Telluride Attractions
San Juan
Balloon Adventures
http://sanjuanballoon.com/
A hot air balloon
flight is one of life's very special treats and worth doing with
one of the best : San Juan Balloon Adventures! Your balloon adventure
begins at daybreak as you meet your pilot and ground crew. During the
hour long flight your pilot will usually ascend to an altitude which will
provide a great overview of the surrounding terrain, but a great deal
of the flight takes place at treetop level in order to allow passengers
to experience the countryside, engage in conversations with the people
below and enjoy frequent sightings of area wildlife.
Fantasy
Ridge Mountain Guides
http://www.fantasyridge.com/index.htm
Fantasy Ridge
Mountain Guides offer instruction and expeditions for ice-climbing in
winter, and rock-climbing in summer. Beginners and experts alike can experience
the adventure of climbing!
Telluride
Mountain Guides
http://telluridemountainguides.com/
Operating around
the world since 1984 under the direction of Peter Walker, Telluride Mountain
Guides are a group of outdoor professionals who gravitated to Telluride
for the unparalelled splendour of its mountain environment. Telluride
Mountain Guides offer ice climbing, rock climbing, backcountry skiing,
and snowshoe hiking.
Sheridan
Opera House
http://www.sheridanoperahouse.com/
The
Sheridan Opera House is truly center stage in Telluride's thriving arts
community. Historic, intimate, and beautiful, it is an extraordinary venue
for everything from concerts to movie premieres. Built in 1913 by Telluride
miners, this historical landmark hosts a variety of events including the
Telluride Film Festival, Chamber Music Festival, MountainFilm Festival,
numerous theatre productions, movies, festivals, benefits, and concerts.
The Sheridan Arts Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to
preserving the Opera House as an artistic venue and attracting quality
arts and cultural events to Telluride.
The Telluride
Repertory Theatre
http://www.telluridetheatre.com/
The
Telluride Repertory Theatre commands a full house for their high caliber
theatre productions of original, classic and contemporary works. Each
summer the Rep presents "Classics in the Park," a three-week
run of outdoor theatre ranging from Shakespeare's Macbeth to dramatic
tragedies like Medea. The Rep also delights summer guests with free Commedia
Del'Arte performances in Mountain Village. During the winter, the Rep
performs at the Sheridan Opera House with high-energy Broadway favorites
such as Hair, The Fantastiks, and the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Paraglide Telluride
Paraglide
to a Rocky Mountain High! Experience the next best thing to having wings
as you soar high above the Telluride valley with an experienced USHGA
Tandem instructor. Adrenaline junkies can launch off the top of Gold Hill
at the ski area summit with a 3,500+ descent and catch a bird's eye view
of towering peaks, plush alpine mesas and the historic town of Telluride
during a paraglide ride with Paraglide Telluride. No experience is necessary
and all equipment is provided.
Historical
Tours of Telluride
Telluride is a National Historic District, so if you're a history buff,
learn a little about our past on a fascinating self-guided tour. If you
prefer a guided tour, contact Boling's Historical Tours (970-728-6639)
and local thespian Ashley Boling will don a cowboy hat, bandanna, and
a hearty smile to regale you with lively tales of our town's colorful
history - including Butch Cassidy's first bank robbery, the boisterous
mining days, and more. The Telluride Historic Museum (970-728-3344) is
a must see not only as an example of award-winning restoration, but for
the offered exhibits, materials, and audio cassette package that you can
rent for a grand tour of Main Street.
Mesa Verde
National Park
Mesa
Verde, Spanish for "green table", offers an unparalleled opportunity
to see and experience a unique cultural and physical landscape. The culture
represented at Mesa Verde reflects more than 700 years of history. From
approximately A.D. 600 through A.D. 1300 people lived and flourished in
communities throughout the area, eventually building elaborate stone villages
in the sheltered alcoves of the canyon walls. Today most people call these
sheltered villages "cliff dwellings". The cliff dwellings represent
the last 75 to 100 years of occupation at Mesa Verde. In the late 1200s
within the span of one or two generations, they left their homes and moved
away. To fully enjoy Mesa Verde National Park, plan to spend a day or
two exploring its world-class archeological sites as well as its beautiful
landscape. The entrance to the park is 9 miles east of Cortez and 35 miles
west of Durango in Southwestern Colorado on US Highway 160.
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