Colorado Guide 2nd Edition Author:Larry Ludmer Colorado is one of America`s top year-round destinations. Summer brings the hikers, climbers, and walkers; winter brings the skiiers, skaters, and snowboarders; spring brings rafters and cyclists and sailors, and autumn brings out anglers, campers, and everybody else. Travel writer Larry Ludmer brings his vast knowledge of the state to bear in O... more »pen Road`s Colorado Guide. Ludmer takes the reader to the Eastern Slope with its bustling metropolis of Denver, the college town of Boulder, and the attraction-packed Colorado Springs. On the Western Slope, readers will discover the peach orchards, Indian petroglyphs, and old mining towns that helped build the Old West. In between, the reader will discover Colorado`s remarkable High Country, a gigantic mountain playground with world-class skiing at mega-resorts in Aspen, Vail, and Steamboat Springs, snowmobiling in Grand County, heli-skiing at Telluride, ice skating at Keystone, and and the best places to play a few hands of poker or blackjack in Colorado`s three legalized gambling towns. The author takes readers to the best places for river rafting, golfing, tennis, four-wheeling, hiking, mountain biking, sailing, kayaking, mountain climbing, fishing, hang-gliding, camping, and picnicking! Top Ten lists, suggested itineraries, and money-saving tips are featured for many sporting and recreational activities. Secluded inns, hideaways with private hot tubs, guest ranches featuring cross-country ski trails, charming B&Bs with their own private animal reserves, and Open Road`s unique Best Places to Stay chapter are all included, as are great restaurant picks in all price ranges throughout the state.« less