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Colorado
Giving Back While Getting Outdoors
Combining Traditional Colorado Vacations with
Outdoor Volunteer and Learning Programs
Wildflowers cover a
basin on Mount Evans
Photo By - Matt Inden/Weaver Multimedia Group
courtesy
Colorado.com
Outdoor volunteer vacations and learning
vacations are becoming increasingly popular in
Colorado. From mountain bike trail building to
archeological excavation classes, Colorado
offers visitors the chance to give back while
enjoying a healthy outdoor vacation experience.
Some hotels even offer reduced rates in exchange
for volunteer service.
Below are a few organizations that provide
Colorado voluntourism opportunities and learning
vacations.
•Give and
Getaway at RockResorts: RockResorts
properties and participating hotels in Vail,
Beaver Creek, Keystone, and Aspen are
offering travelers the opportunity to
positively impact the local environment and
enjoy a vacation at the same time. A local
team at each resort will arrange an
environmental conservation project for
visitors, such as light trail maintenance.
For more information visit the
RockResorts
•Pick Your
Volunteer Experience: Volunteers for Outdoor
Colorado (VOC) provides hands-on
opportunities for participants to enhance,
protect and sustain Colorado’s natural
resources. The organization offers more than
40 exciting opportunities from April through
October 2010 to help renew and restore
Colorado's most treasured natural places.
Visit the Project Calendar on
www.voc.org
•‘Dig’
Archeology in Southwest Colorado: The
170-acre Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
outside Cortez, Colorado is a great place to
get your dig on. This unique facility
nestled in a canyon and shadowed by the
massive 13,000-foot peaks of the La Plata
Mountains allows visitors to learn about
this ancient culture by letting them feel
the excitement of uncovering a
1,000-year-old tool. Visit
www.crowcanyon.org for more information.
For more information on additional travel deals
and destinations in Colorado where your travel
can make a difference, visit
www.COLORADO.com.
Sheridan, Wyoming
Cowboy Up at the Sheridan WYO Rodeo!
Sheridan, Wyoming Rodeo Clown and Bull
courtesy Sheridan Travel and Tourism
In 1931, the small town of Sheridan, Wyoming,
was so quiet you could “shoot a shotgun down
Main Street and have no fear of injuring
anyone.” A group of local citizens wanted to do
something about the situation and decided to put
on a rodeo. They set their sights high and
organized a first class professional rodeo.
After 80 years in the making, the WYO Rodeo has
put Sheridan on the map. Voted the original ‘#1
Western Town in America’, Sheridan has
flourished into a Mecca of cowboy culture – and
it’s not just about the rodeo anymore. During
rodeo week, July 9 – 18, travelers can expect
the streets to be filled with thousands
gathering to get a real taste of the Old West.
Yes, people come from all over the nation to see
the best cowboys and cowgirls compete in events
such as bull riding, bronc riding, barrel
racing, trick riding, bareback racing and the
World Champion Indian Relay Races. The parade,
barbecues, carnival and street dances also
really brings life to one of Wyoming’s biggest
celebrations
Visitors can kick off their boots . . .
literally. Take the family out on the town for
live music on the first weekend and see just how
far you can kick off your boots for prizes and
bragging rights.
The Sheridan WYO Rodeo has been virtually sold
out the last four years and demand for tickets
is at an all time high with a record setting
attendance in 2009. Travelers wishing to saddle
up and visit this epic Wyoming hoe-down would be
wise to book early. Sheridan offers numerous
accommodations from economical to luxury.
For more information on booking and the WYO
Rodeo
visit
www.sheridanwyoming.org
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