By: Dallin Rahlf

“The GetOutPass in Coloradois the ultimate experience for getting your friends and family out of thehouse, saving money on entertainment, and exploring attractions in the area.”

I lived three years in Parkerand can still clearly see Pike’s peak on my way to school. It was here that Ilearned to love skiing and the outdoors. I also learned to love the DenverBroncos and was fascinated in Jake Plummer, Tatum Bell, and John Lynch. Coloradois an excellent place to be. Fantastic sports teams that are always flirtingwith winning the championship. Purple mountain majesties and beautiful riversand lakes. The GetOutPass is excited and honored to be a part of wonderfulColorado.

What makes the GetOutPassworthwhile in Colorado? The wide variety of awesome activities to do at some ofthe best attractions in the area is a start. Down below are some of my favoritevenues that are partners with the GetOutPass.

Amusement Parks

Can anything beat ElitchGardens? If your summer plans don’t revolve around a visit there, I must say, you simplymust spend a lovely day riding through raging roller coasters, feeling thebreeze on swings and towers with dazzling heights, and getting splashed at thewater park. I’m a personal fan of the Boomerang which I recall being anexciting part of the Six Flags portion of Elitch Gardens. Something about thatcolor of the roller coaster just makes me happy.

The water park is currentlyopen and closes early September, so get there before it gets too cold! Getyourself a tube and make the most of your visit by visiting the Tube Top slide.Good times all around. Trust me when I say that your visit to Elitch Gardens isworth every ounce of effort to get yourself there.

Aquariums

What do I love most aboutaquariums? It’s gotta be the fact that the two aquariums on the ColoradoGetOutPass are not simply about seeing some fish behind glass, but truly experiencingnature. Targeted for all audiences, SeaQuest and the Downtown Aquarium are all about enhancing the visit by using interactive activities to help usall understand and come closer with nature and its many spectacular animals andecosystems. These two aquariums not only specialize in their natural aquaticcreatures but bring in animals from all over the world and teach about them.It’s one thing to learn about animals on a screen or in a book and another towitness firsthand just how awesome they are.

Entertainment Centers

We’ve got The Summit and FatCats on our list here. We’re lucky enough here in Utah to have Fat Cats spreadthroughout the Utah county. Both venues are phenomenal when it comes to theultimate good-time experience. I can speak for Fat Cats when I say that theyhave some of the best snack food and entrees available. Unbelievably good. Notonly that, but the wide variety of what you can do when you get there issuperb. Mini golf? Check. Bowling? Check. Good times? CHECK.

Trampoline Parks

When was the last time youtruly bounced on a trampoline? There’s something magical about the warmrush that comes from springing higher, higher, and higher into the air. Youfeel the wind on your face. You feel your stomach drop. Time is no longer boundto its inevitable and constant flow, and instead, you find yourself floating inthe heavens. To quote one of my favorite shows,

“30 seconds on this[trampoline] and I already feel—”

“Jeff… you’ve been up therefor an hour… There is something cool about being up here. At first, Istarted jumping, but then—”

“But then you startedbouncing. Like a baby on the knee of a goddess.”

Bonus points if you can tellme which show that’s from. Included on the Colorado GetOutPass is Sky Zone,Jumpin’, Colorado Bounce Company, and even the Altitude Ninja Gym if you wantto take bouncing to the next level.

Indoor Rock Climbing

Indoor rock climbing is oneof my favorite things to do on the GetOutPass. Why? Because I almost certainlywould have NEVER tried it without being on the pass. I’ve tried littlerock-climbing walls here and there, but I never got into it. It didn’t seemlike something that was really me, you know? Lo and behold, the second Iwas able to get a real experience at an indoor rock-climbing gym, I was quicklyconverted over to being a lifetime fan. Pure Bouldering Gym and Whetstone aretwo partners of ours that we love having on the pass. It might not be the firstactivity you would think to do, but I’m telling you, rock-climbing is way funand has an “easy to learn, hard to master” way about it.

The wonderful thing about theGetOutPass is that it gets you out of the house and gives you the chance to trysomething new without the stress of going out of pocket for something you mightnot even joy. When you take away that stress, it makes me much more open totrying new things. It’s helped me learn a lot about myself.

Are you ready to discovermore about yourself? You may just find something that you love and you don’teven know it yet.