After our exciting hiking and biking, we went down the road to Mishawaka for their 5th Annual Reggae Music Festival. We had never been to a concert there but had driven by enough times to know that it is a hippie hang out and we were interested in finding out what it was like. From the road it doesn’t look like much, but there are always a lot of motorcycles and cars pulled off to the side. When we walked in, it was apparent why it is such a cool and popular hang out. The stage is about 5 feet from the Poudre River!
They have an outside seating area where you can have food and drink, or you can stand right in front of the band. A lot of people were playing hacky-sack and dancing to the different reggae bands. There were a lot of people with dreadlocks and Jamaican colored outfits.
We also saw quite a few river rafters floating down who would pull off to the side of the river to sit, watch and listen to the bands before floating away. It was a neat experience. Even though Mishawaka is a much smaller venue, I’d have to rank it up there with Red Rocks in terms of the cool factor.
One of the various bands with the Rocky Mountains as a backdrop
River Rafters Near the Mish
To the Right you can see the River
The Greeley area seems like a great place to live, with lots of cool activities. You guys are always having fun! At least when the weather’s nice. I bet it’s the winters that leave you longing for PR… Fran
Hey Fran,
You’ve nailed it on the head! We love the summers here: long warm days with lots of outdoor activities. Some people love the winters here too and they are probably what Colorado is most famous for with skiing, snowboarding, sledding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowball fights etc but I find them too cold for my taste and the days too short and dark. I love wearing shorts, shoes with no socks, gardening, spending time outside and going to concerts like this one. Wintertime is when I really look forward to PR the most.
This (Mishawaka) is actually in Belleview which is a little bit west of Fort Collins -a nearby city about 40 minutes from Greeley to the northwest. Greeley is nice because it is much more affordable than these areas but not too far away.