See America / COME TO LIFE t 8 CACHE LA POUDRE -NORTH PARK 14 PAWNEE PIONEER TRAILS SOUTH PLATTE RIVER TRAIL 6 TRAIL RIDGE ROAD FLAT TOPS TRAIL PEAK COLORADO TO PEAK RIVER HEADWATERS DINOSAUR DIAMOND TOP OF THE ROCKIES GRAND MESA LARIAT GUANELLA LOOP PASS MOUNT EVANS 24 UNAWEEP TABEGUACHE WEST ELK LOOP COLLEGIATE PEAKS GOLD BELT TOUR SILVER THREAD ALPINE LOOP TRAIL OF THE ANCIENTS SAN JUAN SKYWAY TRACKS ACROSS BORDERS FRONTIER PATHWAYS 10 SANTA FE TRAIL HIGHWAY OF LEGENDS LOS CAMINOS ANTIGUOS 4 r CACHE LA CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: WINFIELD GHOST TOWN ON THE COLLEGIATE PEAKS BYWAY, MILES/DENISE CHAMBERS; TRAIL RIDGE ROAD, CHIP KALBACK; SAN JUAN SKYWAY, JASON LEWANDOWSKI. For a full map, turn to page 16A. POUDRE–NORTH PARK Travel alongside one of America’s few Wild and Scenic Rivers. ROUTE: Between the towns of Fort Collins and Walden GUANELLA PASS Tour the preserved mining town of Georgetown before rising in elevation to alpine wilderness. ROUTE: Between Georgetown and Grant u p MOUNT EVANS Travel the highest paved road in North America on a serpentine ride to the summit. ROUTE: Extends from Idaho Springs to the summit of Mount Evans and over to Bergen Park d SOUTH PLATTE RIVER TRAIL Imagine the sounds of the galloping Pony Express horses and Overland Trail settlers. ROUTE: Runs between Julesburg and Ovid VIRTUAL VERSION Visit COLORADO. com/Guide for a virtual version of the byways guide and download the iPad version in the Apple App Store. t COLLEGIATE PEAKS i HIGHWAY OF Take this old stagecoach route through canyons carved by the Arkansas River. ROUTE: Connecting the towns of Granite, Buena Vista, Salida and Poncha Springs LEGENDS Arc around the Spanish Peaks, where gold-seeking conquista-dors once traveled. ROUTE: Linking Trinidad, La Veta, Walsenburg and Aguilar f TRACKS ACROSS a PAWNEE PIONEER TRAILS Meander along what was once a thorough fare for ambitious settlers, entrepreneurs and bison. ROUTE: Between the towns of Sterling, Fort Morgan, Grover and Ault BORDERS The newest by-way follows the creation and development of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, the nation’s largest narrow-gauge railroad system. ROUTE: Connecting Durango, Ignacio and Arboles south into New Mexico h WEST ELK LOOP Dip in and out of lush river valleys along the loop’s colorful passes. ROUTE: Connecting Carbondale, Hotchkiss, Gunnison and Crested Butte o LOS CAMINOS Immerse yourself in the land that inspired the government to preserve its wilderness areas. ROUTE: Connects the towns of Yampa and Meeker y FLAT TOPS TRAIL ANTIGUOS Drift through the San Luis Valley, the rugged Sangre de Cristos and the Great Sand Dunes. ROUTE: Between Cumbres pass and the city of Alamosa via An-tonito, San Luis and Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve s PEAK TO PEAK Get close with the Continental Divide, ghost towns, Victorian opulence and Longs Peak. ROUTE: Between Estes Park and Black Hawk g UNAWEEP TABEGUACHE Look for remnants of those who tried to tame wild lands with copper and uranium mines. ROUTE: Between White-water and Placerville j SILVER THREAD Roam wonderfully isolated swaths of the San Juans, stopping to sample historic towns. ROUTE: Stretching from South Fork to Blue Mesa Reservoir and Lake City COLORADO.COM / 71
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