Colorado Explorer

Dining

If you're driving through southeastern Colorado on a road trip, stop and stretch your legs with lunch at Christine's in Rocky Ford. You can get tasty homemade food at reasonable prices. Their specialty is bierrocks (German meat and cabbage pies), homemade pastries and desserts. Or try the tasty pulled pork sandwich. 719-254-3833.

And speaking of home cookin', that's always been the attraction for visitors to the Juniper Valley Ranch just south of Colorado Springs. The place is famous for its family-style dinners that star fried chicken and baked ham, homemade biscuits and desserts worth saving room for. 719-576-0741.

Linda DuVal is former travel editor of The Gazette in Colorado Springs and a freelance writer.