Ron Virmani & summer in Colorado: Hiking the Colorado Mountains

There are many places I have visited for summer vacations and Colorado is among the best. I was mesmerized by the friendliness and the hospitable nature of the residents, the great climate and the great mountains and the springs. The residents of Colorado are the best part says Ron Virmani, they welcome all visitors. I started my hike at the Glenwood Springs. Glenwood boasts the largest hot springs pool globally. There is also the Yampah Hot Springs and the recently opened Mountain Hot Springs. I had more fun at the Glenwood caverns. The glamorous and extensive caverns were opened in 1999 after having stayed closed for 80 years.

The outgoing Dr. Ron Virmani once said this place is magical. Carbondale, still in Glenwood, is the town’s cultural center and the reason why Glenwood has been named the most vibrant young-town arts in the entire America. When fun started soaking into me, I could not remember Ron Virmani or anyone else. I headed to Silverto where the scene of Animas River valley left me agape. Durango still has the charm it had fifty years ago and has grown even spiffier. At Durango, I enjoyed the Mesa Verde, the Four Corners and the Canyons of the Ancient. Crestone is even better. I had never seen so many religious institutions at one place. It is indeed, as they say, the world’s spiritual center. It is here that Dr. Ron Virmani should have gone for intercessory. Besides the religious institutions, Crestone is a great town. I enjoyed visiting the Alligator and Reptile Rescue Park and the Joyful Journey Hot Springs. I then posed for a photo at a stupa in Crestone before heading for the great Crestone Music Festival.

There would have been no fun had I not fished at the Grand Lake. The swimming, the yachting, the boating, sailing and kayaking all make this town one of the best in Colorado. There is the Rocky Mountain National Park after all the activities at the lake and mohitos later in the evening. Lastly, I visited Ouray. It is the best place and tourists flock there every summer. Ron Virmani was right, the San Juan Mountains give summer a new definition by upping the fun. Ouray is a like taking a trip back to the 90s; the driving trails allow you to drive above the timberline to see old mining camps that are covered by glorious flowers. The flowers turn the summer day sky purple.