Bargain Vacations in the Colorado Rockies
July 4th, 2006. In spite of the high priced homes in Colorado resort destinations such as Aspen and Vail, not all vacations in Colorado have to be expensive. Also there is much to do in the summer vacation season in the Colorado Rockies. An article by Todd Heisler in the Rocky Mountain News surveys the opinions of six Colorado authors for great escapes that won’t break the bank.
The suggestions of these six authors provide one of the best guides to having inexpensive vacation in Colorado that we have seen. They point out that there are many wonderful mountain trails to hike in the summer in the state. After all, as Mary Ellen Gilliland puts it, "What's cheaper than hiking and so full of wonderful rewards?"
The authors suggest many lesser know towns that can be enjoyed without the expense of the pricier destinations. I am not familiar with some of the towns they mention, such as Gunnison, Durango, Ridgway, Grand Lake, and Minturn. However the descriptions of these travel experts make me want to visit them.
Another way that summer vacationers can enjoy Colorado in the summer is to stay in some of the vacation rentals that are expensive during the ski season , but a bargain during other seasons. Even some of the more expensive destinations such as Vail and Telluride have very reasonble vacation rental rates during the non -ski seasons. Many of these can be found in VacationRental.org’s listings for Colorado mountains and for Colorado ski resorts.
