A Grand Time in Grand County / COME TO LIFE visit Be sure to COLORADO.com/ for even FieldGuide aries! more itiner 1 FROM TOP: LAKE GRANBY, LISA SEAMAN; GRAND LAKE, ERIC LINDBERG. A GRAND TIME IN GRAND COUNTY: WINTER PARK, GRAND LAKE, GRANBY & MORE 2 COLORADO Deep lakes, thick forests and friendly attitudes define this expansive, mountainous county. Hot springs, outdoor adventure and Rocky Mountain National Park are just the tip of the must-do list. DAY 1 Start your voyage at Winter Park Resort with a chairlift ride to 10,700 feet above sea level. Once the snow melts, Colorado’s longest con-tinually operated ski resort becomes a summer playground, and the new 10-passenger gondola takes visitors to mountaintop views of the Continental Divide and Fraser Valley in just a few minutes. Downhill bikers flock to the resort for its ramps, jumps and top-to-bottom terrain, while the alpine slide sends summer sledders down the mountain on more than 3,000 feet of bobsled-like track. There’s also a climbing wall, giant maze, mini-golf, bungee trampolines and an events calendar full of music and beer festivals and kid-friendly outdoor movie nights. The town of Winter Park also bustles year-round — don’t miss free summertime concerts at Hideaway Park downtown. Or book a guid-ed rock-climbing excursion with Winter Park Adventure Quest in Fraser , an aerial adventure park with 24 challenge elements. Meanwhile, Snow Mountain Ranch has a grin-inducing summer tubing hill and other family activities. QUICK TIP Take a drive through the Rocky Mountain National Park at sunrise — a prime time for wildlife sightings. You can see moose year-round (from a safe distance, of course) in the national park, Winter Park and Grand Lake. COLORADO.COM / 145
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