Vern's-winner of the most random shop award. Part radio shack, part movie rental business, part sports supply store, part screen printing company, part office supply store, and lastly, a fishing license distributor...our reason for stopping by. My brother had dreams of catching some trout on our vacation so we ran by here due to its close proximity to the highway and our desire to avoid Denver rush hour to find one.
Walking into Vern's was as entertaining as the man behind the counter. Seeing their variety of offerings and then catching a glimpse of him told us right away that this would be fun. He was talking to us about where good fishing could be found and at 78 years old, most of which seemed to have been in this area?, we believed he knew what he was talking about. He was very kind and allowed us to use the employee only restroom since he was the only employee, and helped answer an electronic question my dad had about playing iPod music in the car while he worked on the license.
The prices seemed to be somewhat marked up, but not outrageous. It's easy to see that he's probably the only business in this small town to do what he does so may have a corner on the market. Everything was reasonable if put in the context that the next closest town is so far away from here.
So, if you find yourself in the middle of Eastern CO and want to get a fishing license or learn a little about the area, this is your place. No real reason to stop but if you need something, this guy probably has it in stock. So try it out and be sure to talk to the gentleman behind the counter. read more
