HOBBY GETAWAYS -- Bring your hobby group for an "All Nighter" event. Elkwood Manor will host a Full Gourmet Breakfast, Afternoon Snacks & Beverages, Evening Wine Tasting and Appetizers and provide a private room for Table set up. Cost - $80.00 per person per night. Double occupancy - Sleeps 10 - 12 people, Single occupancy - Sleeps 5 - 6 people. Dates: Package available year-round. Cost: $80.00 per person per night. For additional Inspected and Approved Inn Specials throughout the state, go to: www.innsofcolorado.org

Elkwood Manor Luxury Bed & Breakfast (Darlene Gonzales)
Address: 85 Easy Street, Pagosa Springs, CO 81147
Web site: http://www.elkwoodmanor.com
E-mail: gonzada03@yahoo.com
Local: 970-264-9166



CALLING ALL TRAIN BUFFS -- The birthplace of the Rio Grande Southern Railroad is offering a hands on experience with history. Work sessions and evening history programs will be held at the Ridgway Railroad Museum on June 4-8. Restoration work will be performed on the D&RG caboose 0575, work car 04914, and drop bottom gondola 702. The museum will be firing up RGS Motor (Goose) #1 at least once during these sessions. This was the prototype for the RGS Galloping Geese. Train enthusiasts are invited to stay at the historic Spangler House B&B (built in 1882), ten miles south of Ridgway in historic Ouray, Colorado. Ouray is a 131 year-old, historically preserved, mining town in the heart of the San Juan Mountains. Guests of the Spangler House are always served a full and hearty breakfast in its spacious dining room. After a long day of activities guests are welcome to soak in the large outdoor hot tub or visit Ouray’s natural hot springs pool for half price. For more information concerning the restoration activities call 970-626-4373 or go to www.ridgwayrailroadmuseum.org. Dates: June 4-8, 2007. Cost: The train work sessions are free. The room rates at the Spangler House B&B range from $105 per night to $145 per night for the suite. For additional Inspected and Approved Inn Specials throughout the state, go to: www.innsofcolorado.org

Spangler House B&B (Jill & Steven Scheu)
Address: 520 Second St., Ouray, CO 81427
Web site: http://www.spanglerhouse.com
E-mail: spanglerhouse@ouraynet.com
Reservations: 800-486-4096 Local: 970-325-4944



TWO SISTERS INN NOT MONKEYING AROUND THIS SEASON!!! Two Sisters Inn a bed and breakfast in Manitou Springs, CO is celebrating the birth of the baby gorilla born January 2007 at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. Come stay at the B&B and tour America’s only Mountain Zoo in the United States. Feed the giraffes and laugh with the meerkats. Go nose-to-nose with many of the 750 animals at the Zoo. The special treat will be seeing the newest addition to the Western Lowland Gorilla troup. From the Zoo, one can see breathtaking views of the Pikes Peak Region and have free access to the Russell Tutt Scenic Highway leading to the Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun. The package includes two nights at the Inn, two breakfasts fit for the king of the jungle, two admission tickets to the Zoo (and the Shrine of the Sun) and special food to feed the giraffes. The Zoo is only 15 minutes away from the bed and breakfast--transportation is not provided. Dates: Now through October 2007. Cost: $285 - 320 tax not included, based on double occupancy. For additional Inspected and Approved Inn Specials throughout the state, go to: www.innsofcolorado.org

Two Sisters Inn – a bed and breakfast (Sharon Smith & Wendy Goldstein)
Address: Ten Otoe Place, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Web site: http://www.twosisinn.com
E-mail: info@twosisinn.com
Reservations: 1-800-2-SIS-INN (274-7466) Local: 719-685-9684