Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Picturewinter2005 022Glenwood Springs is about forty or so road miles northwest of Aspen on highway 70 towards Grand Junction, at the confluence of the Colorado River and the Roaring Fork River, sits the little, very picturesque, town of Glenwood Springs.
In 1860, a young government geologist named Captain Richard Sopris discovered the 3-way valley formed by the junction of the Colorado and the Roaring Fork Rivers. The area’s natural resources and spectacular beauty impressed him. It was, however, 20 years before a permanent settlement, originally called Defiance, was actually founded. In 1885 the fledgling town was renamed Glenwood Springs.

To be sure, Glenwood Springs’ allure these days is not just its history or the hot springs. The area has a wealth of activities and resources to occupy just about anyone. Like its more famous neighbors, Glenwood Springs hosts its own ski area for both alpine and Nordic skiing. Sunlight Mountain Resort has a full winter season, with remarkably reasonable rates and a good variety of runs. The Nordic skiing season runs much longer into the spring up in this high country, and guided tours are available. In the summer, the surrounding White River National Forest provides miles of trails for hiking or mountain biking, and the Roaring Fork River has wonderful year-round fly-fishing. Other summertime activities are horseback riding and guided river rafting.

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