COME TO LIFE / Hot Springs & Western Livin’ HOT SPRINGS & WESTERN LIVIN’ IN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS With vast ranches, aspen-draped mountains and oxbow rivers, this area makes for a serene escape, but there’s also plenty of adventure. COLORADO 1 Be sure to visit COLORADO.com/ FieldGuide for even more itineraries! 3 MORNING Start your trip at one of Steam-boat Springs ’ two thermal-water attractions — Old Town Hot Springs (1) or Strawberry Park Hot Springs . Located off Lincoln Avenue, Old Town Hot Springs boasts a waterslide, soaking pools and lap lanes, while Strawberry Park offers a more rustic and secluded (but no less indulgent) experience. Follow your soak with a gondola ride to the top of Mount Werner for brunch or lunch with a splendid view or head to Steamboat Zipline Adventures on Rabbit Ears Pass, where views of Lake Catamount, the Flat Tops Wilderness and Yampa Valley fight for your attention. Nearby, Stagecoach State Park ’s reservoir tempts water bugs with boating, jet-skiing and hard-fighting rainbow trout. As you drive through the region, look for interpretive signs that share the rich legacy and cultural heritage of the area (go to nwcolorado heritagetravel.org for maps and more information). AFTERNOON Kids could spend days exploring the ropes course, climbing wall and bungee trampoline at Steamboat Resort ’s Coca-Cola Adventure Zone . Other options include the more than 50 gardens at Yampa River Botanic Park (2) and the Tread of Pioneers Mu-seum to explore the ways of the Native Americans, early settlers, miners, ranchers, skiers, outlaws and lawmen in this once-Wild West town. @john 2 QUICK TIP 132 / In the fall, the temps are cooler, the leaves are changing, fall events abound and a soak in the hot springs or a round of golf are the perfect way to send out warm weather. 1-800-COLORADO CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: THE YAMPA RIVER NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, NOAH WETZEL; YAMPA RIVER BOTANIC PARK, FLICKR/JOHN; STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CHAMBER RESORT ASSOCIATION/NOAH WETZEL; OLD TOWN HOT SPRINGS, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CHAMBER RESORT ASSOCIATION/COREY KOPISCHKE.
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