Join Us For Summer Fun in Telluride Tomorrow (6/17) on Pin-Up Live.

By Randy Kalp Posted in - Pin Up Live & Pinterest on June 16th, 2015

What did you want to be when you grew up? Lawyer? Pharmacist? Doctor? Teacher? Not me. I wanted to be a ski bum in Colorado. Man, I thought that would be the life; I’d ski during the winter and mountain bike and fly fish in the summer. I mean have you seen Colorado in the summer? Oh, you haven’t? Well then, you’re in for a surprise. Winter may get most of the praise, but really, summer the Rocky Mountain way is where it’s at. And this week on Pin-Up Live!, we’re going to show you just how awesome summer in Telluride is.

It’s our great pleasure to welcome Telluride, Colorado, as our special guest host this week along with AFAR magazine. The theme for this week’s Pin-Up Live! chat is Summer Fun in Telluride. We’ll be sharing tips, travel ideas, and heaps of gorgeous photos to help fuel your wanderlust. Plus, Telluride will be giving away a very cool prize pack of Telluride goods.

So please join us and AFAR this Wednesday (6/17) at 7 p.m. (EST) on the Pin-Up Live! board to have a real time chat about about Summer Fun in Telluride. You can expect a lot of Pinspiration, tips, and stories being traded on Wednesday night, and we want to hear your stories too!

Fun Facts About Telluride:

Telluride has been designated a National Historic Landmark since 1964, making it one of only a handful of Colorado communities to wear this badge of honor from the U.S. Secretary of Interior.

Butch Cassidy – The first major heist of the notorious bank robber took place at the San Miguel Valley Bank in Telluride on June 24, 1889. He and three cowboys cased the joint first and got away with more than $20,000.

Telluride measures only 8 blocks wide by 12 blocks long with a population of about 2,200 people of which about 1,000 people live in Mountain Village year-round.

Telluride sits within the largest concentration of 14,000-foot peaks in North America.

Telluride boasts seven waterfalls, all of which are visible from downtown, including Bridal Vail Falls, towering at 365 feet.

Telluride’s free gondola is one of the most innovative public transportation systems in the country. Running from 7 a.m. to midnight daily, it transports commuters between Telluride and neighboring Mountain Village in just 13 minutes. The gondola is a popular attraction in its own right and provides access to skiing and hiking trails, and safe and easy access to each town.

How Do I Join In?

It’s simple to participate in the chat, just head on over to our Pinterest board, Pin-Up Live!, which is dedicated to the event. We will be pinning inspirational travel pins to the board around that night’s theme. All you have to do is join in on the conversation!

We’ll also be pining a question pin every few minutes, so if you read or see something you like, we’d love to hear from you in the comment section of the pin. Pin-Up Live! is a way for all of us to share our travel stories in a visual way. During the chat we’ll be checking out your boards and repinning some of your items to the board as well.

The theme for this week’s chat is going to be: Summer Fun in Telluride! Feel free to chat away–we want to hear your travel questions, tips and travel tales! Important: Pinterest does not use hashtags (#) in a real-time way, so in order to follow the conversation, you’ll have to be on the Pin-Up Live! board at the dedicated time (Wed 6/17/15 at 7 p.m. EST) to participate. You will also need to refresh that page every couple of minutes to see the updated comments and new pins. Remember to refresh!

How can I win that awesome prize pack full of Telluride goodies?

Simply join in on our Pinterest party! Within 24 hours after Pin-Up Live! ends, we will announce the winners–so just by joining in the fun, you’ll automatically have a chance to win this terrific gift pack from Telluride.

Why Pinterest?

Ever since joining Pinterest in 2012, we’ve been hooked. And a lot of it has to do with the inspired ideas and photos we encounter on a daily basis.There’s a lot of incredible people on Pinterest, but no real good way to have a conversation–until now.

As avid travelers, we love sharing our travel tales and we believe the best tips and advice comes from your connections–family, friends and social networks. Pin-Up Live! brings the conversation to Pinterest, making it easy for people to connect and share stories, tips and beautiful images, while developing a comprehensive travel resource board that will continue to grow more robust as new topics are discussed.

Pin-Up Live! is the original real-time chat held on Pinterest and we plan to keep bringing you unique travel themes to stoke your inspiration and wanderlust, so please let us know if you have anything in mind you’d love to chat about. Remember, joining in the conversation is easy, just come to our Pin-Up Live! Board on Wednesday (6/17/15) at 7 p.m. (EST). And remember, if you’d like to be entered in this week’s drawing, all you have to do is comment on one of the pins during the chat.