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