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Ski country coffee and books
kiing and snowboard- ing may be the top winter attractions in
Colorado resorts, but the non-skiers who join their friends and family on the ride into the high country will fi nd plenty to do.
Aspen Explore carries volumes of all kinds on two fl oors in a century-old Victorian home with overstuffed leather chairs and Kashmir, the grey, green- eyed, spoiled “boss” cat.
Breckenridge Weber’s Books & Drawings, the only book- store in town that offers new releases, features local art and history
Tea time
Visitors in Breckenridge take a break from the slopes to do some shopping downtown.
fi ction, and fi ve or six resident dogs who wander in and out of this mall location.
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smell the herbs a mile before you get to the factory! At the tea shop, buy teas you never see in the grocery store. (800) 434-4246 or
www.celestialseasonings.com.
N – Linda DuVal
ext time you sit down with a steaming, fragrant cup of Celestial Seasonings tea, think about visiting the place where it was born. You can
Durango Maria’s Bookshop is a locally owned, inde- pendent store with handmade bookshelves, hardwood fl oors, and high ceilings decorated with antique snowshoes and skis. Durango Coffee Company offers its signa- ture drink, Pumpkin Pie Chai, as well as a gourmet kitchen shop, with espres- so machines and unique tea pots.
Steamboat Springs Off the Beaten Path offers the Grasshopper, with mint and chocolate, a salted caramel latte, with syrup and a dash of
Visitors in Breckenridge take a break from the slopes to do some shopping downtown.
nuts, raisin and oatmeal— and in the books section, the Treehouse welcomes small children to explore and read.
Telluride Between the Covers Books and Espresso Bar offers several uniquely good reads, Historic Telluride in Rare Photographs by Christian J. Buys, and Tomboy Bride by Harriet Fish Backus, about the life of a local miner’s longsuffering wife, along with a good drink, the White Rabbit—caramel and white chocolate.
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books, an eclectic selec- tion of fi ction and non-
salt, homemade Cowboy Cookies—chocolate chips,
Courtesy of Celestial Seasonings
© Weaver Multimedia Group/Matt Inden
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