Driving directions from Los Alamos/Santa Fe: 

Pick up US 285 in Espanola, drive north into Colorado. 

In Alamosa, turn onto CO 17 north. Go ~50 miles. 

Rejoin US 285 near Mineral Hot Springs and continue north on 285 past
Kenosha Pass.

Where the mountains end, turn onto CO 470 North to Golden. 

Take the US 6 West exit in Golden. 

After about 2.5 miles, near the far edge of Golden, where US 6 turns
left, stay straight to get onto CO 93.

Follow CO 93 eighteen miles to Boulder, where it becomes Broadway.  

From Broadway:

To Super 8: Turn right onto Baseline Road, then left onto US 36 West
after 1/4 mile. US 36 is 28th St. There is a small, unmarked exit on 
the right after 1/4 mile; take the little exit and continue north
on the 28th St frontage road. The Super 8 is on your right after ~2
blocks.

To Boulderado: Stay on Broadway through the construction zone into
downtown Boulder. Right on Pine St (right after Spruce). Then right on
13th, where the hotel entrance is on your right.