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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

courtesy of Telluride and Mountain Village Convention and Visitors Bureau

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