Mountain sports
Vail’s Family Mountain Adventure program offers families a chance to stay in Vail and choose from six mountain adventure sports. Available weekends in June, the package starts at $133 a person. Sports include hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, climbing, fly-fishing or rafting. Visit or call 1-866-745-8245.
Cattlemen’s Days
The 107th annual Cattlemen’s Days will be July 6-15 in Gunnison. Highlights include PRCA rodeos, a parade, an open-house horse show, horse racing, a cowboy poetry reading, the Gunnison County Fair and more. The rodeos will be at 7 p.m. July 12 and 13 and at 2 p.m. July 14. Live music and dancing take place in the evenings after rodeos. The 13th annual Cattlemen’s Days Cowboy Poetry Night will be at 7 p.m. July 10. Call 800-274-7580 for a brochure with the complete schedule of Cattlemen’s Days events or visit Tickets are $12 for general admission, $15 for reserved seating, and go on sale July 6.
Wildlife tour
Colorado biologist Kent Taylor of the Colorado Division of Wildlife is leading a small-
group tour to the National Parks of the Canadian Rockies Aug. 4-11. The focus will be on wildlife viewing, as well as the waterfalls and glacial lakes of the region. Cost is $1,995 per person, double occupancy, or $2,495 single occupancy, which includes all ground transportation, lodging, professional guide service, all breakfasts and lunches, two dinners, activities, park entrance fees and taxes. Visit
nationalparksociety.com or call the National Park Society at 800-578-1883.
– Compiled by Andrea Labak and Dane Strom
