Colorado town to love in summer: Lake City
First: How to arrive? Will it be from the north, crossing Blue Mesa Reservoir and following Colorado 149? Or will it be from the south, over Slumgullion Pass?
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First: How to arrive? Will it be from the north, crossing Blue Mesa Reservoir and following Colorado 149? Or will it be from the south, over Slumgullion Pass?
“It’s like heaven to me in the summer,” one Breckenridge resident tells us. “It’s magic.” So, how to score a perfect visit? We asked three locals for tips. KELLY HEPBURN • Where to start: I’m rolling down to Mom’s Baking Co. in downtown Breckenridge, grabbing a burrito and coffee to go. I just got a stand-up paddleboard so I’m bringing that down to Lake Dillon near the Frisco Bay Marina. Since we’re insane here, after my paddle and picnic, I’ll go take my mountain bike for a spin. Visitors like the Peninsula in Frisco, but my favorite trail is
Haylee Nolan, 14, holds on tight as she is spun in a large circle by on an inter tube during the Monument Watermelon Festival at Colorado Kids Ranch, the Monument facility that hosts a popular pumpkin patch each fall, in Monument, Colo., on Saturday, August 1, 2020. Chancey Bush The Gazette
Buena Vista Mayor Duff Lacy has had time to reflect on the summer of 2020.
This summer’s revival of The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway — previously feared lost in the face of a major overhaul — represents the gritty persistence of Colorado’s