5280 June Issue 2026

Whoever said “don’t let your babies grow up to be cowboys” clearly never took their kids to Granby’s C Lazy U Ranch. Plus: four more spots to saddle up for a quintessential Colorado vacation.

¡Viva Los Charros!

For more than 150 years, the Diaz family has been riding, roping, and performing charrería, Mexico’s national sport, across Colorado and the United States. By now, they have it by the horns.

7 Ways To Cowboy (& Girl) Up In Denver

Honky-tonks, hat bars, Western art, and country music—no horse required.