FIRST-RATE LOCAL EXPERIENCES — RIGHT HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Our town of Monument boasts its Tri-Lakes Independence Day celebration is one of the “Biggest Small Town parades in the USA”. We like being small-town and we pride ourselves in keeping our hometown country vibe, even as the bustle of the I-25 corridor zooms through the very center of our landscape.
Have you heard the country song “Famous Friends” by Chris Young and Kane Brown? That song reminds us that small town heroes matter. We’d love you to meet and experience some our small-town-famous-friends.
Each of these experiences is right here in our neighborhood–literally right around the corner. They are perfect for that afternoon or evening when you have a couple hours and don’t want to drive far … but you still want to have a fabulous, unique, memory-making experience. Our neighbors just might end up being the highlight of your entire trip!
This page is still a concept in the works, so if you are interested in one of these experiences, please let us know early — we’ve still got some legwork to do to turn these awesome ideas into a reality.
Wine tasting
Our neighbors Chris and Wendy run a vacation rental business as well. Theirs is a “glamping” (a high-end tenting) experience that you might want to also try out on a trip to Colorado. They offer wine tasting to their guests…and to ours (YOU!) when the timing works out. The scenery from their back porch is more than worth the price of admission itself, not to mention some surprisingly superior wines. They’ve even brought the wine to the Fly-by sometimes–so you don’t have to drive home afterwards and your kids can play mini-golf while you taste awesome wines!
They say: “We make our own wine, beer, and kombucha. Would you like a tour of our cellar? If timing is right, we can show you some of the process we do, and we’re up to arranging a tasting if you’d like.
NOTE: This is strictly a homebrewing operation and not commercial.”
Cost: $20 per “partaking” participant
Duration: one to two hours
Offered: one evening per week, make requests early to ensure schedule availability.
HORSE and Mule Encounter
Our neighbors the Thulsons have two horses and two mules and would love to have you pet them and feed them treats. Encounters with these docile and kid-friendly animals is free.
Cost: free encounters
Duration: 20 minutes to an hour.
Offered: seasonally.
CAKE DECORATING:
THE SECRETS OF THE PROFESSIONALS
[PERMISSION PENDING] will come to you. She brings the workings of a commercial bakery to the Fly-by Suite and teaches you the finer points of creating amazing confectionaries.
When she departs, you’ll have a photo-worthy cake to brag about and to then enjoy and share for the duration of your Fly-by stay!
Cost: $150 (includes all materials… and you keep the cake!)
Duration: four hours
Offered: on request
special occasions at the fly-by
You celebrating something special on this trip? We’d love to help. Contact us and we’ll help you with high-impact decorations, gift baskets, etc. that will surprise that special someone when they walk through the door of the Fly-by for the first time. Give this trip that extra special touch.
Cost: $25 per hour of our time, plus cost of materials. We’ll provide you a pretty solid estimate once we know/agree to what you’re looking to have us do.
Offered: on request
