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Heart of the Rockies
Colorado’s Winding River Resort offers serene rides through endless forests of aspen and evergreens. Article and Photos by Kent & Charlene Krone For horse-owning adventurers, Winding River Resort in north-central Colorado is an equestrian paradise. Here, resort wrangler Marcia Dickerson crosses the North Fork of the Colorado River.
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eep in the heart of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains lies the Winding River Resort. Located in north-central Colorado outside the historic mountain town of Grand Lake, this scenic haven sits along the North Fork of the Colorado River, and borders Rocky Mountain National Park and Arapaho National Forest.
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Arapaho National Forest is managed jointly with the Roosevelt National Forest and the Pawnee National Grassland. Together, they’re known as ARP and comprise 1,730,603 acres. Rocky Mountain National Park comprises 265,761 acres that provide varied terrain, including wooded forests, mountain tundra, and the Summer 2022
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