Swing through some of southwest Colorado's most charming mountain towns — Montrose, Ridgway, Ouray, Silverton, Durango and Telluride — to experience the true flavor of this tucked-away area of the state.
Based in Durango, Trails 2000 builds and maintains trails and educates trail users and encourages connectivity on road, path and trail. Visit their site to learn how to particpate.
Make the half-hour drive to Ridgway. Stop in Colona at the LaZona Colona Coffee shop and try the delicious handmade donuts. Visit Ridgway State Park for fishing, kayaking, paddle boarding, boating and more.
Ride bikes or walk the Uncompahgre River Trail, which starts in town and then leads to the Dennis Weaver Memorial and all the way to the state park for a good workout.
Explore Durango at night, a lively college town with a variety of restaurants, bars, Western shopping, river trails and more.
You'd be crazy not to stay for breakfast at the Leland House and Rochester Hotel — homemade goodness will keep you going all day long.
From the park, make the hour-and-a-half drive north to the mountain enclave of Telluride.
After dinner, take in the nightlife in Telluride, shopping, bars, and live music at the Historic Sheridan Opera House.
