With only a short visit to exciting towns, I like to stay within walking distance to its dining and attractions. Not having to rent a car at the airport has its advantages, and takes some of the stress out of …
Category: Colorado
Aspen/Snowmass Colorado: Something for Everyone by Terry Zinn
The ski resorts at Aspen / Snowmass seem to have something for everyone: whether its panoramic snow caped mountain views, the skiing and snowboarding slopes, shopping, fine dining, fun beverage pubs, or just plain sleeping in mornings in your lux …
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North Fork Ranch – Best of the West by Linda Ballou
I’m sitting in a rocker on the porch of the Wildhorse Lodge at the North Fork Ranch in Colorado listening to the soothing voice of the Platte River. Wood rose, horsetail ferns, and aspen trees shimmying in a warm breeze …
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THE IRON HORSE by William Roberts
It sat on its parallel tracks, this Iron Horse. With thick black smoke rising from its stack and white clouds of steam–the energy that drives it forward–escaping from pipes attached to the sides of its huge boiler. It’s in amazingly …
The Blue Sky People of Southwest Colorado by Linda Ballou
I arrived in Durango a week too early for the fall colors. Still, I got to see them in the Circle of Life panorama at the $38 million Southern Ute Cultural Center in Ignacio. Standing in the center of a …
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Try Durango for “Dang Good” Excitement by Dean & Nancy Hoch
Imagine the thrill of some mild-to-wild water rafting on Southwest Colorado’s Animas River, followed by the excitement of one of the great train rides of the world–the Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Believe it or not, this and much more is …
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The Most Remarkable Vacation Money Can’t Buy: NSCD Volunteer Vacation by Annie Coburn
When summer temperatures are hitting record highs, you might be looking for a cool place to hide out that will not put a strain on tight budgets or involve the old vacation haunts which seem so ho-hum. With the winter …
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