| Summer at Copper is still in full swing for about 4 more | | | | willing, but would I? Much to my pleasure, it's carefully |
| weeks, pending snow. There is an amazing amount of | | | | hooked up with 4 trampolines. |
| activities to keep the family happy and entertained. My | | | | How about some horse-riding and a cattle drive? Feel |
| initial thought when I was doing my research was "this | | | | like living the movie, City Slicker? Here you go. Pony |
| is not going to work for a day trip - my kids will never | | | | rides are available too. |
| want to leave." We went anyway. | | | | Dining at Copper Mountain has international flair. |
| During our weekend there, there was a Guitar Festival. | | | | Options abound from the elegant CB Grill featuring wild |
| Copper holds a celebrity guitar auction every year. For | | | | game, steaks, and seafood - prepared over a wood |
| Labor Day weekend, the Copper Country even will be | | | | fire grill. Let your junior chefs dazzle you with an |
| held featuring live music and a rodeo. | | | | awesome pepperoni pizza with the Kids in the Kitchen |
| Golf enthusiasts appreciate a challenging Copper | | | | program at Pizza Carlo where the kids do the cooking. |
| Creek Golf Course, which has an altitude of 9700 feet. | | | | Not only do they handle the main entrée. They |
| Golfing at this high altitude takes your ball even farther | | | | also prepare a chocolaty dessert pizza. Yum! You |
| with your normal swing. Before teeing off at the ninth | | | | have the opportunity to roll your own sushi at Storm |
| hole, you can place your lunch order and enjoy it as | | | | King Lounge positioned with a beautiful view of the |
| you finish the last nine holes. The front nine wanders | | | | lake. |
| past lakes and streams, but then on the back nine, you | | | | We had a tour of a couple of condo accommodations |
| can view a 19th century mining town. This is a par 70 | | | | at the resort, courtesy of Copper Vacations. Five star |
| course. Copper Mountain features golf play and stay | | | | accommodations. Very lovely. For those who have |
| packages. | | | | never booked condo accommodations, it is a must. |
| Other summer activities abound: outdoor climbing wall | | | | Similar to your own little apartment away from home, |
| (or climb the Rockies), bumper boats, paddle boats, a | | | | you have a fully equipped kitchen, separate bedrooms |
| go-cart track, mini-golf. Scenic chairlift rides launch you | | | | and a little deck to breathe in that fresh mountain air. |
| to the top of a mountain to 11,250 feet. Now that's a | | | | When you're logged on to .. you'll learn a new meaning |
| view of the Rockies. Lunch is available at the top. | | | | for the word vacation...you'll discover how to travel in a |
| Bungy-jumping. My kids are small, so I didn't know what | | | | way that is affordable on almost any budget. |
| to think about that. My ambitious 4 year old would be | | | | |