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View of Upper Mohawk Lake


The trail head is about two miles south of Breckenridge.
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Lower Mohawk Lake




Lower Mohawk Lake

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This is one of the glacial lakes seen on the Mohawk Lakes Hike south of Breckendridge, CO.TRAIL DETAILS

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Triple Bypass Ride 120 miles 10,000 ft. elevation change - tomorrow

21st Annual Triple Bypass Saturday, July 11, 2009 - Evergreen to Avon over Squaw (11,140 ft.), Loveland (11,990 ft.), Swan Mountain and Vail (10,560 ft.) passes.

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Town of Dillon schedule of events July-August

July

  • 10-12 Friday to Sunday - Star Class District 21 sailboat race at Dillon Marina 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
    18-19 Saturday to Sunday - Aspen Open 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. boat races.
    25-26 Saturday to Sunday - Ptarmigan Regatta 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
    31-2 Friday to Sunday - Dillon Open Regatta.
  • August

  • 8-9 Saturday to Sunday - Ladies Championship Regatta 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
    8-9 Saturday to Sunday - BBQ AT THE SUMMIT The world’s highest BBQ challenge!
    15-16 Saturday to Sunday - Peak 7 Regatta 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
    22-23 Saturday to Sunday - J/24 districts sailboat race 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
    29-30 Saturday to Sunday - Mount Elbert Regatta 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

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  • Town of Frisco schedule of events July - August

    July

  • 17-19 Friday to Sunday - Arts and Antique on Main Street.
    17 Friday - Divas in the Park 5:30 PM TO 7:30 PM Frisco’s Historic Park.
    18 Saturday - Historic Frisco Town Tour 10am, Historic Park.
    18 Saturday - Un-Wine-D 3:00 PM TO 7:00 PM. Wine tasting with Colorado Wineries in Frisco Historic Park.
    18-19 Saturday & Sunday - Painting the Landscape, Preserving the land.
    23 Thursday - Concert In The Park Series 5:30 to 7pm, Frisco Historic Park.
    25 Saturday - Classic Boat Show 10am to 2pm, Frisco Bay Marina.
    26 Sunday - ‘Vettes on the Rockies Main Street. Looking Glass Corvette Association’s Annual Show.
    30 Thursday - Concert In The Park Series 5:30 to 7pm, Frisco Historic Park.
  • August

  • 1 Saturday - Canine 4K Main Street. Humans and their dogs run or walk the 4K course.
    6 Thursday - Concert In The Park Series 5:30 to 7pm, Frisco Historic Park.
    8 Saturday - The Collision Frisco Skate Park. Mountain Madness Skate/Bike Series.
    8-9 Saturday & Sunday - Art on Main Street to the Rockies attracts the region’s best artists.
    9 Sunday - 2nd Annual Bob Guthrie Memorial Ride.
    16 Sunday - Frisco Founder’s Day Frisco Historic Park. Frisco’s 130th birthday, ice cream, concerts plus.
    20 Thursday - Concert In The Park Series 5:30 to 7pm, Frisco Historic Park.
    22 Saturday - Free Family Fun Fest in Frisco 10am to 4pm, Peninsula Recreation Area.
    22 Saturday - Music on Main 4-9pm, Main Street. Free concert featuring Dickie Betts and Tab Benoit.
    23-28 Sunday to Friday - The America Cup International Fly Fishing Tournament.

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  • July 4th schedule for Summit County

    Frisco

    • 10 am to 5 pm - Local and national artists (Saturday and Sunday) present the Green Art Festival, whatever that is,  at 3rd and Main Street.
    • 4-9pm - Extreme Ink Carnival (Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) at Summit Blvd. and Marina Road.
    • 12:30 pm - 4th of July parade on Main Street.
    • 1:30-3:30 pm - The Woodies Band playing at the Historic Park Gazebo.
    • 7-9 pm- Dave Mason playing at the Frisco Bay Marina.
    • 9:30 pm Fireworks at the Frisco Bay Marina

    Breckenridge

    • 8 am - 10k Breckenridge Recreation Department’s Independence Day trail race at Carter Park.
    • 10 am - Concessions and amusements for kids’ at the Blue River Plaza.
    • 10 am to 6 pm - July Art Festival (Saturday and Sunday)
    • 11 am - 4th of July parade on Main Street.
    • 11 am - Firecracker 50 Bike Race (starts on Main Street with an elevation gain of 12,000 feet.
    • 2 pm - Nelson Rangell jazz saxophonist followed by contemporary jazz band, Dotsero at the Riverwalk Center.
    • 4:30 - Cappella folk choir, The 50-voice, at Riverwalk Center.
    • 8:30 pm - National Repertory Orchestra at Riverwalk Center.
    • 9:30 pm - Fireworks.

    Dillon

    Friday

    • 9 am to 4 pm - Dillon Farmers Market on Buffalo street.
    • 4 pm - Lakeside Dillon Farmers Market along side the Amphitheatre.
    • 7:30 pm - The U.S. Air Force Acade­my Band at the Dillon Amphitheatre, followed by fireworks over Lake Dillon.

    Saturday

    • 9 am to 4 pm - Lakeside Dillon Farmers Market.
    • 10 am - National Repertory Orchestra at the Dillon Amphitheatre.
    • 2 pm - Lake Dillon boat parade.
    • 3 pm - Kids’ bike parade and old-fashioned activities at Town Park, including turtle races, apple pie eating con-test, water melon eating contest, bocce tourna­ment and an oldies show by Doo Wop Denny.
    • 3-6 pm - Jim Salestrom at the Dillon Amphitheatre.
    • 7 pm - Lannie Garrett & her Swingin’ Big Band at the Dillon Amphitheatre .

    Keystone

    • 8:30-9:30 am - (8 a.m. registration) Kids’ fishing derby at Keystone Lake.
    • 10:30 am - Bike decorating party.
    • 11-11:30 am - Annual Keystone bike parade.
    • 10 am to 1 pm - Music.
    • 11 am to 1 pm - Food and beverage vendors, crafts, bounce houses and more.
    • 11 am to 3 pm - Frontier Fair:  Enjoy a petting zoo, gold panning, train rides, caricatures, a face painter, midway games, a balloon artist, western dancers, and much more.
    • 9 pm - Fireworks over Keystone Lake.


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    Five firework displays in Summit County, July 3-4

    Friday
    Dillon: display over Frisco Bay, 9:30 p.m.

    Saturday
    Frisco: display over Frisco Marina, 9:30 p.m.
    Breckenridge: immediately following National Repertory Orchestra concert at Riverwalk
    Center, 9:30 p.m.
    Keystone: over Keystone Lake, 9 p.m.
    Copper Mountain: over West Lake in the Village, 9:55 p.m.

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    View from the top of Buffalo Mountain

    buffalo-mountain-hikeWe decided to hike to the top of Buffalo Mountain today. The weather was fantastic. You can see all four ski resorts in Summit County plus a little bit of Vail.  Trail details

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    Peak One Disc Golf Course on Frisco’s Peninsula Park

    disk-golfAt 9,000′ the Peak One Disc Golf Course on Frisco’s Peninsula Park on lake Dillon is one of the highest courses in the world. peak-one-disk-golf

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    High Country Lodging in Summit County Colorado

    Whether your stay at a particular hotel/motel/resort was great or it sucked is obviously a very subjective call. Here are a few links to lodging in the high country. Hotels, motels, resorts and other stuff.

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