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Grand Junction

Graced by red rock mesas, Grand Junction is a vital part of Colorado's Wine Country. The city lies on the Colorado River at the foot of Grand Mesa, Mount Garfield, and Colorado National Monument. With a population of about 69,000, Grand Junction is the most populous city in the western half of the U.S. state of Colorado and the seat of Mesa County.

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    Adobe Creek National Golf Course

    Framed against the backdrop of the scenic Colorado National Monument, this course offers 27 holes. With three separate nine holes for all skill levels and ages.

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    Adventure Bound River Expeditions

    Whitewater rafting trips on the Colorado River through Westwater Canyon and Cataract Canyon, as well as, whitewater rafting on the Green River through Lodore Canyon and Desolation Canyon and the Yampa River in Colorado and Utah.

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    Chipeta Golf Course

    18 holes with views of the Grand Mesa, Bookcliffs, Uncompahgre Plateau and the Colorado National Monument. Club house, driving range.

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    Dinosaur Digs

    Unearth your own apatosaurus! The Museum of Western Colorado offers a variety of paleontology expeditions in which you will help museum scientists excavate Jurassic dinosaur fossils from quarries, search for new sites, and locate dinosaur tracks in Colorado and Utah.

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    Dominguez Canyon

    Consists of two major canyon systems, Big Dominguez and Little Dominguez. Biomes range from upper Sonoran piñon-juniper desert along the Gunnison River, to Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine to aspen at higher elevations.

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    Gunnison River Bluffs Trail

    Runs along the Gunnison River and the historic Old Spanish Trail. The spring and fall are the best times to do this trail

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    Lincoln Park Golf Course

    This 9-hole course, 36-par public golf course is located in one of Grand Junction's fine old municipal parks in a Victorian neighborhood.

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    Mark Davies Guide Services

    Offers hunting for elk, deer, bear and mountain lion using archery, muzzleloader, rifle or handgun.

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    Rattlesnake Canyon Arches Trail

    You may have heard of the highest concentration of natural arches in the world in Moab, but what about the second largest? That would be Rattlesnake Canyon, with its nine arches. Hike along the mesa top, even walk through a couple of the arches. Like the more famous Arches National Park, but without the crushing summertime crowds. You may see deer, mountain lion and a herd of bighorn sheep as well as bald and golden eagles.

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    Riggs Hill dinosaur hiking trails

    Stegosaurus and allosaurus bones have been uncovered at this paleontology hot spot. The 0.8-mile, self-guided interpretive trail winds over the old quarry site.

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    Rimrock Adventures

    Enjoy one-and-a-half hour to three-day adventures down the Dolores, Gunnison and Colorado Rivers.

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    The Golf Club at Redlands Mesa

    18-hole course surrounded by pink sandstone buttes next to the Colorado National Monument. 11 elevated tees, 41 bunkers, deluxe, elegant clubhouse.

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    Tiara Rado Golf Course

    When this course went into bankruptcy during the energy bust of the 1980s, the city bought the course. Called "The Rock" by locals, the fairway plays along the base of the Colorado National Monument's red cliffs. A member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary program, Tiara Rado is home to quail, pheasants, owls, herons, deer, rabbits, foxes and all three species of bluebirds in the United States. Home to the Pinon Grill Restaurant.

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    Westwater Canyon

    With eleven named rapids sporting wicked names like Big Hummer, Funnel Falls, Surprise, Skull, Bowling Alley and Sock-It-To-Me, this is a hairy whitewater experience. Go with a professional outfitter. Just 40 minutes west of Grand Junction in Utah.

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    Powderhorn Ski Resort

    48338 Powderhorn Rd Mesa