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Hot Summer Tips in Telluride For June 2005
Edited by Madelyn Miller, The TravelLady
 June is a busy month for Telluride and Mountain Village as the communities
play host to numerous events and festivals including the Wild West Fest (June
9-12), Telluride Bluegrass Festival (June 16-19), Wine Festival (June 23-26) and
several other events.
21st Annual Balloon Rally: June 3-5
Main street "lights up" with the Balloon Rally, which turns twenty-one this
year. Hot air balloons from all over the Southwest settle on Colorado Avenue at
dusk for the traditional balloon glow, while dawn marks the time when the giant
crafts graciously hover over Telluride's valley.
Wild West Fest: June 9-12
The Wild West Fest highlights and celebrates Western arts, culture and customs.
Each year the Wild West Fest, through the Mentorship Program, rewards inner-city
and disadvantaged youth from across the country by bringing them to Telluride
for a week of educational activities. In addition to workshops Wild West Fest
features live performances in music, dance, theater, horseback rides, cookouts,
hikes, historic mine tours and participation in Ranch Rodeo events.
 Telluride Mountain Challenge: June 11
A fun and challenging 13K running/walking race throughout the Mountain Village.
The race begins in the Village Core and takes participants to the outer limits
of the Village and back again. A kids 1K fun run will immediately follow the 13K
race. The race starts at the Telluride Conference Center in Mountain Village at
9:00 a.m.
Telluride Bluegrass Festival: June 16-19
Thirty years in the running, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival has remained a
favorite among locals and the visitors who make it back year after year.
Headlining the festival this year are acts such as Allison Krauss and Union
Station, Earl Scruggs and friends, Jewel, Leo Kottke, Emmy Lou Harris, Sam Bush
Band, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones and more.
Telluride Wine Festival: June 23-26
The annual Wine Festival celebrates another weekend of splendid sipping and
spitting in Telluride. The festival offers food and wine enthusiasts an
unforgettable four days, with a rare opportunity to meet winemakers, celebrity
chefs, experts and authors. The sampling of rare and fine wines from all over
the world will take place during tastings, seminars and luncheons offered
throughout the weekend. The cooking seminars, small and intimate, encourage
participation by all festival attendees. In addition, many of Telluride's finest
restaurants join in the celebration by offering additional menu items and wine
pairings designed to further educate and enhance the wine tasting experience.
For additional information on lodging packages, events and
other happenings in Telluride, please visit
www.VisitTelluride.com .
Telluride Favorites
 USA WEEKEND named TELLURIDE one of the “Top 10 places
America goes to have fun” The Travellady agrees.
www.visittelluride.com
Telluride & Mountain Village CVB
p 970.728.3041 x55
f 970.728.6475
1.88.telluride
TOM CRUISE LOVES TELLURIDE
He's had a house there for several years, and when he talks about it he sounds
like Colorado's biggest booster.
Madelyn’s Favorite Places to Stay
The Hotel Telluride
www.thehoteltelluride.com
199 N. Cornet St.
PO BOX 1740
Telluride, CO 81435
970.369.1188 (p)
970.369.1292 (f)
Wyndham Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa
136 Country Club Drive
Telluride, CO 81435
970.728.6800 (p)
970.728.6175 (f)
800-WYNDHAM (Toll-free room reservations)
www.wyndham.com
www.thepeaksresort.com
Best Chocolate Experience
Telluride Truffles
Mailing address:
101 Elkhorn Court
Telluride, CO 81435
Phones:
970-728-9565
866-543-0108 (toll free)
www.TellurideTruffle.com
info@TellurideTruffle.com
Madelyn's Favorite Restaurants
Cosmopolitan
www.cosmotelluride.com
Allred’s
www.allredsrestaurant.com
Elk Mountain Resort
www.elkmountainresort.com
TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT COLORADO
www.colorado.com
Great Guidebooks
Moon Handbooks Colorado
By Stephen Metzger
Avalon Travel Publishing
www.moon.com
Culinary Colorado
By Claire Walter
A celebration of all good things food related in Colorado
Fulcrum Publishing
www.fulcrum.com
Hidden Southwest
By Richard Harris
Ulysses Press
www.ulyssespress.com
Let's Go Adventure Guide Southwest USA 2003
ST MARTIN’S PRESS
www.stmartins.com
The Guide to Colorado Wineries
By Alta and Brad Smith
Fulcrum Publishing
www.fulcrum-books.com
Oddball Colorado
A guide to the State’s Really Strange Places
By Jerome Pohlen
Independent Publishers Group
www.ipgbook.com
800-888-4741
The Old West
TRAVEL HISTORIC AMERICA
Explore ghost towns, Pioneer trails, Spanish Missions and more.
Fodor’s
www.fodor’s.com
Photos courtesy of Telluride and
Mountain Village Convention and Visitors Bureau
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