Getting Here & Getting Around | COME TO LIFE • The Roaring Fork Transit Authority runs between Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Snowmass, Rifle and more. rfta.com • The Lift runs year-round from Winter Park Resort, downtown Winter Park, Fraser and Granby. theliftwp.com • Several free in-town buses serve Vail, Breckenridge, Telluride, Estes Park, Manitou Springs, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Grand Junction and others. • Greyhound buses run between Denver and Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Pueblo, Grand Junction, Vail and many other towns. greyhound.com • Several private shuttles run between our cities, ski towns and airports. Colorado.com/Shuttles Buena Vista and Aurora–feature popular bike-and scooter-sharing options for getting to and fro. Road Conditions & Winter Driving Visit cotrip.org (or call 511 when in Colorado) for current road conditions. Colorado is often a winter wonderland, but at times snow and ice can make driving conditions tricky, especially if you’re not used to slick conditions. Travel by Train Amtrak’s California Zephyr line makes the trip from Chicago to Emeryville, California. On its way, it stops in Denver, Fort Morgan, Fraser, Granby, Glenwood Springs and Grand Junction. The Southwest Chief goes from Chicago to Los Angeles, with Colorado stops in Lamar, La Junta and Trinidad. Amtrak’s Winter Park Express ferries skiers and boarders from Denver’s Union Station right to Winter Park Resort in just two hours. There’s also the Rocky Mountaineer, which runs from Denver to Glenwood Springs and on to Utah accompanied by stunning views and luxury amenities. See page 57 for scenic and historic railroads. Suggestions for safe winter driving: • Maintain a much slower speed, accelerate at a slower rate and remember that four-wheel drive does not mean four-wheel stop. • Don’t use cruise control when traveling in winter conditions. • Keep your gas tank more than half full and stow jumper cables, snow scrapers, windshield-wiper fluid and extra blankets in your car. On portions of I-70 from September to May, all drivers must have winter-appropriate tires or traction equipment that are adequate for snowy and icy conditions. Failure to do so could result in a fine. Find out if you’re winter-ready at Colorado.com/Traction and codot.gov/travel/winter-driving. Ride & Bike Sharing Ride-sharing apps are popular throughout the state. If you’re a solo traveler, check out TreadShare, a carpool app that connects Colorado drivers and passengers heading in the same direction so they can share a route and split the associated costs. Several cities — including Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Longmont, Golden, Aspen, Basalt, Snowmass, If You Do Drive Plan ahead by using GoI70’s travel forecast for predictions on the shortest drive times and ways to avoid heavy traffic. Or book an electric vehicle for your group via the Turo app. TON COL O . SPRINGS Drive Distances in Miles ALAMOSA BURLINGTON COLO. SPRINGS DENVER DURANGO FORT COLLINS GLENWOOD GRAND JUNCTION JULESBURG LAMAR PUEBLO STERLING TRINIDAD COLLINS OOD JUNC TION SB UR G LAMAR DUR ANGO STERLING SA BURLING DENVER GLENW GR AND AMO O – 296 163 212 149 274 204 249 393 202 122 335 109 296 – 150 163 445 224 324 412 123 107 191 141 237 163 150 – 70 302 132 198 287 240 159 42 182 127 212 163 70 – 332 65 159 248 182 203 112 125 197 149 445 302 332 – 394 231 169 512 351 271 454 259 274 224 132 65 394 – 220 308 162 264 174 102 259 204 324 198 159 231 220 – 89 339 345 227 280 283 249 412 287 248 169 308 89 – 427 405 287 379 334 393 123 240 182 512 162 339 427 – 230 280 59 336 202 107 159 203 351 264 345 405 230 – 119 224 136 122 191 42 112 271 174 227 287 280 119 – 221 86 335 141 182 125 454 102 280 379 59 224 221 – 277 TRINID 109 237 127 197 259 259 283 334 336 136 86 277 – PUEBL FORT JULE AL COLORADO . COM AD 189
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