Happy New Year from Guides-To-Go!

This 2013 remember to get outdoors and get a breath of fresh air now and then. Here are some easy and free ways to take advantage of our wild places this year in Colorado. See you out there, GTG

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U.S. National Parks: Fee Free Entrance Days in 2013 (Nationwide)
Every year, the National Park Service selects days to offer fee free entrance to over a hundred national parks that normally charge a fee to visit. There are so many different parks to choose from, I’m sure you will find one near you. Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees.

The dates for 2013 include:

January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

April 22-26 - National Park Week

August 25 - National Park Service Birthday

September 28 - National Public Lands Day

November 9-11 - Veterans Day weekend

http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm

Passport to the Natural Areas in Fort Collins, Colorado

Celebrate 20 years of natural areas with the new Passport to the Natural Areas! It is a checklist of natural areas to visit and free activities. Complete your passport for a prize and to be entered into a drawing for a backpack full of outdoor supplies. To learn more email naturalareas@fcgov.com or call the Natural Areas Department at 970-416-2815.

http://www.fcgov.com/naturalareas/

2013 SCFD Free Days Denver, Colorado
These organizations provide free admission to Colorado residents on select days of the year. 
Free Days 2013 is funded, in part, by the citizens of Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield,
Denver, Douglas and Jefferson counties via the SCFD 0.1% sales and use tax.

Denver Botanic Gardens:

January 21

February 18

March 27

April 22

July 9

August 27

October 7

November 2

Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield:

January 4
February 1
March 1
April 5
May 3

June 7

August 2

November 1

Denver Zoo:

January 11

January 12

January 23

February 3

February 4

February 21

November 4

November 15

November 21

http://www.scfd.org/?page=home&sub=4

WHAT IS THERE TO DO?

Amazing FREE Live Music all Weekend (two tents)

Coffin Racing

Costume Polar Plunging

Frozen T-shirt Contests

Ice Turkey Bowling

The Blue Ball (live band)

Dead Guy Tours

Brain Freeze Contests

Parade of Hearses

Frozen Salmon Toss

Snowy Beach Volleyball

Snow Ball Quick Draw- NEW this year!

http://frozendeadguydays.org/