Cities & Towns / COME TO LIFE Aspen & Snowmass Steamboat Springs Glenwood Springs Snowmass Aspen Denver Glenwood Springs Glenwood Springs is family-friend-ly, affordable and blessed with a remark able mix of amazing geological wonders. You’ll find hot springs, vapor caves, two rivers and a striking canyon. It’s no wonder USA Today named it “America’s Most Fun Town.” The world’s largest mineral hot springs has welcomed visitors to swim and soak for well over 100 years, and Sunlight Mountain Resort is a valued-priced family ski destina-tion. Hundreds of miles of trails provide options for hiking, cycling and mountain biking, and the Col-orado and Roaring Fork rivers are dotted with whitewater rafters and fishers. Glenwood is 66 kilometres north of Aspen and 253 kilometres west of Denver (and can also be reached from Denver via Amtrak’s California Zephyr train). TOP ATTRACTIONS: Glenwood Canyon, Hanging Lake, Glenwood Hot Springs, Iron Mountain Hot Springs, Yampah Hot Springs & Vapor Cave, Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, Glen-wood Whitewater Activity Area Steamboat Springs Think skiers in cowboy hats and you’ll have a pretty good picture of Steamboat Springs in north-western Colorado. Yes, there’s world-renowned skiing here, but with an undercurrent of cowboy culture. The wide-open Yampa Valley brought cattle ranchers here in the 1800s, and the town’s signature store, F.M. Light & Sons, still sells Western wear. Steamboat Springs has great hot springs, mountain-biking trails galore and a handful of craft breweries. The town is also a Colorado Creative District and a hot spot for farm-to-table dining. The Yampa Valley Regional Airport offers non-stop flights from major U.S. hubs throughout the year, including Denver. Steamboat is 250 kilo-metres northwest of Denver. TOP ATTRACTIONS: Strawberry Park Hot Springs, Steam-boat Ski Resort and Howelsen Hill Ski Area, Steamboat Springs Pro Ro-deo Series, Stagecoach State Park, Pearl Lake State Park, Steamboat Lake State Park, Steamboat Zipline Adventures, Tread of the Pioneers Museum, Yampa River Botanic Park, Steamboat Bike Park, Yampa River Core Trail Aspen and Snowmass look like a page from a storybook: majestic, snow-capped peaks, verdant forests and mountain towns that twinkle by night. Visitors come to ski four mountains on one lift ticket, for the festivals and live music shows, and to hike or bike kilometres of trails. In summer, gon-dolas on both Aspen Mountain and Snowmass whisk adventurers up to hiking trails, disc-golf courses and outdoor games for kids. Don’t miss farm-to-table dinners, more than 100 restaurants (many with locally sourced menus), boutique shops alongside designer stores, art galleries, outdoor concerts and more. Aspen/Piktin County Airport offers several daily non-stop flights from Denver and other major U.S. air hubs. Aspen is 317 kilometres west of Denver. TOP ATTRACTIONS: Maroon Bells, Aspen Art Museum, Wheeler Opera House, Snowmass Bike Park, Aspen Saturday Market, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Rio Grande Trail, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Gold Butte Climbing Area, John Denver Sanctuary, Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, Independence ghost town STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CHAMBER. Fish Creek Falls near Steamboat Springs WANT MORE? COLORADO.COM/CITIESANDTOWNS COLORADO.COM / 17
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