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01 Aug 2009

Telluride Area Activities

posted by Rex Manz on 01 August 2009

 
Silverton is an hour or so away from Telluride.  You can make the journey on paved highways or over the unpaved Ophir mountain pass.  I recommend Ophir Pass if you have the time, a high-clearance vehicle and a sense of adventure.
Once in Silverton, you will find a quaint Colorado mountain town.  You will also find the [...]

12 Jan 2009

Telluride Historical Museum

posted by Rex Manz on 12 January 2009

The Telluride Historical Museum is a real community museum displaying Telluride’s history together with that of the region.  Learn of Telluride’s geology and the discovery of silver, gold and other minerals.  Travel in time with the growth of a mining town and witness the life of miners and their families.  See how the miners and [...]

30 Oct 2008

Telluride - Colorado’s Alps

posted by Rex Manz on 30 October 2008

For sheer stunning beauty, Telluride is unsurpassed. Frequently compared to the Alps, Telluride’s mountain majesty is breathtaking. Photos can not do justice compared with the actual panorama.

The Town of Telluride has an amazing and bawdy history. Saloons and brothels were the city’s mainstay in the hard rock mining days of the late 1800’s. This is [...]

28 Oct 2008

So Many Colorado Ski Resorts So Little Time

posted by Rex Manz on 28 October 2008

If you are visiting this blog, chances are that you have visited at least one of the eleven major Colorado ski resorts.  Very few people get around to visit all of them.  I have as part of my business.  Not only have I visited them all in the winter, but in the summer and fall as [...]

13 Oct 2008

Telluride’s Stephen Allen

posted by Rex Manz on 13 October 2008

Stephen Allen, age 24, has had epilepsy since he was 15.  On October 15th he leaves for a trip around the world — on his bicycle.  He estimates that it will take him two and one-half years before he returns to Telluride from the other direction.  Allen has been stricken with about 10-seizures over the [...]