Must-See Colorado Towns / COME TO LIFE crown and paintbrush from June through early September. Hike the 3.4-mile Upper Loop Trail and ogle the fields of purple, gold and fuchsia. Or stick around town for July’s Wild-flower Festival — complete with garden tours and wagon rides. White-knuckle adventures await you on granite-topped Crested Butte Mountain Resort (1) . Take the chairlift to access a web of mountain-biking trails or see how you fare ziplining, disc golfing and rock climbing at Adventure Park at the base of the mountain. Continue the adventure with a raft trip down the Taylor River . These are also Gold Medal fishing waters. Download the CBGTrails App to find free maps of all the hiking, biking and 4-wheeling throughout Gunnison County. Ready for some downtime? Crested Butte’s blocks of Victorian-era buildings form one of the country’s most distinctive towns. Nearly every summer weekend features a gathering of some sort — the Wild-flower Festival, Tour de Forks culinary festival and Crested Butte Music Festival to name a few. Or head to the Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum to see how the area’s past residents lived. Vintage bikes and photographs lend a snapshot of this mountain-bike-loving community. Finally, return to Adventure Park for a free Wednesday night concert or relax and take in a play, dance exhibition or concert at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts , one of the reasons the town was recently named a Certified Colorado Creative District . Of course, there’s always the option of sipping wine or beer at one of the top-notch restaurants in town. DOWNTOWN CRESTED BUTTE, TOM STILLO. BLOG.COLORADO.COM ϮϬйŽīƌĞƐƚĞĚƵƩĞDŽƵŶƚĂŝŶ sĂĐĂƟŽŶZĞŶƚĂůƐ͊ hƐĞWƌŽŵŽŽĚĞ CB20 ƌĞƐƚĞĚƵƩĞ>ŽĚŐŝŶŐ͘ĐŽŵ 800-451-5699 COLORADO.COM / 165
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