Crane festival this weekend

Crane festival this weekend

Sandhill cranes stand about 4 feet tall with a wingspan of up to 7 feet. They weigh in at 11 pounds.

Crane festival this weekend

Sandhill cranes stand about 4 feet tall with a wingspan of up to 7 feet. They weigh in at 11 pounds.
Crane festival information

The annual Monte Vista Crane Festival begins Friday and ends Monday. Festival headquarters is the Ski Hi Park building on Sherman Avenue, near U.S. Highway 160 on the east side of Monte Vista. Maps, schedules and information are available there, and free tours begin there from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day.
For more information: visit www.cranefest.com.
To learn more about sandhill cranes: http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/SpeciesProfiles.aspx.
For more on state wildlife areas in the San Luis Valley: http://wildlife.state.co.us/LandWater/StateWildlifeAreas/Pages/swa.aspx.
For more information about the San Luis Valley wildlife refuge complex: www.fws.gov/refuge/monte_vista.
Approximate distances to Monte Vista: Durango, 135 miles; Salida, 85 miles; Denver, 220 miles; Colorado Springs, 182 miles; Vail, 175 miles; Grand Junction, 230 miles.