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Travel

Delta Getaway Golf/Dinner/Movie Weekend

Item Number
117
Estimated Value
300 USD
Sold
125 USD to teacheraddis
Number of Bids
2  -  Bid History

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Item Description

One night at the Sundance Best Western, enjoy dinner at Devatos Italian Restaraunt then go the movies with two tickets to the Egyptian Theaters.  The next day, play nine holes of golf at Devils Thumb Golf Course.... and explore a bit more of Delta, Colorado!

 

The largest Community in Delta County, the city of Delta lies at the confluence of the Gunnison and Uncompahgre rivers.

Here the cowboys are real, the Indians share the traditions the people are down home friendly and the views are inspiring.

 

 

 

Scenic Delta is situated just west of Black Canyon of the Gunnison, where the 2,900-foot gorges carved by the snaking Gunnison River will leave you breathless. This town of 6,400 residents has all the amenities, including several grassy city parks. Keep your eyes peeled: seven buildings downtown act as canvasses for local artists: murals depicting the local economy, history and the natural surroundings. Another town symbol at the entrance to Delta is Ute Council Tree,

an 85-foot cottonwood, once a gathering point for tribal discussions. Today the tree symbolizes the growing connections between Colorado Utes and the Western Slope's other residents.

Housed in an old firehouse, the Delta County Museum recounts the Western Slope's cultural heritage and natural history. The butterfly exhibit contains some of the only-known specimens from now extinct species. Step through time into the Fort Uncompahgre Living History Museum at the entrance to the 265-acre Confluence Park, where authentically garbed interpreters guide visitors through an old fur trading post.


Just outside Delta, dinosaur buffs should make tracks to Dry Mesa Quarry, the site where archeologists first discovered Brachiosaurus and Ultrasaurus bones. This dig-in-process is open to the public.

Donated By:

Delta Chamber of Commerce

Delta Chamber of Commerce