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Tours and Activities
Activities for Wednesday, December 8, 2004 (self-guided)
Visit the Museum of Western
Colorado, a short walk from the hotels.
Numerous restaurants and shops also are within walking distance of the
hotels.
The following activities will require transportation.
* Learn about the dinosaurs
that roamed Western Colorado
* Journey through the Colorado
National Monument and the Grand
Mesa National Forest - two amazing natural wonders.
*
Golfing in December (weather permitting) - 5 beautiful courses,
with fees ranging from $17- $50 for 18 holes.
* Other
things to do
Tours and Activities for Saturday, December
11, 2004
Preregistration required
Activity #1
A Culinary Class: Building Flavor with Onions and Garlic Chef
Wayne Smith, UTEC Culinary Arts
Description: This course will explore the role of onions and garlic in
the professional kitchen through discussion, cooking demonstrations and
tastings. Discussion topics will include onion quality factors for foodservice,
trends in dining, and preparation methods. Cooking demonstrations will
focus on cooking onions and garlic using a variety of methods and common
flavor combinations including the use of shallots in sauce work, onions
sauteed with bacon as a flavor base, the Spanish sofrito (onions and garlic
sauteed with peppers in olive oil), roasted garlic, and crisp-fried onions.
Tastings will include quiche Lorraine, saffron-tomato soup with roasted
garlic crouton, and pan-seared sea bass with Port wine sauce and crisp
onion straws. Recipes and lecture notes will be provided to all attendees.
Transportation to and from the UTEC facility will be by limousine.
8:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Cost - $35
Activity #2
A Tour of the Colorado National
Monument - bring your camera for this tour. Stops will be made along
the way.
Established May 24, 1911, on 20,453.93 acres, the Colorado National Monument
consists of towering red sandstone monoliths, deep, sheer-walled canyons,
and a variety of wildlife (bighorn sheep, golden eagles, mule deer and
mountain lions). This limousine chauffeured tour will meander through
orchard county and stop at Two Rivers Winery on the way back for a taste
of Western Colorado Wine.
Limos leave the hotels at 8:30 A.M.; return ~ 12:30 P.M.
Cost - $35
Activity #3
A Tour of the Wine Country
with stops at selected wineries.
The limousines will leave the hotels at 11 A.M.; Limos will return to
the hotels at 3 P.M.
A box lunch (turkey or roast beef croissant sandwich) will be provided.
Wine tasting will occur at each stop. A discussion of the wine making
process will be given by one of the vintners. To learn more about Western
Colorado's Wine Country check out the web site at http://www.coloradowine.com/
11:00 A.M. - 3:00 PM
Cost - $35
Activity #4
Attend the Culinary Class in the morning and tour Colorado's Wine Country
in the afternoon.
8:45 AM - 3 PM
Cost - $70
Transportation provided by:
Absolute Prestige Limousine Service
Note: Afternoon flights from Grand Junction depart
to:
Denver at 4:18, 4:25, 4:50, and 5:45 PM
Salt Lake City at 4:18, 4:50 and 5:50 PM
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