Rio Grande
The Rocky Mountain Way Is My Favorite Way
You can easily spend a lifetime simply exploring the Centennial State's picturesque mountain country, which features a plethora of spectacular vistas populated with wildlife, world class hunting and fishing, and historic mining towns with old-fashioned Victorian inns or bed and breakfasts. Long term cabin rentals are ideal bases of operation for your family's Colorado retreat. The Rockies have sights for everyone, from outdoors enthusiasts to history buffs.
Start your trip of America's Alps in the town of Durango, located in Colorado's southwestern corner. In the winter, the visitor has their pick of five different ski resorts within an hour's drive. In the summer, there is an almost infinite number of activities in and around the community, including hiking, backpacking and mountain biking, rock climbing, kayaking and golf. Rail fans will get a kick out of riding the Durango & Silverton Railway, one of the last two remaining lines of the old Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad. Powered by steam locomotives and featuring both open cars and antique rail coaches from a century ago, this is an actual working railroad that throughout the winter is the only manner to get in and out of Silverton to the north.
Traveling over the San Juan mountains, on the "Million Dollar Highway", along the Rio de las Animas Perdidas, literally meaning "River of Lost Souls", you will encounter most historic mining towns that include Silverton, Telluride, Ouray and Ridgway. At Montrose, you will need to cut over to the east on U.S. 50, skirting the southern edge of Gunnison National Forest in order to visit Gunnison and Salida, which is home to one of the oldest whitewater kayaking events in the country, the FIBArk Race, which is the "weekend that Salida comes out to play," held in June during the spring runoff.
It is challenging to choose one place in Colorado's mountain country that stands beyond the rest but the Rocky Mountain National Park and nearby Estes Park in the north central part of the state are definitely front runners. Take advantage of local cabin rentals, or stay at the historic Stanley Hotel, where writer Steven King received the inspiration for The Shining. Founded by a settler from Missouri in 1859, Estes park is situated down the Big Thompson River, and is the gateway to the national park located just a few miles west.
You can ride along U.S. 34, the Trail Ridge Road, which has the distinction of being the highest continuous highway in the country. This majestic drive will lead you to an height of over 12,000 feet above sea level and some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in North America, if not the world.
Of course, Colorado is the West, and that means cattle drives and horses. Well, the great cattle drives are long over and were primarily in the plane eastern part of the state, but you and your family can witness some of it at one of the area's numerous "dude ranches". In spite of the great quantity of highways and jeep trails, there's no better manner to see this part of Colorado than from horseback.
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Rio Grande (DVD, 2002, Collector's Edition DVD, John Wayne) $11.99 |
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Denver and the Rio Grande (Blu-ray Disc, 1952, NEW, 2012 rel) Edmond O'Brien $2.99 |
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DENVER & RIO GRANDE BLU-RAY BYRON HASKIN EDMOND O'BRIEN STERLING HAYDEN $0.99 |
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RIO GRANDE John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara (1950) DVD New! $9.98 |
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RIO GRANDE (COLLECTOR'S EDITION) *NEW DVD************** $9.99 |
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Rio Grande (DVD, 1999, B & W 45th Anniversary Edition John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara $8.99 |
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Wild West Rustler Movie: Law of the Rio Grande on DVD $9.99 |
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Vol 2 1989 DVD NEW Cvision D&RGW Joint Line $26.95 |
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Vol 1 1985-1987 DVD NEW Cvision D&RGW $26.95 |
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Headin' For the Rio Grande (DVD, 2005) $3.00 |
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John Wayne Collection, Vol. 2 (Rio Grande / A Lady Takes a Chance / The Fighting $21.29 |
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Law Of The Rio Grande - B&W $5.99 Law Of The Rio Grande - B&W |
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CARIB RIO GRANDE SND 50LB $36.19 CARIB RIO GRANDE SND 50LB |
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Viva O Rio Grande [Import] $17.99 Viva O Rio Grande [Import] |
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Rio Grande $5.99 Tom Stuart takes risks-- in war, in love, and in card games, from St. Louis to Mexico. And the hard-drinking, fast-talking steamboat captain-- who knows every shoal and eddy of the Rio Grande from the Big Bend to Brownsville-- has a dream of building a shipping empire that will span the windswept Gulf of Mexico to rich, exotic New Orleans. But this is a kind of gamble he's never faced before: with a woman to win, a woman to lose, and a dangerous man standing in the way. Now, Stuart is plunged into a fight that will engulf his very soul. And to the winner will go the mighty Rio Grande... |
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CARIB IA RIO GRANDE 4CS 10LB $50.7 CARIB IA RIO GRANDE 4CS 10LB |
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Rio Grande Dub (Bonus Track) (Japan) $47.99 Rio Grande Dub (Bonus Track) (Japan) |
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Slocum and Pearl of the Rio Grande $3.95 Slocum agrees to escort a lovely New Mexican woman named Perla to her ranchaand protect her from the bloodthirsty Booster Brothers, who are leaving a trail of murder and mayhem along the Rio Grande. |
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Rio Grande Blood $13.99 Track Listing: 1. Rio Grande Blood, 2. Senor Peligro, 3. Gangreen, 4. Fear (Is Big Business), 5. Lieslieslies, 6. Great Satan Remix, The, 7. Yellow Cake, 8. Palestina, 9. Ass Clown, 10. Khyber Pass |
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Rio Grande Blood [7/10] $13.99 Track Listing: 1. Rio Grande Blood, 2. Senor Peligro, 3. Gangreen - (with Sgt. Major), 4. Fear (Is Big Business), 5. Lieslieslies, 6. Great Satan Remix, The, 7. Yellow Cake, 8. Palestina, 9. Ass Clown - (with Jello Biafra), 10. Khyber Pass |
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Plutonium and the Rio Grande $170 This illustrated study traces the movement of plutonium dumped from the Los Alomos National Laboratory into canyons draining into the Rio Grande. The analytical methods which are exploited here may be applied to other studies where the tracing of nuclear materials is of vital importance. |
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The Rio Grande $8.99 This book is in Used condition |
