Activities in Colorado
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Aramark
Office in Far View Lodge; Mesa Verde National Park concessioner.
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Vagabond Ranch
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University Bicycles
There are plenty of places to rent bicycles to cruise around town, but this has the widest range of rides and the most helpful staff.
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Trails
The bustling Bear Lake Trailhead offers easy hikes to several lakes and beyond. Another busy area is Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead. The free Glacier Basin–Bear Lake shuttle services both.
Forested Fern Lake, 4 miles from the Moraine Park Trailhead, is dominated by craggy Notchtop Peak. You can complete a loop to the Bear Lake shuttle stop in about 8.5 miles for a rewarding day hike. The strenuous Flattop Mountain Trail is the only cross-park trail, linking Bear Creek on the east side with either Tonahutu Creek Trail or the North Inlet Trail on the west side.
Families might consider the moderate hikes to Calypso Cascades in the Wild Basin or to Gem Lake in the Lumpy…
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Quandary Peak
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Mount Holy Cross Wilderness
- Vail, USA
- Activities › Hiking
Consult rangers for hiking tips. There are six developed campgrounds in the region. The strenuous Notch Mountain Trail affords great views of Mt of the Holy Cross (14,009ft), or very experienced hikers can climb the mountain itself (a class 2 scramble) via Half Moon Pass Trail.
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Mountain Biking
From steep single-track to scenic road rides, Durango is a national hub for mountain biking. The easy Old Railroad Grade Trail is a 12.2-mile loop that uses both US Hwy 160 and a dirt road following the old railway tracks. From Durango take Hwy 160 west through the town of Hesperus. Turn right into the Cherry Creek Picnic Area, where the trail starts.
For something a bit more technical, try Dry Fork Loop, accessible from Lightner Creek just west of town. It has some great drops, blind corners and vegetation. Cycling shops on Main or Second Ave rent out mountain bikes.
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Local Table Tours
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Breckenridge Ski Area
Spans four mountains and features some of the best beginner and intermediate terrain in the state (the green runs are flatter than most in Colorado), as well as killer steeps and chutes for experts, and a renowned snowboard park.
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Buffalo Joe's Whitewater Rafting
One of the top river outfitters in the Buena Vista-Salida swirl, offering a range of trips that run every bit of the 99 miles of the Arkansas River. Also rents mountain bikes, and offers snowmobile tours in winter.
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Escalante Canyon Outfitters
Cofounder of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Grant Johnson and his Escalante Canyon Outfitters are the best for informative multiday hikes through the region. Don Montoya, curator at the Anasazi State Park Museum, runs the archaeo-hikes to Native American sites and rock art.
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Earth Tours
Founder, and main guide, PhD geologist Keith Watt has an enthusiasm for the area that is catching. Choose from among the numerous half- and full-day area hikes offered or take a 4WD trip into the backcountry.
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Confluence Kayaks
Situated under a health-food store, this centrally located kayak shop offers gear rental and lots of advice about the area’s white water from laid-back, amiable staff. If you’re a beginner it offers lessons at nearby Confluence Park, but the classes fill fast so it’s best to sign up several days in advance.
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