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