Colorado Explorer ACTIVITIES
Gold in the hills By Linda DuVal O
ne of autumn’s most popular pursuits in Colorado is aspen leaf-peeping. When the hills turn to gold, take your camera and leave
the driving to someone else. Book a Jeep tour of the high country, especially if you’re not comfortable driving off-road or on rough trails.
Crystal River Jeep Tours driver, T.G. Heard, leans against “Big Red” amongst the golden aspens in Crystal City, Colo.
Consider these outfi tters: • Crystal River Jeep Tours, 970-963-1991, explor- ing the Elk Mountains near Marble, “where the pavement ends and the beauty begins.” See the Crystal Mill, Crystal City, Lead King Basin, the Devil’s Punchbowl. All off road. Check out the options at
www.smithfamilycolorado.com/CRJT.
• Outlaw River and Jeep Tours, Durango, 970- 259-1800 or 877-259-1800, offering breathtaking overlooks of the peaks and valleys of the La Plata Mountains. Also tours around Silverton. Off-road and Jeep trails. Check out
www.outlawtours.com.
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• Rocky Mountain Jeep Rentals, aka Over the Top Jeep Adventures, Salida, 719-539-2962. Tours include the areas around Salida and Buena Vista in- cluding some ghost towns and rock-hounding sites. Go online to
www.rockymountainjeeprentals.com.
• Wilderness Aware Rafting/High Country Jeep Tours, Buena Vista, 800-462-7238 or 719-395- 6716. The two companies partner for the fall foli- age tours, which let visitors glimpse history at the old mining town of St. Elmo and the Mary Mur- phy mine or explore Mount Princeton and Mount Antero. Check them out at
www.inaraft.com.
www.AAA.com
Courtesy of Crystal River Jeep Tours.
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