Ways to Love Summer | COME TO LIFE Horseback Riding Find your giddyup at a sprawling dude ranch or trot along in the shadows of mountain peaks in a national park. A Few Ideas: Fantasy Ranch in Almont • Sable Mountain Outfitters in Meeker • Bear Mountain Stables in Conifer • American Safari Ranch in Fairplay • Granite Mountain Outfitters in Poncha Springs • Del’s Triangle 3 Ranch in Clark • Old Stage Riding Stables in Colorado Springs • OutWest Guides in Marble Connect With a Stable: COLORADO.com/HorsebackRiding & COLORADO.com/DudeRanches NEAR VAIL Mountain & Road Biking The scent of pine needles is best absorbed while twisting along on two wheels. Communities come together over a love of singletrack while hard-core riders grind out 60-mile sections of highway in high-altitude road-biking races. See page 70 for more. Adaptive Summer Fun Adaptive sports centers in Winter Park, Crested Butte, Telluride, Colorado Springs, Durango, Lakewood and Steamboat Springs offer lessons and opportunities for accessible rafting, kayaking, cycling, hiking, climbing, horseback riding and more. Glamping Motorcycle Touring Tour any of Colorado’s designated scenic highways and byways from the back of a hog, feeling the wind in your hair and the sun on your face. Twenty-six scenic byways highlight some of the most breathtaking scenery imaginable. See page 68. There’s no tent to pitch, no sleeping bag to pack, no trek to use the bathroom. But there are permanent tents and yurts offering beds, electricity, water — and sometimes kitchens, air conditioners, WiFi and more. A Few Ideas: Mosca • Carbondale • Granby • Dolores • Cañon City • Vail • DeBeque • Greeley • Glenwood Springs • Pagosa Springs • Alamosa • Lyons • Ridgway • Westcliffe Get Comfortable: COLORADO.com/Glamping Plot Your Course: COLORADO.com/MotorcycleTours COLLECTIVE RETREATS VAIL FROM TOP: VAIL RESORTS/JACK AFFLECK; COLLECTIVE RETREATS. Summer at Ski Resorts Nearly every ski resort opens in the summer with gondola-accessed mountain-top yoga, gourmet hiking lunches, bike parks and trails, disc golf, adventure courses, mountain coasters and more. Learn More: COLORADO.com/28Resorts & COLORADO.com/SummerAtSkiResorts Want More? COLORADO.COM/SUMMERACTIVITIES COLORADO . COM 25
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