So the stadiums thread got me thinking, what are your favorite places to visit in the conference? Here's my list. (I am a CSU Pueblo fan so Pueblo will not be on my list.)
1. Black Hills State - Spearfish, SD. Man do I like Spearfish. The Black Hills are a great place to visit and Spearfish is a neat town. It's also close to Deadwood which is fun. If you happen to be visiting during the Deadweird Halloween party, go. It is awesome
2. CO Mines - Golden, CO. So much for me to like about this trip. Shortest drive for me, best away seating, Golden is nice and I have to go trough Denver Metro so all the things one can do in Denver are on the table.
3. Fort Lewis - Durango, CO. Durango is a beautiful city with some great restaurants and bars and the scenery is top notch. 5 hour or so drive for me each way, but some stunning views over Wolf Creek. Now if the Pack could just figure out how to win convincingly over there.
4. Western Colorado - Gunnison, CO. Not as pretty as Durango, but still nice. Shorter drive for me and only one pass. And a trip to Mario's for pizza and focaccia bread is a must.
5. SD Mines - Rapid City, SD. More Black Hills and Deadwood. I do like Spearfish better. Maybe with some exploration I can find some good local spots.
6. NM Highlands - Las Vegas, NM. I never was down there in the bad old days I have heard about where people felt unsafe. I like this trip because it is only 3 hours (3rd shortest drive for me) and because Charlie's Spic and Span Bakery and Cafe is AWESOME! When my buddy and I make the trip we hit it for breakfast before and lunch after. Several tortillas come home with us.
7. Adams State - Alamosa, CO. 2nd shortest drive for me, though it does involve going over La Veta Pass. Usually not too bad but weather can get you at times. I've never been during one of those inversion layer cold snaps they get in the SLV. (For college anyway. State championship game between Pueblo County and Alamosa might have been the coldest I've ever been in my life.) We would always hit the Mexican buffet at Calvillo's, but buffets are probably going the way of the dodo thanks to Covid. Hopefully we can someplace cool to take its place.
8. CO Mesa - Grand Junction, CO. It's this far down my list just due to distance (5+ hours each way.) GJ is a nice town and the Grand Mesa is amazing. Still feeling out the food scene.
9. Chadron State - Chadron, NE. Up to this point in the list, I enjoy visiting, but that ends here. First trip we googled "Best Restaurants in Chadron" and everything on the list was closed on Saturdays. Ended up at a Chinese buffet, which while OK, was nothing to right home about. Chadron people, help me out. What the hell is there to do in Chadron, Nebraska? Other than drive to Scottsbluff?
Some non RMAC Places I've been for Pack games are:
West Texas A&M - Canyon, TX. Fat Boy BBQ was great and a great atmosphere, they love them some WTAMU in Canyon.
Dixie State - St George, UT. I'm sort of sad they left the conference. St George is great town (other than the heat) and I had some fun in Mesquite, NV.
Nebraska-Kearney - Kearney, NE. Only made that trip once and the game was epic. Town seemed pretty cool and we discovered Runza thanks to a buy one get one offer on the back of our tickets.
Sporting Park- Kansas City, KS. Great memories. NATIONAL CHAMPS BABY!!! The Legends out by the stadium in KCK is sweet. Not that I've been to a ton of Cabela's, but that locations is amazing. And the BBQ, oh my. USDA Prime short rib at Jack Stack Freighthouse across from Union Station in KCMO might be the greatest thing I've ever eaten. The ZMan sandwich at Joe's Kansas City was killer also. Q39 was pretty good too. (I was not that taken with Arthur Bryant's.) Went and took my picture at the old 12th St and Vine sign post, and visited the National WW! Memorial and Museum. Negro League Hall of Fame was on my to do list but I never did make it. I will never forgive Sporting KC for ruining my annual Kansas City trip.
I was planning to go to Kingsville this year, but alas it was not to be. If the damn plague ends, I'm looking forward to visiting Allendale, MI for the Grand Valley game in 2021.
1. Black Hills State - Spearfish, SD. Man do I like Spearfish. The Black Hills are a great place to visit and Spearfish is a neat town. It's also close to Deadwood which is fun. If you happen to be visiting during the Deadweird Halloween party, go. It is awesome
2. CO Mines - Golden, CO. So much for me to like about this trip. Shortest drive for me, best away seating, Golden is nice and I have to go trough Denver Metro so all the things one can do in Denver are on the table.
3. Fort Lewis - Durango, CO. Durango is a beautiful city with some great restaurants and bars and the scenery is top notch. 5 hour or so drive for me each way, but some stunning views over Wolf Creek. Now if the Pack could just figure out how to win convincingly over there.
4. Western Colorado - Gunnison, CO. Not as pretty as Durango, but still nice. Shorter drive for me and only one pass. And a trip to Mario's for pizza and focaccia bread is a must.
5. SD Mines - Rapid City, SD. More Black Hills and Deadwood. I do like Spearfish better. Maybe with some exploration I can find some good local spots.
6. NM Highlands - Las Vegas, NM. I never was down there in the bad old days I have heard about where people felt unsafe. I like this trip because it is only 3 hours (3rd shortest drive for me) and because Charlie's Spic and Span Bakery and Cafe is AWESOME! When my buddy and I make the trip we hit it for breakfast before and lunch after. Several tortillas come home with us.
7. Adams State - Alamosa, CO. 2nd shortest drive for me, though it does involve going over La Veta Pass. Usually not too bad but weather can get you at times. I've never been during one of those inversion layer cold snaps they get in the SLV. (For college anyway. State championship game between Pueblo County and Alamosa might have been the coldest I've ever been in my life.) We would always hit the Mexican buffet at Calvillo's, but buffets are probably going the way of the dodo thanks to Covid. Hopefully we can someplace cool to take its place.
8. CO Mesa - Grand Junction, CO. It's this far down my list just due to distance (5+ hours each way.) GJ is a nice town and the Grand Mesa is amazing. Still feeling out the food scene.
9. Chadron State - Chadron, NE. Up to this point in the list, I enjoy visiting, but that ends here. First trip we googled "Best Restaurants in Chadron" and everything on the list was closed on Saturdays. Ended up at a Chinese buffet, which while OK, was nothing to right home about. Chadron people, help me out. What the hell is there to do in Chadron, Nebraska? Other than drive to Scottsbluff?
Some non RMAC Places I've been for Pack games are:
West Texas A&M - Canyon, TX. Fat Boy BBQ was great and a great atmosphere, they love them some WTAMU in Canyon.
Dixie State - St George, UT. I'm sort of sad they left the conference. St George is great town (other than the heat) and I had some fun in Mesquite, NV.
Nebraska-Kearney - Kearney, NE. Only made that trip once and the game was epic. Town seemed pretty cool and we discovered Runza thanks to a buy one get one offer on the back of our tickets.
Sporting Park- Kansas City, KS. Great memories. NATIONAL CHAMPS BABY!!! The Legends out by the stadium in KCK is sweet. Not that I've been to a ton of Cabela's, but that locations is amazing. And the BBQ, oh my. USDA Prime short rib at Jack Stack Freighthouse across from Union Station in KCMO might be the greatest thing I've ever eaten. The ZMan sandwich at Joe's Kansas City was killer also. Q39 was pretty good too. (I was not that taken with Arthur Bryant's.) Went and took my picture at the old 12th St and Vine sign post, and visited the National WW! Memorial and Museum. Negro League Hall of Fame was on my to do list but I never did make it. I will never forgive Sporting KC for ruining my annual Kansas City trip.
I was planning to go to Kingsville this year, but alas it was not to be. If the damn plague ends, I'm looking forward to visiting Allendale, MI for the Grand Valley game in 2021.
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