Transportation

Like the photo? That's us with some sort of hideous Dodge rental vehicle on a trip to LA a couple years ago. Shudder.

Moving on: Let us now discuss the various ways and means by which a visitor to Denver might make his way to the city center.

Since all of the main wedding activities are taking place at the Denver Press Club, which is a block or less from both guest hotels, renting a car won't be necessary to get downtown.

There are two main options for getting from DIA to downtown. Option the first!: RTD (Denver's public transport).

The RTD Skyride is a bus that will drop you off at Market Street Station in the heart of downtown Denver. You can buy a roundtrip ticket at the RTD kiosks at DIA - they're in the main terminal, after you get off the train, near the car rental booths. Roundtrip tix are $18.

Once you get off at Market Street, free shuttles go up and down the 16th Street Mall; the station is at Market and 16th. Hop on a Mallride heading east (towards the Capitol, Convention Center, etc.) and get off on your hotel's street -- Glenarm for the Crowne, Welton for the Hilton Garden Inn.

Visit the RTD Skyride site to hear it from the, uh, horseless carriage's mouth.

Option numero dos: Taxi.

There's a flat rate of $54.50, no matter which cab company you choose, to downtown Denver. The price includes all the annoying airport fees and such -- but not tip. Follow the signs to Ground Transportation and the taxis will be obvious. Not sure if they do a taxi lineup like in other cities, but they're always buzzing about. Here's DIA's official word on the matter.

Yeah, $54.50 is pretty steep. Our airport is far from the city. Think of it like O'Hare, but with tumbleweeds instead of traffic.

There are also shuttle services, car services, etc. if you'd like to investigate. More information on those here.

Renting a car will be valuable if you want to explore outside of Denver. The mountains are close by and easy to get to. Boulder is an easy 25-minute drive northwest of Denver. Denver itself has a lot more to offer than the downtown tourist scene, too, but that's another post.

Travel-themed bonus! Here's John and me on a ramble up to Aspen earlier this summer, going over Independence Pass with Guided by Voices blaring.





-k.