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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd entertainment 206-7 travel within 128-9 384 festivals & events 200-1 walking tours 112 food 203-5 Boulder Creek Festival 25, 114 internet access 207 Breckenridge 34, 169-79, 170 medical services 207 accommodations 175-6 shopping 207 activities 172-4 sights 194-5 courses 174-5 tourist information 208 drinking 177-8 travel to/from 208 entertainment 178-9 travel within 208 festivals & events 175 Aspen Music Festival 25, 201 food 176-7 ATMs 373 history 169, 178 shopping 179 SYMBOLS sights 169-72 ‘14ers’ 12, 31, see also mountains B tourist information 179 & peaks Bachelor Loop 285 tours 174-5 internet resources 19 backpacking, see hiking Bailey 220-1 travel to/from 179 Basalt 209-10 travel within 179 A bears 363 Breckenridge Spring Massive 24 accommodations 368-70 Beaver Creek 191-4 brewpubs, see microbreweries activities 31-8, see also individual Buck, Ken 347 activities beer 6, 22, see also microbreweries budget 18 air travel Coors Brewery 96 Buena Vista 217-20 to/from 375-6 festivals 25-6, 67, 266, 278 96 within Colorado 376 Bennett, Michael 347 bus travel Alamosa 311-13 Bent, Charles 341, 353 to/from Colorado 376 amusement parks Bent, William 341, 353 within Colorado 377 Elitch Gardens 63 Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site 341 business hours 370 Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park 238 Biber, Stanley 340 Peak 8 Fun Park 173-4 bicycle travel, see cycling & C mountain biking Royal Gorge Bridge & Amusement 151 Big Sweep 61 Park 334 camping 368-9 bighorn sheep 363-4 289-94, 296, Cañon City 334-6 birds 364 298-9 Cañon Pintado National Historic animals 23, 363-4 birdwatching 218, 232, 271, 310, 364 District 236-7 safety 372 Black Canyon of the Gunnison Carbondale 242 Animas Forks 289 National Park 16, 252-4, 16 Carson, Kit 311, 341 Antonito 314-15 Blanca 310 Carter, Edwin 170 aquariums, see zoos & aquariums Boggsville Historic Site 341 car travel 19, 376, 377-8, see Arapahoe Basin Ski Area 36, 161-2 books 346 also scenic drives National Wildlife Boulder 5, 49, 104-29, 105, 108-9, rental 377 Refuge 232 115, 5 road distance chart 378 archaeological sites, see historic & accommodations 104, 114-17 road rules 378 archaeological sites activities 111-14 cell phones 19, 373 area codes 19, 373 children, travel with 121 central mountains 50, 155-221, art galleries, see galleries climate 104 156-7 arts 55, 356-8 drinking 122-4 accommodations 155 festivals 67, 159, 168, 228, 357-8 entertainment 124-5 climate 155 folk art 356-7 festivals & events 114 food 155 Ashcroft 209 food 104, 117-22 highlights 156-7 Aspen 7, 34, 194-208, 196 highlights 105 travel seasons 155 accommodations 201-3 history 106 children, travel with 47-8 activities 195-200 itineraries 118 Boulder 121 drinking 206 shopping 125-8 92 sights 106-11 Chimney Rock Archaeological Area tourist offices 128 281 000 Map pages travel seasons 104 Clark, William, see Lewis & Clark 000 Photo pages travel to/from 128 Expedition climate 18, see also individual Boulder 111 travel seasons 54 locations Breckenridge 172 travel to/from 94 385 Cody, William F ‘Buffalo Bill’ 96 Buffalo Creek Mountain Bike travel within 94-5 colleges & universities Area 103 walking tours 65 Naropa University 107 Colorado Springs 326 Dillon 163-4 University of Colorado at Boulder Creede 286 Dinosaur 236 106-7 260 Dinosaur National Monument 9, US Air Force Academy 324-5 Del Norte 318-19 234-5, 9 Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area Durango 278 dinosaurs 21, 365-6 INDEX 217, 219 festivals 159, 175, 293 museums 62, 331, 335 Coller State Wildlife Area 284 Fort Collins 147 dinosaur sites Colorado National Monument 8, area 297 Dinosaur National Monument 9, C-E 243-4, 8 Frisco 164 234-5, 9 Colorado Springs 9, 321-31, 324 Fruita 10, 23, 248 101 accommodations 327-8 Glenwood Springs 238 Dry Mesa Dinosaur Quarry 263 activities 326 Golden 96 Fruita 248 drinking 329-30 Grand Junction 244-5 Garden Park Fossil Area 334-5 entertainment 330 Great Sand Dunes National Picketwire Dinosaur festivals & events 327 Park 308 Tracksite 342 food 328-9 Lake City 287 disabilities, travelers with 374 medical services 330 293 distilleries 22, 361 postal services 330 Montrose 255 Mancos Valley Distillery 295 shopping 330 Rocky Mountain National Park 134 Peach Street Distillers 243 sights 321-6 Silver Cliff 304-5 Dolores 298-9 tourist information 330 Steamboat Springs 223 drinks, see also beer, distilleries, travel to/from 330 Telluride 264-6 microbreweries, whiskey, wine travel within 330-1 Vail 181, 184 festivals 25-6, 67, 266, 278 32, 103 Westcliffe 304-5 drive-aways 377-8 Colter, John 350 driving, see car travel, road trips, 342 scenic drives Conejos River 315-19 D dude ranches 369 day spas, see springs & spas consulates 373 Durango 13, 275-81, 276, 13 Del Norte 318-19 Coors Brewery 96 Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Delta 262-3 Coors Field 89 Railroad 273, 277, 11, 350 Denver 4, 49, 54-95, 58-9, 68, 78, Cope, Edward Drinker 365-6 82, 4 Copper Mountain Ski Resort 35, accommodations 54, 67-72 E 167-9 Earth Liberation Front 355 activities 55, 64 Cortez 296-8 eastern Colorado 51, 320-44, 322-3 Cottonwood Pass 218 art 55 budgeting 80 accommodations 320 courses 66 climate 320 Craig 234 children, travel with 92 climate 54 food 320 credit cards 373 highlights 322-3 Creede 284-7 courses 66 day trips 55 travel seasons 320 Crested Butte 36, 259-62 economy 346 Crestone 306-7 drinking 81-6 entertainment 8, 86-9 Eldora Ski Area 144-5 cross-country skiing, see snow Eldorado Canyon State Park 114 sports festivals & events 67 electricity 371 Crystal 242 food 8, 54, 72-81 elk 364 Cuchara 337-8 history 56 embassies 373 culture 346-7, 353-5 internet access 93 emergencies 19 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic internet resources 55 Railroad 315 itineraries 62 Empire 101 Curecanti National Recreation medical services 93 Estes Park 137-43, 138 Area 257 postal services 93 accommodations 139-41 currency 18 region highlights 57 activities 137-9 customs regulations 373 shopping 89-93 drinking 141-2 cycling & mountain biking 37, sights 56-64 food 141-2 376-7, 10 tourist information 93-4 sights 137-9 Aspen 197-9 tours 66 travel to/from 142 Estes Park continued Ullr Fest 175 Garden Park Fossil Area 334-5 386 travel within 142-3 Festival 228 gay travelers 125 visitors centers 142 film festivals Boulder 125 European settlement 349-50 Boulder Adventure Film Festival 114 Denver 88 events, see festivals & events Mountainfilm 266 festivals & events 114 exchange rates 19 Telluride Film Festival 26, 266 geology 22, 362 Vail Film Festival 185 Georgetown Loop Railroad 100 film locations 23 ghost towns

INDEX F Fairplay 215 fishing Animas Forks 289 festivals & events 24-6, see also film central mountains 165, 173, 200, Ashcroft 209 festivals, music festivals 210, 211 Crystal 242 E-H 12 Hours of Mesa Verde 293 northwest Colorado 233, 237, Independence 208 239-40, 242 Alpine Art Affair 159 St Elmo 220 304, 316, 319 Bolder Boulder 114 Ginsberg, Allen 357 253, 255, 263, Naropa University 107 Boulder Creek Festival 25, 114 264, 269, 271, 285, 300 Glen Haven 143 Boulder Creek Hometown Fair 114 Flatirons 113-14 Glenwood Springs 237-42 Boulder Pride Fest 114 Florence 336-7 Golden 95-8, 97 Breck Bike Week 175 Florissant Fossil Beds National Breckenridge Spring Massive 24 Monument 331-2 Granby 154 Brews & Blues Festival 266 folk art 356-7 Grand Junction 244-8 CarniVail 185 food 23, 359-61 Grand Lake 151-4 Cherry Creek Arts Festival 67 festivals 67, 185, 240, 266 Grand Mesa 249 Cinco de Mayo 67 green chile 360 Great American Beer Festival 25-6, 67 Colorado Balloon Classic 327 Rocky Mountain oysters 13, 13 Great Sand Dunes National Copper Country Arts Festival 168 Ford, Barney 169, 353-4 Park 14, 307-10, 308, 14 Custer County Fair & Stampede Fort Collins 13, 145-50, 146, 13 Weekend 305 green chile 360 310-11 Emma Crawford Coffin Gunnison 257-9 342 Races 327 343 Fat Tire Classic 159 fossils, see dinosaur sites H Frozen Dead Guy Days 144 Fourmile Fire 129 Hahns Peak 231-2 Great American Beer Festival Hayden, Frederick V 351 25-6, 67 Fraser 158-60 health 371-2 Great Fruitcake Toss 327 Frisco 164-7 Hickenlooper, John 347 Hot Air Balloon Festival & Art Fruita 10, 23, 248-9 hiking 12, 20, 31-4, see also in the Park 228 fur trade 350 mountains & peaks International Snow Sculpture Aspen 199 Championship 175 G Black Canyon of the Gunnison King of the Mountains 159 galleries, see also museums National Park 253 Kingdom Days 175 212 Gallery 195 Boulder 32, 111-14 Leadville Trail 100 214 Arthur Roy Mitchell Memorial Breckenridge 172-3 Lights of December 114 Museum of Art 339 Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area Mardis Gras 175 Cornerstone Arts Center 326 217, 219 Ouray Ice Festival 271 Crested Butte Center for the Colorado National Monument International Hill Arts 259 243-4 Climb 327 David B Smith Gallery 59 Colorado Springs 326 San Juan Brewfest 278 Denver Art Museum 59 Conejos River 316 Snow Daze 185 Glenwood Springs Centre for the Creede 285 Spring Massive 175 Arts 238 Crestone 306 Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Illiterate Media 63 Grand Mesa 249 Series 228 Museum of Contemporary Art 59 Great Sand Dunes National Park Strawberry Days 240 Plus Gallery 62 307-8, 309 Taste of Colorado 67 Quandary Antiques Cabin & Independence Pass 216 Taste of Vail 185 Ceramics Studio 171 James M John State Wildlife Telluride Mushroom Festival 266 Robischon Gallery 56 Area 339 Rule Gallery 63-4 Lake City 288 SPACe Gallery 337 Leadville 213 000 Map pages Tin Shop 171 Maroon Bells 209 000 Photo pages Garden of the Gods 14, 321-4, 14 Mesa Verde National Park 292-3 Montrose 255 Durango Brewing Co 280 Mt Massive 213 J Eddyline Restaurant & Brewery 220 387 James M John State Wildlife Area 339 103 Eldo Brewpub 261 Jones, Mary Harris ‘Mother’ 354 Rocky Mountain National Park 32, Estes Park Brewery 142 Julesberg 344 133-4, 12 Grand Lake Brewing Co 153 safety 32 Glenwood Canyon Brewing Silver Cliff 304 K Company 241 Wilderness 337 kayaking, see rafting Great Divide Brewing Company 83 sustainability 33 Kerouac, Jack 357, 358 Gunnison Brewery 259 INDEX 339 Naropa University 107 Kannah Creek Brewing Company Twin Lakes 215-16 Keystone Ski Resort 35-6, 162 246

Vail 182, 183 Kremmling 232-3 Mahogany Ridge Brewery & Grill H-M 230 Westcliffe 304 Mountain Sun Pub & Brewery 123 historic & archaeological sites 20, 352 L New Belgium Brewery 147, 6 La Garita 317-18 Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Odell Brewing Company 149 Site 341 La Veta 337-8 Ouray Brewery 273 Boggsville Historic Site 341 Lake City 287-9 Pagos Brewing Company 282 Cañon Pintado National Historic Leadville 212-15 Palisade Brewing Company 243 District 236-7 Leadville, Colorado & Southern Rock Bottom Restaurant & Chimney Rock Archaeological Railroad 213 Brewery 85 Area 281 legal matters 372-4 Rockslide Brewery 246-7 Fort Lyon 342 lesbian travelers 125 San Luis Valley Brewing Company 263 Boulder 125 312 Holzwarth Historic Site 133 Denver 88 Silverton Brewery & Restaurant La Garita 318 Lewis & Clark Expedition 350-2 275 Manitou Cliff Dwelling 325 Lisa, Manuel 350 Ska Brewing Company 280 Mesa Verde National Park Longs Peak 133, 12 Steamworks Brewing 280 289-94 Los Hermanos Penitente 313 Three Barrely Brewery 319 Prospect Heights 335 349 Tommyknockers Brewery & Pub history 348-52 Loveland Ski Area 36, 161 100 hitchhiking 378 339 tours 66 Holliday, John Henry ‘Doc’ Trinity Brewing Co 329 237, 240 Uptown Brothers Brewery 85 resting place 238 M Walnut Brewery 124 Mancos 294-6 horseback riding Wild Mountain Smokehouse & Manitou Cliff Dwelling 325 central mountains 181, 183, 199 Brewery 144 Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway Denver region 99 Wynkoop Brewing Co 84 326 eastern Colorado 336 militias 355 Marble 242 northern mountains 153 Million Dollar Hwy 12, 270-3, 12 marijuana 355, 374 northwest Colorado 237, 242, 245 mineral springs, see springs & spas Maroon Bells 208-9 southwest Colorado 260, 264, 271 Minturn 210-11 Marsh, Othniel Charles 365-6 Hovenweep National Monument 300 mobile phones, see cell phones McVeigh, Timothy 355 Moffat Rd 160-1 medical services 372 money 18, 19, 370-1, 373 I Meeker 237 Monte Vista 316-17 Idaho Springs 99-100 Mesa Verde National Park 7, 289-94, Montezuma 162-3 Independence 208 291, 7 Montrose 254-7 Independence Pass 216 Mesteño 64 Monument Park 338 Area 145 Mexican food 360 Morrison 101-2 insurance 372 microbreweries 6, 21, see also beer motorcycle travel 377-8 health 371 Aspen Brewing Co 206 mountain biking, see cycling & internet access 372 Breckenridge Blake St Pub 84 mountain biking internet resources 19 Breckenridge Brewery 178 mountaineering 37-8, see also hiking, INVESCO Field at Mile High 89 Carber Brewing Co 279 rock & ice climbing itineraries 27-30 CooperSmith’s Pub & Brewing 148 mountains & peaks 12, 31 Boulder 118 Del Norte Brewing Company 86 Hahns Peak 231-2 Denver 62 Denver Chophouse & Brewery 84 Longs Peak 133, 12 road trips 39-46 Dillon Dam Brewery 163-4 Mt Elbert 213 Draft House 123 mountains & peaks continued MacGregor Ranch Museum 143 climate 130 388 Mt Evans 98-9 Marcia Car 234 food 130 Mt Massive 213 Mining Heritage Center 273 highlights 131 Mt Princeton 219 Molly Brown House Museum 60 travel seasons 130 Mt Zirkel 231 Museum of Northwest Colorado northwest Colorado 50, 222-49, Quandary Peak 173 234 224-5 Twin Sisters Peak 133 Museum of the Mountain West accommodations 222 movies 347 254-5 climate 222 INDEX Mt Massive Wilderness Area 213 Museum of Western Colorado 244 food 222 Mt Zirkel Wilderness Area 231 Pioneers Museum 325 highlights 224-5 museums 349, see also galleries Ridgway Railroad Museum 269 travel seasons 222

M-P American Mountaineering Rio Grande County Museum & Museum 96 Cultural Center 318 O Argo Gold Mill & Museum 99 Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Museum 331 opening hours 370 Arthur Roy Mitchell Memorial Ouray 270-3, 12 Museum of Western Art 339 332 Overland Trail 344, 348 Aspen Art Museum 195 Sangre de Cristo Art Center 333 Barney Ford Museum 169 San Luis Museum & Cultural Center 314 Black American West Museum & P San Luis Valley Museum 311 Heritage Center 61-2 paddling, see rafting Silver Cliff Museum 304 Boulder History Museum 110 Pagosa Springs 281-3 Silverton Museum 273 Boulder Museum of Contemporary Palisade 243 Sterling Overland Trail Museum Art 107 Paonia 262 344 Buell Children’s Museum 333 parks & gardens, see also Tread of Pioneers Museum 223 Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave 96 wilderness reserves Trinidad History Museum 339 Byers-Evans House Museum 61 Central Park 107 Ute Indian Museum 254 Chapin Mesa Museum 292 Chautauqua Park 106 Walsenberg Mining Museum 337 Children’s Museum 63 Civic Center Park 61 music 42, 347 Colorado History Museum 56 Commons Park 63 music festivals Colorado Railroad Museum 96 Confluence Park 62-3 29th Street Live 114 Colorado Ski Museum 180 Denver Botanic Gardens 61 Aspen Music Festival 25, 201 Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 63 Garden of the Gods 14, 321-4, 14 Breckenridge Music Festival 175 Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center Monument Park 338 Brews & Blues Festival 266 321 Overland Trail Recreation Area Cortez Cultural Center 296 Copper Country Arts Festival 168 343-4 Creede Historic Museum 285 High Mountain Fever Bluegrass Red Rock Canyon Park 326 Festival 305 Creede Underground Mining Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre Museum 285 Jazz Aspen Snowmass 200-1 102 Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Jazz in the Sangres 305 Reynolds Park 102 Museum 259 NedFest 144 286 Denver Firefighters Museum 56 Strings Music Festival 228 passports 373 Denver Museum of Nature & Telluride Bluegrass Festival 266 Pawnee National Grassland 342-3 Science 62 Vail Jazz Festival 185 Peak to Peak Hwy 44, 143 Dinosaur Depot 335 Winter Park Jazz Festival 159 peaks, see mountains & peaks Edwin Carter Museum 170 Penitente Brotherhood 313 332 Penrose, Spencer 354 Enos Mills Cabin Museum & N Picketwire Dinosaur Tracksite 342 Gallery 143 Naropa University 107 Pike National Forest 102-3 Estes Park Museum 137-9 national parks, see wilderness reserves Pike, Zebulon 350 Forney Transportation Museum 63 Native Americans 349, 351 Pikes Peak 321, 327 Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Center 146 Ancestral Puebloans 289-94, 296, Pikes Peak Hwy 43 298-9 Francisco Fort Museum 337 planning, see also individual locations arts 356 Fred Hartman Art Museum & the budgeting 18 Red Ryder Roundup 281 237 calendar of events 24-6 Frisco Historic Park & Museum 164 Ute 237, 254, 301, 349, 351 children 47-8 Nederland 144 Colorado basics 18-19 Nelson, Woody 357 Colorado’s regions 49-51 Map pages 000 northern mountains 50, 130-54, 131 internet resources 19 000 Photo pages accommodations 130 itineraries 27-30 outdoors 31-8 travel to/from 137 Crested Butte 260 road trips 39-46 travel within 137 Durango 277 389 travel seasons 18, 24-6 visitor centers 136-7 Eldora Mountain Resort 144-5 plants 362-3 Rocky Mountain oysters 13, 13 Frisco 165 politics 347, 354-5 Rodgers, William 355 Grand Mesa 249 population 346 Rollins Pass 160-1 Keystone Ski Resort 162 postal services 373 Royal Gorge 334-6, 10 Lake City 288 post-WWII 352 Leadville 213 Powell, John Wesley 351 Loveland 161 INDEX S Pre-America 349 Mesa Verde National Park 293 safety 32, 372 Pueblo 332-4 Minturn 211 San Juan Skyway 41-2 Ouray 271 P-S San Luis 313-14 Rocky Mountain National Park 310 Q 134-5 Quandary Peak 173 San Luis Valley 51, 302-19, 303 Silverton 274 accommodations 302 Steamboat Springs 223-7 R climate 302 Telluride 264 rafting 11, 38, 11 food 302 Twin Lakes 216 central mountains 174, 181, 183-4, highlights 303 Vail 180-5 217-18 travel seasons 302 Winter Park Resort 158 northwest Colorado 227, 232, 235, 342, 353 Wolf Creek Ski Area 283 238-9 45-6, 341-2 South Fork 283-4 southwest Colorado 255, 263, 278, scenic drives, see also road trips southwest Colorado 51, 250-301, 251 282, 285, 288 central mountains 216, 218 accommodations 250 railways, see train travel, scenic Denver region 98-9 railways climate 250 eastern Colorado 344 Rangely 236 food 250 San Luis Valley 311 Rattlesnake Arches 244 highlights 251 southwest Colorado 285, 287-8 Red Cliff 211-12 travel seasons 250 scenic railways 11, 22 Red Feather Lakes 150-1 337, 338 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad springs & spas 21 Red Rock Canyon Park 326 315 Active Healing 173 Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge 102 Railroad 273, 277, 11, 350 Box Canyon Lode & Hot Springs 272 religion 347 Georgetown Loop Railroad 100 Rico 299-300 Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Leadville, Colorado & Southern Spa 218 Ridgway 269-70 Railroad 213 road trips 39-46, see also car travel, Glenwood Hot Springs & Spa of the Manitou & Pikes Peak Cog Railway Rockies 239 scenic drives 326 Hot Sulphur Springs 233-4 rock & ice climbing 37-8, 271 Royal Gorge Route Railroad 335-6 Indian Springs Resort & Spa 99 Black Canyon of the Gunnison sculpture Mt Princeton Hot Springs Resort National Park 254 Bronco Buster 61 Boulder 111-14 217 Dancers 56, 4 festivals 271 Ouray Hot Springs 271 I See What You Mean 56 La Garita 318 Pure Vida Fitness & Spa 64 Mesteño 64 Ouray 271 Springs Resort & Spa 281-2 Stations of the Cross 313-14 Ridgway 269 Steamboat Springs 223 Yearling, The 61 Rocky Mountain National Park 134 Strawberry Park Hot Springs senior travelers 370 227-8, 228 Rocky Mountain National Park 6, 32, sheep, see bighorn sheep Trimble Spa & Natural Hot 131-7, 132, 6, 12 Silver Cliff 304-6 Springs 277-8 accommodations 135-6 Silverton 9, 273-5, 9 Yampah Spa 240 activities 133-5 skiing, see snow sports sports 354 fees 136 Slumgullion Slide 288 Colorado Sports Hall of maps 134 snow sports 20, 34-6 Fame 63 medical services 136 Arapahoe Basin 161-2 St Elmo 220 money 136 Aspen 196-7, 198 St Mary’s Glacier 100 permits 136 Beaver Creek 192-3 State Park 231 ranger stations 136 Breckenridge 172 statehood 352 safety 135 Copper Mountain Ski Resort state parks, see wilderness sights 132-3 167-9 reserves telephone services 136 Steamboat Springs 15, 223-31, Curecanti National Recreation 390 226, 15 V Area 257 accommodations 228-9 Vail 34, 180-91, 182 Dinosaur National Monument 9, drinking 230 accommodations 185-7 234-5, 9 entertainment 230 activities 180-5 Eldorado Canyon State Park 114 festivals & events 228 drinking 189 Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument 331-2 food 229-30 entertainment 189 Great Sand Dunes National Park 14, shopping 230 festivals & events 185

INDEX 307-10, 308, 14 sights 223 food 187-9 Indian Peaks Wilderness Area 145 tourist information 230-1 history 188 Hovenweep National Monument medical services 190 travel to/from 231 300 S-Z shopping 190 travel within 231 James M John State Wildlife Sterling 343-4 sights 180 Area 339 sushi 360 tourist information 190-1 Mesa Verde National Park 7, travel to/from 191 289-94, 291, 7 travel within 191 T Maroon Bells 208-9 vegetarian travelers 361 Taylor, Alice Bemis 356-7 Monte Vista National Wildlife visas 19, 373 Reguge 317 telephone services 19 volunteering 374 Mt Massive Wilderness Area 213 Telluride 15, 36, 264-9, 256, 15, 21 Mt Zirkel Wilderness 231 Telluride Film Festival 26 Pawnee National Grassland 342-3 thermal springs, see springs & spas W Pike National Forest 102-3 Thompson, David 350 Walden 232 & Recreation Walsenberg 338 Thompson, Hunter S 357 Area 269 time 373 weather 18, see also individual Rocky Mountain National Park 6, locations Timpas 342 32, 131-7, 132, 6, 12 tourist information 374 Area 284 San Luis State Park 310 train travel, see also scenic railways Westcliffe 304-6 Spanish Peaks Wilderness 337, 338 to/from Colorado 376 Western development 350-2 231 within Colorado 378 Wheeler Geologic Area 286 Trinidad Lake State Park 339 travel seasons 18, 24-6 whiskey 361 Weminuche Wilderness Area 284 travel to/from Colorado 375-6 white-water rafting, see rafting wine 243, 359 travel within Colorado 376-8 wilderness reserves 35, see also Winter Park 36, 158-60 parks & gardens Trinidad 338-41 Wolf Creek 36 Arapaho Trinidad Lake State Park 339 Wolf Creek Ski Area 283 232 tubing 38 work 374 Black Canyon of the Gunnison Boulder 111, 121 National Park 16, 252-4, 16 central mountains 162, 167, 181 Cañon Pintado National Historic Z Twin Lakes 215-17 District 236-7 zoos & aquariums Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area Mountain Zoo 325 U 217, 219 Colorado Wolf & Wildlife Center 331 Ute 237, 254, 301, 349, 351 Coller State Wildlife Area 284 Denver Zoo 61 University of Colorado at Boulder Colorado National Monument 8, Nature & Raptor Center of Puelbo 106-7 243-4, 8 332 US Air Force Academy 324-5 Comanche National Grassland 342 Swetsville Zoo 145

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