ANA Summer Internship....Comments/Advice??

Shortgapbob

This past spring, I was selected to serve as a Summer Intern for the ANA. It is a 12 week program, during which I will work in a number of areas of the ANA Headquarters in Colorado Springs. I also am allowed to participate in one week of the Summer Seminar. To end the internship, I fly with the ANA to work at the World Fair of Money in Milwaukee in August. I am really excited about the opportunity, and hope to learn a great deal.

As I leave for Colorado Springs this Saturday, I was wondering if anyone had any comments or advice for me about the internship. Has anyone here performed this internship in the past? If so, do you have any thoughts or advice? Is anyone familar with Colorado Springs, and know of some good extracurricular activities while I'm staying out there......sights to see, places to eat, etc?

All comments and feedback appreciated!

itsnotjustme

Loads to se and do on CO Springs!

Go to a chuckwagon dinner at the Flying W Ranch.
Visit Garden of the Gods.
Take the train up Pikes Peak.
Visit Cripple Creek (Old mining town now with casinos)
Drive up Pikes Peak.
Drive to the _____ Gorge
Drive (far) to the Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Go white water rafting.
Visit the Mint in Denver.

jabba

I have never done this so plase keep us up to date and how it goes!
If you get a chance go eat at Fargos pizza YUMMMMMM Take the Cog rail way up pikes peak, check out the cave of the winds and garden of the gods.

itsnotjustme

Eat at the Hungry Farmer
Drive up towards Denver and eat at the Trail Dust Steak House-be sure to wear a tie!
Go to Denver and eat at Casa Bonita while watching cliff divers.
The Royal Goarge is the one I could not remember
Drive (far) to four corners, Mesa Verde, Grand Canyon
Visit Rocky Mountain National Park to See Elk, Big Horn Sheep, Rocky Mountain Goats, and Marmuts. (NW of Denver)
Tour the Coors Brewery (at the foot of Lookout Mountain west of Denver)
Drive up the winding road up Lookout Mountain
Go to a Rodeo in Cheyenne Wyoming (3 hours away)
Go to the Stock Show in Denver (forget when it runs)
Go to a Rockies Game in Denver
Drive up Mount Evans... Highest paved road in the US at over 14,000 ft.

STONE

Congrats on the internship Robbie, I'll probably see you out there during session 1 and at the Milwaukee Show.

I don't think there is more to add then what's already listed. All the things listed are fun to do, but thinking back on it, the most memorable trip was the Pikes Peak Cog Rail trip. Last year (my first year there) as we were going up Pikes Peak, it started to hail and was foggy and cloudy the whole way up, so we couldn't see much. When we got to the top, we were the last group to be up there, so we had free roam of the whole peak, again cloudy and couldn't see more than 30 feet in front of you. BUT, as we headed down, the clouds just disappeared, like magic. AND oh the sights we saw....It was amazing looking out to the side and seeing the greenest valleys and clearest Mountain lakes ever. We were probably half a mile to a mile away from these lakes and you could still see through the water. It was a spectacular trip and definitely worth it.

Have fun out there.

kieferscoins

I was an ANA intern in 2001. Here are some of my comments on it from another thread: Link

The ANA is different today then back in 2001. Lane Brunner (astrorat here on the forums) has also improved the internship program. He focused its goals and the interns arent stuck doing dirty work. I think its a great opportunity for you and if you ever come to Denver send me a PM beforehand.

Cameron Kiefer

RichieURich

Shortgapbob, congratulations on your upcoming internship! This is a great opportunity for you to learn a lot and meet a lot of people! You'll probably have a variety of assignments; treat every one as an opportunity to learn something new, and attack all of them with the passion that you have for numismatics, and you will do just fine. I'm not that familiar with the area to offer good suggestions on outside activities, so I will defer to the other respondents on that topic. Good luck and keep us posted!

beartracks42

Bob,

"You always learn more listening than you do talking."

morgansforever

<<Is anyone familar with Colorado Springs, and know of some good extracurricular activities while I'm staying out there......sights to see, places to eat, etc?>>

Hey OP, CO Springs is a blast. Everthing from hikiing in Gaden of the Gods, to throwing down a cold one.
While your there also check out Pikes Peak, just watch out for mountain lions.
Good luck with your internship