Author: Susan Davies Special to The Gazette
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Trail Talk: Be prepared for ever-changing elements when you hike during spring in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save May is my least favorite month in Colorado. We are teased into believing spring is here and summer will soon follow. But May is mercurial. Seventy-degree temperatures are often followed by cold rain or snow…
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Trail talk: County to the south relishes its open space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save I am asked why Douglas County has so many excellent open spaces. Douglas County has 14 open spaces. Their program was started in 1994 and protects 63,000 acres. If you can find time to drive south and check some of them out, you will be…
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Colorado Springs area can’t afford to lose beloved trails and open spaces | Trail Talk
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New residents in Colorado Springs might find Section 16s to be a bit baffling. These mile-by-mile square plots were created almost 150 years ago when the federal government gave parcels of land to new states…
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Trail Talk: Tears shed over Colorado Springs trees lost in December windstorm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save My husband and I grew up in different parts of the country. One of the many things we had in common was our love of trees. He still hugs them. Our childhood homes were modest…
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Trail Talk: Where do e-bikes belong?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Electric bikes are a multi-billion-dollar business, with North America the fastest growing market in the world. Colorado law allows e-bikes to go wherever bikes are allowed but gives cities the authority to prohibit them on…
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Trail Talk: 2020 a reminder of the beauty and fragility of nature
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ta-ta 2020. You brought us fear, chaos, economic hardship, canceled vacations, weddings, funerals and plenty of grief. You also taught us a few things. We were forced to look at our lives, narrow our focus…
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Trail Talk: Resources needed in effort to protect urban forest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The recent wildfire on Colorado Springs’ southwest side is a reminder of the vulnerability of the Pikes Peak region. For several hours, ominous, billowing smoke could be seen for miles. I’m betting you shared my…
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Trail Talk: Meager budget a problem for El Paso County parks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What can you buy for $2.93? DVD rental for one day, 1.5 gallons of gas, a small cup of coffee. In El Paso County you get an entire year’s worth of “park.” Let me explain:…
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Trail Talk: Nature lovers are finding a lot of company these days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Talk about a heated argument. I just don’t seem to get along with stoves. I’ve been “burned” by backpacking stoves enough times that I now always take a back-up. My trusty, 13-year-old car-camping, two burner…
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Trail Talk: Being inclined to cooperate could save key trails around Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The city of Manitou Springs closed the Incline under an emergency declaration on March 18. As I write this column, it has been exactly four months. Few argued with the decision in the early weeks…