Telluride and Southwest Colorado Travel Guide
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Fodor's Arizona & the Grand Canyon 2013
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The ruddy or red-hue rocks found in much of the state, particularly in the southwest, give Colorado its name. The region's terrain varies widely—from yawning black canyons and desolate monochrome moonscapes to pastel deserts and mesas, glistening sapphire lakes, and wide expanses of those stunning red rocks. It's so rugged in the southwest that a four-wheel-drive vehicle or hiker's sturdiness is necessary to explore much of the wild and beautiful backcountry.
Telluride and Southwest Colorado Hotels
No matter what you're looking for in vacation lodging—luxurious slope-side condominium, landmark inn in a historic town, riverside cabin, bed-and-breakfast...read more
Telluride and Southwest Colorado Restaurants
With dining options ranging from creative contemporary cuisine in the posh ski resorts of Telluride and to a lesser extent Crested Butte and Durango to...read more
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Things To Do in Telluride and Southwest Colorado
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Travel Deals in Telluride and Southwest Colorado
- Book in Durango Fr $185+/Nt Hotels.com
- Book the Residence Inn Durango 3 Nts in Aug Fr $249+/Nt Expedia
- $25.70 & up : Economy rentals in Cortez Hotwire
- Book in Durango: Save this Aug Fr $210+/Nt — $210 Expedia
- $26.95 & up : Economy rentals in Gunnison — $27 Hotwire
Telluride and Southwest Colorado Experiences
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Hiking the Colorado Trail: Bike, hike, or photograph the more than 500 mi of volunteer-maintained trail traversing eight mountain ranges from... Read more
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The town's independent spirit is shaped not only by its mining legacy, but by the social ferment of the 1960s and early '70s. Before the ski... Read more
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Bluegrass may have evolved from country's "mountain music," with bands like Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys, but Colorado's Telluride Bluegrass... Read more
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Crawling with prospectors and settlers in search of their fortunes, Colorado was undergoing great social and political change in the mid-1800s... Read more
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