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Native American artifacts and knick knacks, Southwestern select stock, rosy apples and pink-fleshed peaches, snazzy ski suits and lizard-skin cowboy boots; Colorado Rockies' posh and practical shopping venues somehow manage to have it all.
Art Galleries in the Colorado Rockies
For art galleries galore in Northwest Colorado's Grand Junction, head to the downtown Shopping Park. In Steamboat Springs, also in Northwest Colorado, you can choose from nearly a dozen galleries in and around town, but for one-stop art shopping head to the Artisans' Market of Steamboat on Lincoln Street, where local artists display their wares. Looking for more in Northwest Colorado? Slightly less influenced by the Southwestern style, Breckenridge galleries boast glasswork, woodwork, woodcut prints, and wildlife art. In Southwest Colorado's downtown Durango, on Main Street, Eighth Street, and Ninth Street you will find a superb selection of Navajo, Southwestern, and Native American baskets, weavings, rugs, pottery, and contemporary art. And if you're in Southwest Colorado's Telluride neighborhood, you'll find galleries with similar goods crafted with much of the same cultural flavor.
Farmers Markets in the Colorado Rockies
The Colorado Rockies region's Grand Valley, in Northwest Colorado, is indeed grand when it comes to offering fresh produce. From spring through fall, before the snow shrouds the region in a frosty sheet, bushels, bins, baskets, and boxes of the best pears, peaches, cherries, and apples, among other fruits and vegetables and fruit-related goods (jams, jellies, salsas, and syrups), can be purchased at the region's farmers markets and fruit stands that line both sides of the Colorado River and U.S. Highway 6. On Thursday evenings from June-September try the Farmers' Market Festival in downtown Grand Junction and local produce vendors gather every seasonal Sunday at the Palisade Sunday Market on Third Street and Main Street in Palisade.
Ski Resort Shopping in the Colorado Rockies
With upscale outfitters selling everything from outrageous ski outfits to Southwestern- and Native American-themed jewelry and clothing, Aspen and Vail are centers for high-class consumption. But come prepared to foot the bill if you want a pair of mink après-ski boots or the like - much of the merchandise bears hefty price tags. In Vail you can try the wide range of boutiques and specialty shops at LionsHead Village. For specialty fare in Aspen, walk along Hyman Avenue and Cooper Avenue, or try Snowmass Village. Breckenridge, reputed to be one of the country's T-shirt capitals, has much more than just than just the slogan-ed short-sleeved shirt shops. Along Main Street you can buy spirits and socks, gifts, and crafts. Aspen, Vail, and Breckenridge are all in Northwest Colorado.
In the Southwest Colorado swanky ski resort town of Telluride, you won't find any chain stores. Walk up Colorado Avenue for unique art galleries and boutiques. In Telluride Mountain Village you will also find a wide range of trendy, hip, and upscale shops.
Specialty Shopping Areas in the Colorado Rockies
Wander amidst fountains and historic buildings along Grand Junction's Main Street in Northwest Colorado and you will have your pick of antiques, boutiques, and specialty stores. Boots, horse and horse riding shops, and outdoor recreation equipment and paraphernalia stores abound, and for those looking for more prim and proper pampering, you will find everything from jewelry to custom-made fragrances in the area. You won't have to spend a ton of your silver on Silverton's Greene Street in Southwest Colorado. More reasonably-priced gift and specialty shops will probably have that Colorado Rockies trinket you have been trying to track down.
Shopping Malls in Vail, Aspen, Telluride, Steamboat Springs and the Colorado Rockies
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