| In the mountains, the Aspen area is sparse in | | | | find better things to be doing than golfing. |
| the number of golf courses compared to the | | | | The Grand Junction area has about twice as |
| Vail area, This might have something to do | | | | many golf courses than the Pueblo area. Do |
| with former President Gerald Ford giving | | | | you suppose tending orchards in Grand |
| attention to Vail over Aspen. As you might | | | | Junction (peaches, cherries, apples) gives |
| remember, former President Ford was a big | | | | them the desire to play golf more?The Grand |
| golf fan and player. Although not a | | | | Lake area is also thin with golf courses. But |
| tournament-class player, he had fun playing | | | | what golf courses there are there have to be |
| as long as you weren't in his line of fire | | | | good. Just being in the area is |
| with a stray golf ball. For the younger | | | | fantastic...what with the huge (by Colorado |
| people... Gerald Ford had a bad habit of | | | | standards - this isn't Minnesota) Grand Lake |
| hitting bystanders. What about the Denver | | | | and gorgeous Rocky Mountain National Park |
| area? Wow, a whopping number of golf courses | | | | nearby.If you want to get away from the |
| are listed, over 40 featured ones alone. It | | | | maddening crowds and experience the Rocky |
| makes you wonder if there's any room for a | | | | Mountains at its best, check out the |
| city.Colorado Springs is no slouch. there are | | | | Telluride area. Gasps of awe are guaranteed |
| about 40 golf courses around that area too | | | | in this part of the Rocky Mountains.A word of |
| and the weather tends to be nicer due to a | | | | warning though. If you're from a lower |
| little thing called the Palmer Divide near | | | | elevation state I'd suggest using an electric |
| Monument. The divide is about 3,000 feet | | | | cart. Playing golf five to nine thousand feet |
| above Denver and 2,000 feet or so above | | | | higher than you're used to, can make 18 holes |
| Colorado Springs. Storms coming from the | | | | feel like a 30 mile marathon. There is a good |
| north tend to stall on Palmer Divide and so | | | | thing though. Your golf ball will travel |
| your golf outing is less likely to be | | | | farther than you've ever hit before thanks to |
| interrupted. Storms from the west are | | | | that thin air.That being said, whenever you |
| different. Better get off the golf course | | | | golf in Colorado, you're bound to have a good |
| before lightning decides you're its next | | | | time. The weather is great (over 300 sunny |
| target.The Fort Collins area shows about 30 | | | | days per year) with a gorgeous scenery that |
| golf courses and the Pueblo area about 10. | | | | can't be beat anywhere else in the world.Ron |
| Pueblo isn't as big into golf as its northern | | | | Rougeaux live in Colorado and writes articles |
| neighbors. Possibly because of its working | | | | about Vail and Colorado for his Vail |
| class roots as a steel town and the | | | | informational website at: |
| surrounding agricultural areas. For some | | | | VailColoradoMountainVacation. |
| reason, steel workers and farmers usually | | | | |