{"id":802710,"date":"2020-01-02T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=376732"},"modified":"2020-01-02T12:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T19:30:00","slug":"the-geiger-counter-this-years-to-do-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/the-geiger-counter-this-years-to-do-list\/","title":{"rendered":"The Geiger Counter: This year\u2019s to-do list"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Broken Compass Brewing in Breckenridge. The author has had plenty of its beer but vows to finally visit the taproom this year.<\/strong>
Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Don\u2019t know what to do this weekend? Well, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I\u2019ll tell you about everything that\u2019s hot and happening.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hello, 2020. To be honest, I\u2019m likely not going to treat it much differently than any other year. I could make the stereotypical resolutions about reading, traveling or working out more, which are all worthwhile, but instead I\u2019m going a different direction.<\/p>\n

My New Year\u2019s resolutions read more like a bucket list of things I want to accomplish specific to the High Country. I\u2019ve long ago checked off the big-ticket items such as hiking a 14er, seeing a show at the Dillon Amphitheater, going dog sledding and visiting the Ice Castles. Rather, this is a personal list of things I want to do. Your mileage may very, but if you haven\u2019t done them, you\u2019re welcome to join in on the fun.<\/p>\n

1. Eat at every restaurant in Summit County<\/strong><\/p>\n

OK, maybe not every restaurant. But since I\u2019m a local, I feel like I need to be a concierge with stellar recommendations for guests \u2014 which means getting out of my comfort zone at the same five establishments and increasing my sample size. I\u2019ve dined at the extravagant Keystone Ranch, Ski Tip Lodge, Aurum and Alpenglow Stube, but there are still plenty of others I haven\u2019t been to such as Relish, Hearthstone and Ember.<\/p>\n

What are Bangkok Happy Bowl, Caf\u00e9 ProFusion and Tiki Mana like? How do Cool River Coffee House or Mom\u2019s Baking compare? Which place has the best ice cream, the best pizza or best green chile smothered burrito? Time to find out.<\/p>\n

2. Go to Broken Compass<\/strong> Brewing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, for a guy who writes a weekly beer column, I\u2019m ashamed to admit I\u2019ve never been to Broken Compass Brewing. I\u2019ve had its beer plenty of times at festivals, in bars or poured from a friend\u2019s growler. But for some unknown reason, I\u2019ve never set foot in the brewery itself. In my defense, it is a bit out of the way, but if I can park on Airport Road to ski Breckenridge Ski Resort or enjoy a meal at Breckenridge Distillery, I can make the effort to pop over to the brewery, as well.<\/p>\n

3. See a Breckenridge Backstage Theatre production<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the theater. I have season tickets to the Denver Center for Performing Arts, I randomly burst into show tunes \u2014 especially those from \u201cHamilton: An American Musical\u201d \u2014 while driving, and I spent many summers seeing plays at the Creede Repertory Theatre. However, I haven\u2019t had the opportunity to see anything done by Breckenridge Backstage Theatre \u2014 yet.<\/p>\n

I also need to see more shows put on by the Lake Dillon Theatre Co. while I\u2019m at it. My first and only production I saw from them was Steve Martin\u2019s \u201cThe Underpants\u201d back in August 2018.<\/p>\n

4. Do an escape room<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not only have I not been to the escape room facilities locally in Breckenridge or Frisco, but I haven\u2019t ever done one before. I love puzzles and video games, so this is right up my alley \u2014 if I can put together a solid team.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m beginning to realize most of my list is just to visit Breckenridge more, which I suppose isn\u2019t a bad thing.<\/p>\n

5. Go zip lining<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like the escape rooms, I\u2019ve never been on a zip line anywhere. With year-round options in Summit, Lake and Clear Creek counties, I have no excuse not to see our majestic mountains from a new angle. If I go to the one in Leadville, I should also plan the trip around finally catching one of the town\u2019s annual festivals, such as Boom Days or skijoring.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll see how many of these I actually complete, but at least I have you, dear reader, to hold me accountable.<\/p>\n

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Broken Compass Brewing in Breckenridge. The author has had plenty of its beer but vows to finally visit the taproom this year.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com Don\u2019t know what to do this weekend? Well, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Pull up a seat to the counter, and I\u2019ll tell you about everything that\u2019s hot and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-802710","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-29 13:35:44","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802710\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}