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Colorado , United States

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Destinations in Colorado (9)

  • Aspen, Colorado

    Aspen is America's most famous ski resort. And that's an understatement. For, as a ski complex, Aspen is unsurpassed. Its four lift-serviced areas – Aspen Mountain, Buttermilk Mountain, Snowmass Mountain and the Aspen Highlands...

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  • Boulder, Colorado

    Boulder is one of the state’s most progressive cities, situated just north of Denver at the foot of the Front Range mountains, where the “Flatirons” rise in jagged peaks from the rolling plains of Colorado. This is a hip city, at...

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  • Colorado Ski Country

    If Colorado is famous for one thing, it is its skiing. In fact, it is a place almost of pilgrimage for skiers of every stripe. Many of the state's famous ski area's lie largely to the west of Denver and are reached by way of the all-important and...

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  • Colorado Springs, Colorado

    Colorado Springs, situated approximately 65 miles south of Denver, is a delightful city. Frequently referred to simply as “The Springs,” this is Colorado’s second largest city and quite possibly one of the loveliest. It is a well planned city in...

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  • Denver, Colorado

    Denver is the Mile High City, one of the highest in the country. It is situated in the Rockies, somewhere near the north-central part of Colorado. But while mountains in the immediate vicinity, snowclad throughout winter, are...

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  • San Luis Valley, Colorado

    The San Luis Valley is a study in contrasts, evident in the 7,000-foot elevation gain from the low-lying valley floor to 14,345-foot Blanca Peak. The Great Sand Dunes are reminiscent of the Sahara Desert. Fourteen-thousand-foot peaks, the spire-...

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  • Southwest Colorado, Colorado

    Colorado’s southwestern corner encompasses a blending of cultures derived from at least two easily discernible sources. This much is known: Indians controlled the land for a very long time before white settlers arrived seeking gold and silver, or...

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