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Durango a haven for good eats, treats

By Paul Shockley

When John Cohen has been away from his hometown of Durango for a period of time, he likes to visit a local jewel. It’s right outside his front door. Cohen, director of the Durango Area Tourism Office, said a favorite pastime of his is ...


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Getaway to Gateway for fun and relaxation

By Rachel Sauer

Don’t come here for flashing marquees or to go-go-go all night long. Stay off Colorado Highway 141’s undulating curves if your speedometer doesn’t like dipping below 60 mph. If you want flash, if you want glitz, if you want ...


VL Taco Bell Tennis

Tennis anyone? Why not ... it’s one of the Grand Valley’s top sports

By Allen Gemaehlich

Tennis is one of the most popular activities in the Grand Valley. There are more than 50 courts from Fruita to Palisade, including four indoor, and several tournaments through the summer and fall. For adults or children wanting to learn the ...


052211vacWhiteRiverNF3

White River National Forest is Colorado’s largest forest, and offers a lot

By Dave Buchanan

A number of years ago, a city-weary traveler was pulling off the road near the top of Vail Pass just as another road warrior was climbing back into his car. A voice emanated from the car pulling off the road. “What did you see?” ...


052211vacGrandMesa

Escape the heat by retreating to Grand Mesa

By Charles Ashby

DENVER — Expect temperatures to be 10 or so degrees cooler as you ascend the world’s largest flattop mountain. As such, Grand Mesa is a great getaway from the summertime heat on the Grand Valley floor and, as the home of the Grand ...


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Aspen, Snowmass offer much more than skiing and snowboarding

By Dennis Webb

Think of Aspen and Snowmass Village, and you probably think about skiing and snowboarding or, in the summer, getaways into lush green mountains. Thanks to a world-class fossil find last fall, however, people are thinking a little differently ...


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Telluride, Ouray, Ridgway provide great summer recreational trips

By William Woody

Located beneath the towering peaks of the San Juan Mountains, the communities of Telluride, Ouray and Ridgway offer some of the best summer activities in Colorado. TELLURIDE Nicknamed the “festival capital of the southwest,” ...


052211vacGlenwood

A quick getaway awaits in Glenwood Springs

By Dennis Webb

For anyone seeking a shot of adrenaline, the Glenwood Springs area is increasingly offering a fix. Long a rafting mecca, the city a few years ago enhanced the opportunities for thrills and spills on the Colorado River with the installation of ...


052211vacColoStParks1

With 42 state parks in Colorado, finding an adventure isn’t difficult

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Colorado has 42 state parks that provide all kinds of outdoor experiences — relaxing by a campfire, skidding across waves in speedboat — and every family can find something to enjoy in Colorado. And more than 11 million visitors ...


052211vacBookCliffs

Go wild in Little Book Cliffs

By Bob Silbernagel

More than 33,000 wild horses and burros roam across ranges on federal lands in 10 Western states. But the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s Little Book Cliffs Wild Horse Area just northeast of Grand Junction is unique in several ...


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