In pursuit of expanding its market to provide outdoor opportunities for its students, GolfTEC approached Family Sports Center, a facility with the right amenities and space required to accomplish this.

Under the agreement, GolfTEC will provide golf instruction on a semi-exclusive basis at The Family Sports Golf Course. GolfTEC has already hired several golf instructors who are providing lessons. The District will continue to provide beginning group lessons, leagues and all junior programs and camps. Several District golf teaching professionals will continue to teach lessons.

At Family Sports Center, GolfTEC has the exclusive right to sell premium golf clubs and provide the District a percentage of gross sales. GolfTEC supplies all demo clubs and fitting carts for the sale of equipment. The District will continue to sell midline and beginner equipment, bags, shoes, soft goods and accessories.

“We view the agreement as a win/win,” according to Bill Ramsey, Director of Golf, South Suburban Parks and Recreation. The company has a great reputation in golf instruction. I believe having GolfTEC onsite will be an added bonus to both Family Sports Center and our golf patrons.” www.ssprd.org

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LONE TREE BREWING COMPANY HANDCRAFTED BEERS, ROOTED IN COLORADO

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For most Coloradoans, beer is serious business. Lone Tree Brewing Company owner John Winter is serious about beer. More than that, he is very serious about building his business around creating a community atmosphere for people to “share their excitement in the science, experimentation and development of a hand craft beer and have them feel right at home.”

LTBC offers customers a family-friendly environment, complete with games and televised events for entertainment, music, a great place to gather for celebrations and conversation or, if needed, you can find a quiet corner to enjoy a book or unwind with friends. The tasting room is open seven days a week and tours of the brew house are available if you’re interested in the action behind the scenes. If you’re hungry, LTBC welcomes you to bring in your own food, order in your favorite delivery/carry out or enjoy fare from a visiting food truck while you’re sipping a spectacular, hand crafted beer. For larger parties or special occasions, LTBC accepts reservations for parties and casual meetings and often host live music and special events.

Lone Tree Brewing Company strongly believes in serving the community as well and allocates a percentage of all tasting room sales to non-profits selected by a group of LTBC employees each month. In April, the Colorado Youth Corp. Association will benefit from this generous community outreach program. Come out to LTBC and feel right at home – and enjoy outstanding beer to boot!

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CYRANO

AT THE LONE TREE

ARTS CENTER

by Katie Konishi

for the love of the beautiful Roxane against the handsome yet bumble-tongued Christian. But this play has modernized language instead of the traditional verse that can sometimes bog down the modern theater patron. It has the same adventure, comedy, romance, and sword fights that you would expect from the most famous nose in literature, but with a modern flair that will appeal to today’s audiences.

The Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company (BETC) is presenting their production of Cyrano at LTAC from April 21st-30th.

The Dairy Center in Boulder, the company’s home base, is in the middle of undergoing major renovations and one of the ways that BETC sought to continue their season despite being “homeless” was partnering with LTAC for this production.

Stephen Weitz, the co-founder and Producing Artistic Director (as well as playing the title role himself), said that the renovations ended up being a really exciting opportunity to enhance their artistic output and tackle some challenges that they hadn’t faced before. At LTAC, they were excited to bring something with a classic edge to the stage, something that patrons had been asking for in previous seasons.

The cast of Cyrano will be familiar to anyone who knows the Denver/Boulder theater scene. Stephen Weitz is leaving the directing to Rebecca Remaly, his fellow BETC co-founder, and stepping into the shoes of Cyrano. Adrian Egolf is the beautiful Roxane, and completing the love triangle is John DiAntonio as Christian. The cast also features Logan Ernstthal, Brian G. Shea, Casey Andress, Benaiah Anderson, Michael Bouchard, Sammie Joe Kinnet, and Kyra Lindsay.

Tina Anderson and Ron Mueller are co-set designers and Brenda King designed the costumes. Jen Kiser is the lighting designer. Andrew Metzroth is the sound designer and Anja Hose acted as properties designer. All of the stage combat is choreographed by Geoffrey Kent.

Cyrano is an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s classic Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Michael Hollinger and Aaron Posner. It stays true to the spirit of the original play, with the incredibly talented yet woefully ugly Cyrano vying

Cyrano will be performed at the Lone Tree Arts Center April 21-30. For tickets, visit www.lonetreeartscenter.org or call 720.509.1000.

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The Lone Tree Arts Center (LTAC) is known for partnering with some of the most beloved and well-known arts companies in Colorado. The Colorado Ballet, Creede Repertory Theatre, Colorado Symphony, Opera Colorado, The Arvada Center, and so many others have partnered with LTAC on programming in the past, but this season, there’s a new and exciting partnership occurring.

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Lone Tree’s

New Library The Grand Opening will be preceded by a brief closure of the existing building, during which library patrons may choose to visit other libraries for necessary services. Information on closures and grand opening celebrations is online at DouglasCountyLibraries.org/ Moving.

The new library’s two-story design will welcome guests to an improved Douglas County Libraries experience and seamlessly connect to its surroundings. Its covered-porch entry and second-story deck will expand guests’ library experience outdoors.

“We’re ratcheting up the outdoor amenities we offer,” said library director Bob Pasicznyuk. “Coloradans live as much outdoors as they do inside, so we’re bringing together those two spaces.”

The library’s first floor will feature a lounge that will include laptop vending and comfortable seating.

Eight private study rooms and as many interactive niches will appeal to those seeking studious solitude or quiet places to confer, and to those looking for fun new ways to interact with the library and its offerings.

Traditional meeting rooms and large event spaces, plus den and gallery spaces, will offer various materi-

als and differing degrees of quiet and activity.

The library will feature more than double the parking at the old Lone Tree library building, which shared parking with a park and swimming pool. Other features of the new library include a drive-through book drop, a dedicated Storytime space, a fireplace and comfortable, modern furnishings.

The library was designed by Anderson Mason Dale Architects and Studiotrope Design Collective, using reams of input gathered from community members over two years. Amber DeBerry, director of community relations for the library district, said because new libraries were in such high demand, getting patron input on what they look like was essential.

“We’re really crafting different experiences so that people can find their spot,” Pasicznyuk added. “It’s not just storage.”

The new library in Lone Tree is just one of three new libraries Douglas County Libraries will open this year.

New libraries will also serve Castle Pines (opening in April) and Parker (opening in August.) The new libraries, funded primarily by library savings, will provide a response to each community’s growth and demand for library amenities, spaces, services and parking.

For more information, visit DouglasCountyLibraries.org.

Douglas County Libraries is a passionate advocate for literacy and lifelong learning.

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A new library is under construction due east of the Lone Tree Arts Center, on the southeast corner of the intersection of Commons Street and Skyridge Avenue in Lone Tree. Douglas County Libraries will celebrate its Grand Opening in June, in a space almost three times the size of the old library!

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THEBOOKENDS

with Pam & Becky

My Enemy’s Cradle By Sara Young

Born in Poland and of Jewish decent, Cyrla was sent to live in Holland with her relatives, in hopes of living a safer life during Hitler’s regime.

So far she has been able to blend in but things are about to change.

Someone knows of Cyrla’s heritage and her cousin Anneke is hiding a secret of her own, a pregnancy by a German soldier. Both girls will make decisions that will change the course of many lives.

BECKY Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres of stories.

I love learning more about our past and this story will provide a glimpse into a program that was put into place by the Nazi’s to increase the “Master Race.” All “racially valuable” women were to have as many babies as possible and maternity homes were put in place to care for the new citizens and future soldiers. I really enjoyed this book, but it was the historical information that captivated me. Which did you enjoy more, the love story or the historical insight in this book?

PAM That is a difficult question! I enjoyed the love story, especially because it was unexpected and represented something lovely in the midst of such horror. However, the historical insight was quite interesting. I was not aware of these maternity homes and was driven to research this topic further. What a scary situation and place for Cyrla to be in during a terrifying time. Even before this turn of events, life had not been easy for her. She had lost her mother and been sent away to live with her aunt’s family as her Jewish lineage from her father’s side became dangerous. Do you feel that Cyrla felt rejected by her father, even though she logically understood why he sent her away?

BECKY Absolutely, she was sent away but not her half-brothers.

Her father told her that “You are not denying half of yourself by accepting the other half. You are correcting something that has been unbalanced.” That message told her directly that her place in the family was unnatural. Fortunately, she has a motherly connection to her aunt but I think that she always felt out of place in this home. Cyrla is able to blend in because she has blond hair and blue eyes but she holds on to her Jewish heritage in secret.

What did you think about her dangerous choice to keep objects that exposed her heritage during a time when its discovery could have deadly repercussions?

PAM I wanted to tell her to be safe and not hold onto these items.

However, she had a deep connection to her faith, although it had been years since she was able to practice. She held tighter to these items (and her past) since she was denied her Jewish family, after she was sent away. Not only was her faith dangerous in that time and place, but she had to be cautious in her own home (her aunt’s home) due to her uncle’s feeling on the subject. Although she was very close to her aunt, her uncle resented her and her intrusion into his home. She cared very deeply for her cousin, although they were very different. Do you think her cousin cared deeply for her, as well?

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BECKY I believe that her cousin loved her but I found Anneke to

be self-focused and her actions often hurt those around her. I was a bit confused by how the author presented these two girls. For example, they are described as looking so similar that they could be twins. Yet, Anneke is perceived to be the pretty one. Did you have a hard time with the author’s descriptions of these two characters?

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PAM I found her physical descriptions, as well as her character descriptions, confusing. They were definitely described differently initially. Anneke was the pretty, delicate, and stylish one, while Cyrla was described as the opposite. However, later the author stated they were like twins. Also, Anneke’s character was very self-centered and immature. But, Cyrla described her as a caring, selfless individual. I did have difficulty reconciling the descriptions with my observations throughout the book. Did you feel that the author intentionally led you to believe one thing about some of the other characters, then later threw you a curveball?

BECKY Your observation didn’t cross my mind although I think it

must have been intentional. My thought was more along the line that we each have a perception of someone and sometimes that is much different than how someone else may view them. Even though this style of writing made it hard to visualize the characters it is still a story that I would recommend. Did you like the male characters in this book? We have Isaak, the Jewish man that Cyrla loves and Anneke’s boyfriend Karl.

PAM Although Isaak helped Cyrla, I thoroughly disliked the way he treated her. He had many things in his past and many responsibilities and worries in the present, but I still felt he could have been more caring. Karl’s character was much more complicated.

I did not trust him and was angry at him for the way he treated Anneke. Then, we learn that all was not as it seemed and he turned out to be a great and caring man. Did you feel similarly or did you have a different take on these men?

BECKY I would agree with both of your descriptions of these

characters. An additional trait that I liked about Karl is that we meet a German citizen that did not support Hitler’s plan. I’m sure that many did not agree with his tyranny but it was an interesting choice that made him more relatable and likable. He played his part as a soldier in order to save his life. It’s time to close this chapter and move on. Please tell us about our next read.

PAM Our next read takes us to London, where Jess has escaped her abusive boyfriend. She stumbles upon an old romantic mystery and is determined to solve it in Letters to the Lost: a Novel by Iona Grey.

LOCALAUTHORSPOTLIGHT The Oscar Dog: Tales of a Four-Legged Cop

By Bret Titus

Ride along with Brett and Oscar! His ears are too big for his head... his head is too big for his body...his feet are too big for his legs.

Oscar is no Hollywood hero, but he sure knows how to have a tailthumping time catching bad guys. Take a look into the life of a real police K9 team, on the street and at home. Get to know, The Oscar Dog, the unlikeliest 4-legged crime buster you’ll ever meet.

The Oscar Dog: Tales of a four-legged cop is available online at tacdogs.com or at amazon.com

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Are you a local author? Would you like your printed works featured here? If so, send us a signed copy of your book along with a summary for consideration. Send to: Waid Publishing, Attn: Local Author Spotlight, 19751 E Mainstreet, Suite R-18, Parker, CO 80138.

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Happy Trails!

We are incredibly lucky to live in an area teeming with beautiful hike and bike trails, and for those a little more daring, rockier mountain trails, that we can walk, run, stroll, bike and ride on to enjoy the great state of Colorado. To keep the trails in great shape for everyone and ensure trail outings are enjoyable ones, there are a few things to keep in mind.

Trail etiquette will differ slightly from trail to trail and place to place, but some basic rules of thumb apply to most.

Bouldermountainbike.org offers a great reminder, “treat everyone you meet on the trail like you’d treat your mother (if you don’t like your mother, think of someone you really, really like.) Being nice solves a lot of problems before they happen.”

Be nice. It’s a pretty simple rule. Be nice to the trail, stay on it, keep it in good shape, keep it clean and know when to yield to others on the trail. Knowing who has the right of way can be kind of tricky, but generally speaking, bikers yield to hikers and horses; hikers yield to horses and downhill traffic yields to uphill traffic.

The concept is that bikers are fast and can stop and go easily so they let everything else have the right of way. Horses are big and unpredictable so they get the right of way above everyone else.

Colorado trails are definitely a place where you could meet the occasional equestrian and should you meet a horse and rider on the trail, be considerate, step off the trail on the downhill side. Moving to the downhill side, when letting horses by, reduces your size and appearance and horses will tend to bolt uphill when spooked.

Quietly greet the rider and ask if you are good where you are.

Stand quietly while the horse and rider pass. In any situation, it is always best to communicate with the rider to ask them what they prefer, as they know their animal best. You and Mr. Ed should get along just fine that way.

So far it seems pretty easy. Everyone yields to horses, bikers yield to hikers, and downhill yields to uphill. Hikerdude.com is quick to point out a few “gray areas” you may find yourself hiking through.

“What if a downhill hiker meets an uphill cyclist? The guidelines

would say the biker yields, but personally I know it is a lot easier for me to stop and start hiking than it is when riding, so I generally step off the trail when hiking or running. I suppose the cyclist should never have an expectation that the hiker will let you pass, but it might happen out of courtesy.”

What if an uphill runner meets up with a group hiking down the trail?

Downhill traffic should yield, but a single runner may want to step off the trail, as it’s easier for one to move aside than a larger group of hikers.

When yielding to other traffic, remember to always look for safe and durable surfaces to step onto. And finally, the International Mountain Biking Association recommends when riding single track to come to a complete stop and then side step off the trail, as opposed to just riding off the side of trail, and thereby widening it.

For quick reference, here are a few tips! l Stay on the trail. Do not cut switchbacks or take shortcuts.

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Trail Etiquette Made Easy

l Stay to the right on wider paths and pass on the left. l Whenever you stop for a view, a rest, or to yield, move off the trail so it is free for others. l Greet people you meet. This makes sure they know you are there and is polite.

A simple “Howdy” or “Nice Day” is fine. l When in a group, walk single file or take up no more than half of a wide trail. Make sure everyone in your group understands what actions to take when encountering walker, bikers, and horses. l Read trailhead guidelines. There may be specific rules for the trail you are on. l Pack It In - Pack It Out. It just does not make sense that someone spending time to get out into nature would litter. l Take a Picture. A pretty rock or a bunch of flowers deserve to remain where they are. l Report vandalism. l Whether you’re walking, cycling or riding, get out and enjoy the trails!

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SENIOR LIFE EXPO TO BRING ALL THINGS SENIOR SENIOR LIFE EXPO TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE

Whether they are long-time residents who are retiring or those who recently moved to the area, seniors want to take charge of their lives, both now and for the future. They want to be able to make informed choices regarding available programs and services. Seniors also want to be involved in their communities, to be contributing as well as continually learning and staying active. Finding all this out can be a daunting task, even to those who have lived here for years.

“We often receive calls from seniors, or their families, trying to

find available resources,” said Valerie Robson, Adult Services Program Manager for Douglas County. “The County recognizes the growing demand for services, and regularly solicits community input. We partner with businesses and agency providers to build their capacity and provide more services to help seniors lead healthy, active and independent lives.

We believe Douglas County is a wonderful place to spend your golden years, and we are here to help people navigate services available.”

It is difficult to find and understand all the growing available resources. It is for that reason seniors and their family members or caregivers may wish to attend the Senior Life Expo, an all things senior event where more than sixty area providers of senior services are coming together in one place. Attendees will be provided a program book with contact information by category for all who have partnered to provide a wealth of information and resources.

The free Senior Life Expo will be held on April 21st from 3:007:00 PM at the Douglas County Events Center, 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock (corner of Plum Creek Parkway and Perry Street.) While the location is

in Castle Rock, it is a Douglas County-wide event with partners representing the entire county and metro area. Attendees can stop by booths representing many facets of senior life including housing, home care, health care, transportation, government services, insurance, senior organizations, senior assistance, funeral and cremation services, things to do to be involved in the community, ways to stay active, and much more. There will also be seminars with of topics to seniors by leading experts in their fields. These will run on the half-hour beginning at 3:30 PM. Concessions will be available for purchase.

The event is being organized by the Castle Rock Senior Activity Center. “We are thrilled with the response we’ve had to this event,” explained Debbi Haynie, Executive Director. “We are thankful to everyone who has partnered with us and hope that many seniors and their families take advantage of all that will be available.” The non-profit organization hopes to make this an annual event as the area needs and services continually evolve. More information can be found online at www. castlerockseniorcenter.org or 303-688-9498.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE 3:30 pm

•“ Top 5 Reasons to Consider Professional Home Care Services ” by Stacey Tabor, Owner, Touching Hearts at Home

4:00 pm

•“Protecting & Managing Health Through Estate Planning” by local attorney Wendy Monteith of Kokish & Goldmanis, P.C. •“Representing Seniors in the Colorado Legislature”

by Dennis Valentine, AARP Volunteer Advocate

4:30 pm

•“Navigating the Senior Care Maze” by Phil Hotaling, Answers for Senior Care •“Preplanning - Protecting Your Loved Ones” by JR Pinon, Olinger Andrews Funeral Home

5:00 pm

•“Seven Stones Botanical Garden Cemetery, We’re Reinventing the Experience” by Steve Hawley, Seven Stones at Chatfield •“Understand Income Qualified Senior Housing” by Diane Leavesley, Douglas County Housing Partnership

5:30 pm

•“10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” by Valerie Pennock, Brookdale Highlands Ranch •“Navigating Douglas County’s Senior Services” by Valerie Robson, MSW; Douglas County Adult Services Program Manager

6:00 pm

“What is Senior Care and How it Differs from Traditional Aging Care?” by Gretchen Orosz, MD, Geriatrics Professor at CU School of Medicine & UC Health Lone Tree

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Douglas County is known for being a family-friendly place to live, but family life involves more than children. Senior citizens make up a fast growing portion of the area’s population, not just because the baby-boomers are reaching that age, but also because seniors are continually moving into the area. Many come here to be closer to their children and grandchildren. In 2010, 7.2% of the total population in the county was over 65 years of age. That increased by more than fifty percent to reach 9.8% in 2015 and is expected to be over 12% of the total population by 2020, according to the Colorado State Demography Office.

How Do You RTD? Use Regional Transit To Get Out & Explore RTD offers many commuting solutions to Lone Tree residents who are eager to avoid traffic gridlock on local roads and highways, reduce their carbon footprints, and help improve the region’s air quality by using electric- and hybrid-powered public transit.

Daily light rail service is available between 5:09 a.m. and 12:20 a.m. on the E Line, which travels between Lincoln Station in Lone Tree and Union Station in historic Lower Downtown Denver. Last southbound arrival is 1:55am.

The F Line, which travels between Lincoln Station and 18th and California in the heart of downtown Denver, provides daily light rail service between 4:19 a.m. and 7:33 p.m.

Both the E and F lines offer 16 stops along the way in Douglas, Arapahoe and Denver counties, connecting passengers to destinations such as the Park Meadows Mall, the University of Denver, the Auraria Higher Education Campus, Denver’s theater district and downtown Denver.

Fares range from $2.60 for a single Local trip and one transfer in the same direction, $5.20 for a Local Day Pass, which provides unlimited Local trips through the end of the service day, and $9 for a Regional/Airport Day Pass, which provides access to the entire RTD system through the end of the service day, including trips to DIA.

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Discount fares are available to passengers with disabilities, Medicaid recipients, riders who are 65 years of age and older, and middle and high school students between the ages of 6 and 19, so please check the RTD website for more information. Proof of eligibility is required before boarding. Active military ride all RTD services for free.

Riders can also purchase Day Passes on buses and RTD provides the following fixed-route bus service in the Lone Tree area: the 403, which travels along Wildcat Reserve Parkway from Mineral Station in Littleton to Lone Tree; the 402L, which travels from Mineral Station and along Highlands Ranch Parkway 13 SEARCH LONE TREE MAGAZINE

to Lone Tree and Route 483, operating on Lincoln Avenue to Parker.

In addition to fixed-route bus service, Lone Tree residents can also turn to RTD’s Call-n-Ride and Access-a-Ride services to meet specific transit needs.

Access-a-Ride provides scheduled travel for passengers with disabilities, as long as their starting points and destinations are within three-quarters of a mile from RTD’s fixed-route transit system.

In Lone Tree, passengers can use the Meridian Calln-Ride, which serves the area east of Lincoln Station and extends north to E-470, east to South Meridian Boulevard and south Peoria Street, south to Lincoln Avenue and west to I-25. Hours of operation are 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for holidays.

The Lone Tree Call-n-Ride serves areas of Lone Tree west of the County Line and Lincoln stations, extending north to East County Line Road, east to I-25, south to SkyRidge Medical Center and Cabela’s, and west to South Quebec Street and the North-South Trail.

Hours of operation are 5:30 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for holidays.

To learn more about these and other RTD services or to book an Access-a-Ride or Call-n-Ride trip, please visit www.rtd-denver.com for more information.

Why do people love CRZLTs? Seufer says its simple, “Our lines are awesome. They are long and fast. Our guests travel over 1 ½ miles on 10 different lines.

The experience is so unique and so thrilling it’s addicting and it’s a totally different way to enjoy the outdoors. Your perspective changes once you zip line.”

So what does your day tackling the zip lines look like?

Groups of no more than eight head out with two guides for a 2 ½ hour tour.

You will hike between lines for a total of about a mile. There is even a 1500’ dual race line for a bang of a finish! It’s the longest, fastest and highest dual race line in Colorado!

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t’s that time of the year – time to shift your outdoor activities from winter to spring. Did you know that one of Colorado’s most epic and unique outdoor adventure experiences is right in our own back yard? How would you like to spend your day flying through the air on a zip line!

We sat down with Ty Seufer, owner of Castle Rock Zip Lines Tours, to get some insight on the great outdoors. Located in Philip S.

Why should you give zipping a try? “It’s amazing! It’s a great adventure and you challenge yourself,” says Seufer. “We give you the full customer interaction experience. We don’t just hook you up and send you down the line. You are in charge of your speed and braking. It’s a perfect way to spend 2 ½ hours in Colorado and our location makes drive time short and easy.”

There is more to do than just zip line at the Philip S. Miller Park. Seufer also owns the Epic Adventure Tower. This is the world’s first adventure tower. It has a 42’ Climbing Wall, a 74’ Flight Line, a Leap of Faith Zip Line, a Quick Jump with 3 Meter Bungee and a Trust Fall Leap.

The experiences that CRZLTs offer are ones that will stay with you forever. “This outlasts gifted items. An experience like

this shapes who we are and creates a timeless bond with those on the tour. It’s the best team building exercise a company can invest in since it really tests your limits and encourages bonding and I love to see families go on a tour together, it really brings people closer. These days we need more encouragement to put down our electronics and go find a thrill outside and have a tactile experience that will sit with you forever.” Seufer continues.

What’s next for Seufer and his endless quest of epic outdoor experiences? The Epic Sky Trek Challenge is coming in May and will add to the already larger-thanlife options at Philip S. Miller Park. The Sky Trek Challenge is a 10,000 foot jungle gym in the sky for aerial trekking. “It’s going to be unreal! 50 feet tall and it even has an event platform for parties.” Seufer beams.

“It’s going to be the ultimate team building atmosphere. Once you are strapped in, you are free to roam and explore the 110 different elements. Show off your inner Ninja Warrior or walk a tight rope. It’ll offer a one of a kind experience.”

When asked what Seufer’s goal is in creating these adventure opportunities he states, “I want to provide experiences that are the highlight of everyone’s vacation, team event, family reunion or just a couple friends out for a good time. If our zip lines and epic tower are the highlight of their day, then we are succeeding. Knowing we are helping promote fun in the beautiful outdoors of Colorado is rewarding enough to keep searching for the next thrill! I love seeing our guests go out and see the world in a new way with their own eyes.”

Seufer also owns Royal Gorge Rafting and Royal Gorge Zip Line Tours. “We offer the whole vacation package for you to raft, zip, stay and unwind. We have vacation rentals and a restaurant for a seamless adventure package. One location and 100% fun! Visit www. RoyalGorgeRafting.net or call 719275-7238 for more information.

Are you convinced to give CRZLTs and the Epic Adventure Tower a try? If you want to do something fun, exhilarating and exciting call 720-733-ZIPP today and set up a tour! For more information go to www.

CastleRockZipLineTours.com.

It’s time to get outside and do something EPIC!

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Miller Park off Plum Creek Parkway, CRZLTs offers Douglas County a thrill right in our own backyard.