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The Bridges

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Raises the Bar on the Western Slope!

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Unforgettable Trips A Golfer’s Guide to

Telluride, Durango and Montrose Grand Junction and Delta Steamboat and Grand County

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The layout of the Bridges Golf & Country Club is dotted by lots of water—the historic Loutsenhizer Canal, fed by the Gunnison and Uncompahgre rivers, snakes through the course, which features 10 lakes and numerous water features spanned by 17 distinctive golf-cart bridges (one of which is covered), giving the course its name. Coincidentally Montrose’s other course, Cobble Creek, also has 10 lakes and a creek winding through it.

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Tee It High, Let It Fly Hitting shots from elevated tees is the most exhilarating component of playing mountain courses with dramatic elevation changes, especially at Telluride Ski and Golf Club and Glacier Club. It looks like you’re hitting into a vista of 14,000foot peaks, and your ball seems to float in the air, suspended as if it was wearing a parachute before descending into a blanket of green. That sense of awe and majesty makes you feel like Tiger Woods, if not Hercules.

Montrose has found an entertaining way to generate revenue—by hosting concerts at the golf course, with performers ranging from the Wailers to the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

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structing a new nine-hole golf course, designed by Hale Irwin, on land acquired from the Forest Service.

Once finished in spring 2014, 18 of Glacier Club’s 36 holes may be made available to the public.

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FEATURED COURSES The Bridges Golf & Country Club 2500 Bridges Drive, Montrose 970-252-1119 montrosebridges.com Dalton Ranch Golf Club 589 County Road 252, Durango 970-247-8774 daltonranch.com Divide Ranch & Club 117 Ponderosa Dr., Ridgway 970-626-5284 eqresorts.com Glacier Club 600 Glacier Club Dr., Durango 970-382-7800 theglacierclub.com Hillcrest Golf Club 2300 Rim Drive, Durango 970-247-1499 golfhillcrest.com The Links at Cobble Creek 699 Cobble Drive, Montrose 970-240-9542 cobblecreek.com Telluride Ski & Golf Club 136 Country Club Dr., Mountain Village 970-728-2608 tellurideskiresort.com

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Local Knowledge t The Bridges Golf and Country Club in

Telluride Durango Montrose

t Dalton Ranch Golf Club is a casual and ma-

jestic gem in Durango that may go private sometime in the future, so make sure to get out and play this Ken Dye design this summer.

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“The Bridges requires accurate tee shots. There’s a variety of challenges—several greens have water or bunkers in front and back— but you’re not going to be surprised. There are no blind shots, everything is in front of you. So put yourself in position off the tee.”

– Eric Feely, GM, The Bridges Golf & Country Club

Outside dining in Telluride.

• Remington’s at The Bridges’ new Executive Chef, Roberta Masden, purveys fresh Mediterranean dishes and award-winning desserts. 2500 Bridges Cir., Montrose 970252-1119 x2; montrosebridges.com • Enjoy mind-blowing views at Allred’s Restaurant, Telluride’s most popular happy hour destination, located onmountain at the gondola stop. 565 Mountain Village Blvd., Mountain Village; 970-728-7474; allredsrestaurant.com • Horsefly Brewing Co. features locally brewed beers on tap as well as homemade root beer, cream soda and even sarsaparilla for your inner Yosemite Sam. 846 E. Main St., Montrose; 970-2499-6889; horseflybrewing.com • The Chop House Restaurant in the historic New Sheridan Hotel is Telluride’s social epicenter. The oldest bar in town still has its original fittings from 1895. 231 W. Colorado Ave., Telluride; 970-728-9100; newsheridan.com • Find Telluride’s finest bistro fare at La Marmotte, where the menu changes nightly depending on the season. 150 W. San Juan Ave., Telluride; 970-728-6232; lamarmotte.com • The Creekside Restaurant at Cobble Creek serves woodfired pizzas, pasta, steaks, sandwiches and seafood. 697 Cobble Dr., Montrose; 970-249-5915; creeksidecobblecreek.com

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Lodging / Where to Stay

Telluride Durango Montrose

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The Spa at the Peaks Resort in Telluride boasts many amenities to rejuvenate and invigorate, notably 32 treatment rooms offering the latest in massage, aesthetics and body therapies (European-, Easternand even Native American-inspired), Ayurvedic body treatments, hydrotherapy, skincare treatments, fitness classes and aromatherapy—even a meditation lounge and an oxygen inhalation bar.

It’s all at The Peaks Resort & Spa, 136 Country Club Dr., Telluride; 970-7286800; thepeaksresort.com

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Old West Built in 1887, the four-story red brick Strater Hotel serves as a living history of American Victorian architecture, furnishings and appointments. The bar and dining areas all radiate the character of the Old West. If it feels like a setting from a Louis L’Amour novel, it should. He wrote most of them in Room 222. 699 Main Ave., Durango 970247-443; strater.com

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t Apple Orchard Inn , a luxury b & b near Durango, nestles on 4.5 acres of gardens featuring waterfalls, trout ponds, streams walking bridges and an apple orchard. 7758 County Road 203, Durango; 970-247-0751; appleorchardinn.com t Canyon Creek , located in a 1909 For more information go to

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Strater Hotel

house, mixes vintage furnishings with modern touches like flat-screens and a masseuse. 820 Main Street, Montrose; 970-2492886; canyoncreekbedandbreakfast.com

WORTH CHECKING IN • Boutique The Ice House Lodge 310 S. Fir St., Telluride; 970-728-6300; icehouselodge.com • Resort Durango Mountain Resort, 1 Skier Pl., Durango; 970-385-2100; durango mountainresort.com

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Activities / What to Do

Telluride Durango Montrose

Telluride Bluegrass Festival

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Festival Fun Telluride offers a summer full of popular festivals, from Mountainfilm to Blues and Brews to Jazz Celebration, Wine Festival and the world-famous Telluride Bluegrass Festival (telluride.com). Classical music fans enjoy Durango’s Music in the Mountains (musicinthemountains.com), while north of Montrose, the Olathe Sweet Corn Festival (olathesweetcornfest.com) is all ears.

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The historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been in continuous operation for 130 years, carrying passengers behind vintage steam locomotives. 877-872-4607; durangotrain.com t Easy Glider

From now through Oct. 1, the Durango Soaring Club Inc. offers scenic glider rides over the Animas Valley.

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For more on Durango visit: www.durango.org

GET OUT! • Ride a Bike. The 142-mile Tabeguache (TAB-a-watch) Trail connects Montrose and Grand Junction.

• Take a Hike. A halfhour drive from Montrose is the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, home of Colorado’s highest cliff, the 2,250-foothigh Painted Wall.

• Wet a line. Cast for trout on the Uncompahgre, Animas, Gunnison or Cimarron rivers.

Or ride the ripples.

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The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa ranks No. 99 in Golf Digest’s 100 Greatest Public Courses. Surrounded by the Grand Mesa, Bookcliffs and, most notably, the pink and red sandstone of the Colorado National Monument, “it’s like playing golf in the Garden of the Gods or at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.”

Golf / Where to Play

The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa

National Recognition

August 16-18 in Grand Junction at Tiara Rado Golf Course and Bookcliff Country Club. rmogolf.org

TIP FROM A PRO t In case you need

clarification, the sign over the desk in the Tiara Rado pro shop says, “No work boots and no cowboy boots.”

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Adobe Creek National Golf Course 876 18 1/2 Rd., Fruita 970-858-0521 adobecreekgolf.com Battlement Mesa Golf Club 3930 N. Battlement Pkwy, Parachute 970-285-7274; battlementmesagolf.com Bookcliff Country Club 2730 G Rd., Grand Junction 970-242-9053 bookcliffcc.com Cedaredge Golf Course 500 SE Jay Ave., Cedaredge 970-856-7781 cedaredgegolf.com Devil’s Thumb Golf Club 9900 Devils Thumb Rd., Delta; 970-874-6262; devilsthumbgolfclub.com

Tiara Rado Golf Course 2057 S. Broadway, Grand Junction 970-254-3830 golfgrandjunction.net

Local Knowledge a narrow valley at the foot of the Grand Hogback Range, only a few yards from RIfle Gap, where in 1972 the artist Christo draped his famous Valley Curtain.

FEATURED COURSES

Rifle Creek Golf Course 3004 Colorado 325, Rifle; 970-625-1093 riflecreekgc.com

Award-winning course architect Jim Engh’s masterpiece at Redlands Mesa put the Grand Junction region on the world’s golf radar, drawing attention to a stunning high-desert landscape that incorporates large rock outcroppings and multiple elevation changes (nine of the holes play downhill from elevated tees). In 2001, the year after Golf Digest voted Redlands Mesa No. 1 Best New Affordable Public Golf Course in America, Devil’s Thumb Golf Course, a dynamite Rick Phelps design in the Adobe hills near Delta, copped No. 2 in the same category.

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Golf Club at Redlands Mesa 2299 West Ridges Boulevard, Grand Junction; 970-263-9270; redlandsmesa.com

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Since Cedaredge sits on the south side of the Grand Mesa, all putts go toward Delta—that is, they break downvalley, particularly on the back nine. Also, don’t always hit driver here. Hitting distinct landing areas is more crucial to scoring than bombing it down the fairway.” – Larry Murphy, PGA Cedaredge Golf Course

Lodging / Where to Stay

“The Rifle Creek Golf Course is one of the most scenic and spectacular 18 hole championship courses in Colorado.”

-Kyle Daniell, Head Pro

Grand Junction Delta

Grand Junction Wine Country

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The Palisade area east of Grand Junction hosts 75 percent of Colorado’s premium wine grape vineyards—Chardonnay, Merlot, Cabernet and Sauvignon Blanc. Discover Colorado Wine Country at the Palisade Wine Valley Inn, which offers the amenities of an upscale hotel in a cozy, romantic setting. 970-464-1498 winevalleyinnpalisade.com

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Grand Hotel The Grand Junction area features no shortage of well-known hotel chains.

Among the best is the Marriott-Downtown Fairfield Inn & Suites in historic downtown Grand Junction. It’s adjacent to Two Rivers Convention Center and more than 100 restaurants, theaters and boutique shops. 225 Main St., Grand Junction; 970-242-2525; marriott.com

R&R @ B&Bs t Los Altos, perched above Redlands Mesa, treats guests to views of Grand Mesa and Colorado National Monument, as well as to gourmet meals and luxury accommodations.

375 Hill View Drive, Grand Junction; 888-7740982; losaltosgrandjunction.com

For Stay and Play package info: riflechamber.com

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b & b in small-town Delta, offers gracious hosts and delicious food in a Victorian home. 700 Leon St., Delta; 970-874-5158 fairlambbb.com

FEATURED PROPERTIES • Melrose Hotel 337 Colorado Ave., Grand Junction 970-242-9636 historicmelrosehouse. com • Monument Inn 1600 North Ave., Grand Junction 970-245-5770 visitgrandjunction.com/ monument-inn .

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Wine? Check. Red rock canyon views from the greens? Double check. We’ve got it all, plus the wine country lifestyle. But don’t just take our word for it. Come discover for yourself why people return again and again to golf at Tiara Rado Golf Course and The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa in Grand Junction.

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For the last two decades, Colorado Mountain Winefest has been the premier wine celebration in the state, with 50 local wineries in attendance to celebrate their award-winning wines and growing industry. 970-464-0111 winecolorado.org

Just Peachy The Palisade Peach Festival, one of Colorado’s original agricultural festivals, takes place every August at Riverbend Park. It celebrates the town’s world-famous peaches—no fewer than 15 varieties, including Redhavens and Coral Stars, grow here—with a peach-eating contest, live music, activities for kids, great food and more. 970-464-7458 palisadepeachfest.com.

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Fly fishing is at its best in Delta County. Cast your line to try and hook a big one on the Gunnison and North Fork Rivers, or find your own fishing hole on Grand Mesa’s 300-plus lakes. 970-874-9532

The area around Fruita and Grand Junction boasts a latticework of exhilarating mountain-biking terrain. The trails at 18 Road, Bang’s Canyon and Tabegauache rival anything in Moab. 970-241-0141 for rentals.

For more on Grand Junction visit: www.grandjunction.org

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Delta FEATURED DINING The Ale House in Grand Junction is part of the Breckenridge Brewery chain, offering their assortment of beers and ales and good food. 2531 N 12th St., Grand Junction; 970242-7253; breckbrew. com/food/the-alehouse-grand-junction The Winery Restaurant is a Grand Junction institution, located in a 90-year-old building with romantic ambience, a superb wine list and top-notch steak, seafood, chicken and pork.

642 Main Street, Grand Junction; 970-242-4100; winery-restaurant.com Il Bistro Italiano Inspired cuisine from Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region. (See write-up on page 39) 400 Main St, Grand Junction (970) 243-8622; ilbistroitaliano.com

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626 on Rood is central for wine lovers with upscale food and wine pairings, wine flights and more.

626 Rood Ave., Grand Junction; 970-257-7663; 626onrood.com Blue Moon Bar & Grille has the feel of a real saloon where you can find cold beer and a Monte Cristo sandwich. 120 N 7th St., Grand Junction 970-2424506 bluemoongj.com

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Golf / Where to Play

130 During construction, Haymaker preserved more than 130 acres, or about 54% of the course, as natural open space, including 30 acres of undisturbed wetlands and 59 acres of native grasslands.

Haymaker was the first golf course in Colorado to achieve Audubon International Signature certification. AI’s program protects the environment and preserves the natural heritage of golf.

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Ski Country USA isn’t quite Tee Country USA—yet. However, Steamboat’s golf offerings reveal the best of the area’s peaks (the rollicking Rollingstone Ranch), valleys (the ranchlike Haymaker) and refinement (the private Catamount). In Grand County, to the east, lie forested fairways that have survived beetle-kill, some becoming more “linkslike” in the process, leading to courses that are more open and quiet.

The once-common soundtrack of shots plinking and plunking off lodgepole and ponderosa pines at Grand Lake, for example, has disappeared, and so has the protection from projectiles those evergreens once afforded.

Headwaters Golf Course and, before that, as SolVista Golf Club, Golf Granby Ranch remains a mustplay mountain course.

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will take place at Haymaker on July 6 and 7; Clampett, who has a place in Steamboat, will teach. Another school led by one of Haymaker’s Master Instructors will be held July 27 and 28.

Ranch, Ridge and Meadow—delivers the distinct golf experience its name suggests.

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FEATURED COURSES Catamount Ranch & Club (private) Catamount Drive, Steamboat Springs; 970-871-9300; catamountranchclub.com Golf Granby Ranch 2579 County Road 894, Granby; 888-850-4615 granbyranch.com Grand Elk Golf Club 1300 10 Mile Dr., Granby; 970-887-9122 grandelk. com Grand Lake Golf Course 1415 County Road 48, Grand Lake 970-6278008 grandlakerecreation.com/golf Haymaker Golf Course 34855 U.S. 40, Steamboat Springs; 970-870-1846; haymakergolf.com

Pole Creek Golf Club 6827 County Road 51, Tabernash 970-887-9195 polecreekgolf.com

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Local Knowledge t A Bobby Clampett Impact Zone School

Grand County

Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club 1230 Steamboat Blvd., Steamboat Springs 970879-1391; rollingstoneranchgolf.com

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“Pick a tee that gives you playability. The farther your drive goes, the narrower the target gets—and it’s a lost ball if you get in the tall native grass. Keep the ball in play off the tee and the rest is easy. Your main target is the black-and-white barber poles at 150. Get it around there and you have a wider shot.” – Tom Taylor, PGA Haymaker Golf Course

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experienceTroon Golf At Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club

Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club is one of Colorado’s best mountain courses,

featuring an 18-hole championship course designed by Robert Trent Jones ll, that offers incredible views of the Yampa Valley.

Call the Sheraton Steamboat Resort at 970.879.2220 to book your next Stay & Play Package.

2200 VILL AGE INN COURT, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80108 | 970.879.2220 | ROLLINGSTONERANCHGOLF.COM

STAY & PLAY PACKAGE $338 PER NIGHT (double occupancy) Includes resort accommodations, 18 holes of golf with cart and driving range privileges on day of play.

ROLLINGSTONE RANCH GOLF CLUB IS MANAGED BY TROON GOLF,® THE LEADER IN UPSCALE GOLF COURSE MANAGEMENT

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Sheraton Steamboat Resort’s “Golf the ‘Boat” package includes green fees for two players at Rollingstone Ranch Golf Club and Haymaker Golf Course. “Golf ’Til You Drop” is the unlimited golf package for two players at Rollingstone Ranch.

2200 Village Inn Court, Steamboat Springs 970-879-2220 sheratonsteamboatresort.com

With its funny neon sign, the Rabbit Ears Motel may be Steamboat’s most iconic place to bed down, but for comfort, luxury and convenient access to the slopes, golf (Rollingstone Ranch was formerly the Sheraton Steamboat Golf Club), Strawberry Hot Springs, Flat Tops Wilderness, and the authentic shops along Lincoln Avenue and Yampa River Botanic Park, you can’t beat the Sheraton Steamboat Resort. Fresh from a $20 million renovation, the property features the Rocky Mountain Day Spa and three awesome restaurants—Fish Creek Grille (at Rollingstone Ranch), Saddles (which features one of the area’s best views from its deck) and the more formal Sevens.

Check it Out t Just minutes from the

slopes and fairways at Granby Ranch, Village Homes Signature Retreat Collection affords the opportunity to own a home, not just a few weeks a year in one, near Rocky Mountain National Park.

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t Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort and Spa doesn’t

offer golf, but its large, luxurious new High Lonesome Lodge could accommodate a full tournament field.

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t Standing on their hind legs, a stuffed full-sized polar bear and grizzly lord over the lobby of The Inn at Silver Creek in Granby. The 350 rooms all sit within easy access to Granby Ranch and nearby Grand Elk.

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Steamboat Springs Grand County FEATURED PROPERTIES AND HOMES Sheraton Steamboat Resort Nestled at the base of the Steamboat mountain, The Sheraton Steamboat resort provides the ultimate location to enjoy Ski Town USA in the summer. From rooftop hot tubs to the incredible conference amenities, this property is one of Steamboats’s best!

For stay-and-play packages, visit: sheratonsteamboatresort.com Village Homes “The Signature Retreat Collection” Leading the way in Grand County living, Village Homes offers many options for your mountain dream home.

Located within the coveted Granby Ranch community, the signature retreat collection are ski-in/ski-out and or fairway homes from the 400’s. villagehomes.com The Grand Lake Lodge Established in 1920, this special property is a registered National Historic Landmark. Surrounded on three sides by Rocky Mountain National Park, its a must for any family looking to enjoy one of Colorado’s most scenic lakes!

For more information, please visit: grandlakelodge.com

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On July 13 and 14, the 32nd Hot Air Balloon Rodeo and Art in the Park will bring colorful artistry to Steamboat’s Bald Eagle Lake. The two-day event, a summer tradition involving competitions, runs from 6 to 9:30 both mornings—after which you head to West Lincoln Park for the art show. 970-8790880; steamboat-chamber.com

Dining / Activities

Steamboat’s Hot Air Balloon Rodeo

Steamboat Springs Grand County FEATURED DINING Trout Dinner You can always catch a trout dinner on the Yampa or Fraser River.

But you may have to release it.

Cafe Diva A stylish French restaurant and wine bar, has limited seating, so call in advance for your table.

1855 Ski Time Square Dr., Steamboat; 970871-0508 cafediva.com Creekside Cafe & Grill Serving breakfast and lunch, the Grill is a local favorite, known for its outdoor patio that sits right next to Soda Creek.

131 11th St., Steamboat Springs 970-879-4925 creekside-cafe.com

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Have a Grand Time Approximately 80 miles and 4,100 vertical feet separate Steamboat Springs from Granby and the towns of Grand County. You can cover the distance in a day, like the cyclists in Ride the Rockies have done. Or, when you’re not chasing birdies on the golf courses, crisscross miles of biking and hiking trails. Or fish, tube and kayak on the Yampa or the Fraser. Plunge into the hot springs or swim or boat in Grand Lake.

Resaurants abound at every price point, as do quaint western shops and outfitters.

The list of possibilities is endless. Just remember to stop and smell the wildflowers along the way. They’re gorgeous and plentiful this time of year.

Check it Out t Rocky Mountain Ventures offers guided

half-day and full-day rockclimbing trips where kids 6 and up can thrill to several single- or multi-pitch climbs near Steamboat. 970-8708440; rmclimbing.com

t See Mt. Werner and Yampa Valley via an eightpassenger gondola car , which takes you halfway up the mountain. Hike, bike, or simply take in the panoramas. 2305 Mt. Werner Cir., Steamboat Springs 970879-6111; steamboat.com

t The Steamboat Springs Pro Rodeo Series has bulls, barrels,

bucking broncosand even a kids’ calf scramble. It starts at 7:30 p.m. (June 14-Aug. 17) at Steamboat’s Romick Arena. 970-879-1818; steamboatprorodeo.com

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The Laundry Restaurant changes its interesting menus frequently, focusing on slow cooking and smoking and scratch cocktails. 127 11th St., Steamboat Springs 970870-0681 thelaundryrestaurant.com

Saddles Bar and Grill Mountain Modern symbolizes this cozy yet sophisticated lounge in the Sheraton Steamboat Resort.

Keep it Colorado by enjoying a cold one on saddle deck overlooking the slopes in the summer. 970 879-2220; sheratonsteamboatresort.com Maverick’s Grille specializes in straight-up comfort food. 15 E. Agate Ave., Granby 970-887-9000 mavericksgrille.com Carl’s Tavern. 700 Yampa St Steamboat Springs, 970-761-2060; carlstavern.com Crooked Creek Saloon & Creekside Eatery, 401 Zerex Street, Fraser, 970-726-9250; crookedcreeksalooncolorado.com

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