Lots of shopping & restaurant choices in th Ft. Collins area, and the outlet joints are just on south on I-25. Big azz sheep feedlot just east of Ft. Collins on Hwy 14 near Ault. Colorado State University is there at Ft. Collins. New mall and stuff on the east side of 25 at Loveland, and Hooters is right on the west side of 25. Kinda hard to get lost there. When we go, we generally just cruise until we see something interesting, and then stop in. We generally don't drive for very long when we do that.
Oh! You need to check out the Waffle House on Mulberry at Ft. Collins. Mulberry is also Hwy 14. It's right next to the Super 8 motel. The only other one I know of in the area is the Wa Ho in Kansas City. Chocolate chip pancakes rock at the Wa Ho!