Media Contact:  Gaylene Ore Ore Communications (970) 887-2536 e-mail:  gaylene@orecommunications.com   SCENIC DRIVES OF GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO     Grand County, Colorado -- Most visitors to Grand County, Colorado, come up to ski, hike, or otherwise take advantage of our many recreational opportunities.  But sometimes, with scenery like this, sometimes it’s just enough to drive around and look!   The Colorado Headwaters Scenic and Historic Byway begins on Highway 34 in Grand Lake and follows the Colorado River south for 80 miles, through the towns of Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs, Parshall and Kremmling. The drive ends with a spectacular view of the rugged Upper Gore Canyon along a gravel-paved portion of State Highway 1 locally known as the “Trough Road.”  Along the way, you’ll pass Grand Lake, Shadow Mountain Reservoir, and Lake Granby, all well-known destinations for great fishing and boating.   The highest road in the US (alt.12,183) that is paved for its entire length, the 48-mile-long Trail Ridge Road Scenic Byway (US Highway 34) runs through Rocky Mountain National Park.   Much of the drive is above the tree line, which provides for sweeping vistas of the crags and valleys that characterize this part of the Rockies.  Sightings of marmots, bighorn sheep, and moose are common.  Visitors should note that the road is closed during the winter.   Long before visitors arrived in Grand County via train through the Moffat Tunnel or by road over Berthoud Pass, trains labored over Corona Pass from the Front Range to Winter Park and Fraser.  Today, the old railroad right-of-way above the town of Winter Park has since been turned into an unpaved road that follows the original switchbacks to the top of the pass above the Continental Divide, with views of alpine lakes and the Fraser Valley from the summit.    Two old stage roads, the 4-Bar-4 Road between Fraser and Tabernash, and Cottonwood Pass Road connecting Granby and Hot Sulphur Springs, take drivers past horse pastures, aspen groves, pine forests, and the remains of historical stage stops.     Church Park Road between Fraser and Hot Sulphur Springs takes you on a two-hour drive through spectacular canyons, thick forest, and sprawling ranches, with sweeping views of Byers Peak and several mountain ranges.   Directions for these drives and information on other Grand County destinations are available from the Grand County Colorado Tourism Board, online at www.grand-county.com or by calling 1-800-729-5821.