Amy, The Hilton is a couple of blocks west of College Avenue which is Hwy 287 and the "main street" of fort Collins. If you go south on College you will find grocery stores, WalMart, Target, and a big Mall called FootHills mall with Sears and many other stores. There is also a big mall outlet just south of the Ranch, so either way you can find something! I would recommend you bring a jacket as it is getting cool in the evenings. Its suppose to be in the 80's by friday and the mid 70's over the weekend, perfect for the Pikes Peak specialty show in Colorado Springs. The other thing you can do is buy a good sweatshirt from the Too Chic lady (Bo) at the nationals, or from one of the other vendors. Of course we all are going to buy the t-shirts and sweatshirts from the nationals! So I do recommend you bring cool/warm weather clothes. But there is no lack of stores here! The Colorado Visitor's Bureau will be at the Ranch with maps of Fort Collins for folks, but you should also f ind in fo at the hotels. Looking forward to seeing you! Sheri Chambers ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================