Broad Horizons / COME TO LIFE many restaurants. For a sunset adventure, head to the Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge (3) to view avocets, killdeer, white-faced ibis, herons and other wildlife. Thousands flock to the refuge for March’s Monte Vista Crane Festival to admire 20,000 migrating sandhill cranes. Take in a beautiful sunset from nearly anywhere in the valley by gazing eastward to the Sangre de Cristo range, which turns crimson as the sun slides below the horizon. 3 2 the UFO Watchtower in Hooper , a quirky roadside attraction providing information on the valley’s surprising number of UFO sightings. that’s only accessible by train for live music in the summer. To the south, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is an 1880s train that travels from historic depots in Antonito , Colorado, to Chama, New Mexico. Grab a frothy pint at Colorado Farm Brewery , which produces beer exclusively from ingredients harvested on their family-run farm, then snatch a table at one of downtown Alamosa’s DAY 2 In Alamosa , stop by the Colorado Welcome Center in the historic train depot and purchase tickets for the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad (2) , which zips riders to a mountain-top amphitheater COLORADO.COM / 177
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