Sunday, April 8, 2012

Molly...

Molly is in Telluride!
Here are some fun facts about Telluride:

  • Telluride has the only free gondola public transportation system of its kind in North America.
  • At 9,078 feet above sea level, the Telluride Regional Airport is the highest commercial airport in North America.
  • At the East end of Telluride, Bridal Veil Falls is Colorado's tallest free-falling waterfall at 365 feet.
  • Ski Magazine rates Telluride Ski Resort  in the Top 10 ski resorts in North America.
  • Telluride Helitrax is Colorado's only helicopter ski company and has been in operation since 1982.
  • Telluride was the first city in the world to have electric streetlights. Once called the “City of Lights,” the world's first alternating current (AC) power plant was built here.
  • Butch Cassidy robbed his first bank in Telluride on June 24, 1889, walking away with over  $24,000.
  • The Galloping Goose's oldest bus, #101, runs on non-toxic, biodegradable, vegetable oil-based biodiesel fuel.
  • There are no chain restaurants or shops in Telluride.
  • The nearest stoplight is 45 miles away.

Sophie:)


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