Tag: Cheyenne Mountain
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Boys soccer roundup: Pine Creek, Cheyenne Mountain advance to semis; defending 4A champs Air Academy ousted in quarters
Just two Pikes Peak region boys soccer teams remain in the playoffs after wins Saturday and both advanced to the semifinals via shutouts. In 5A, Pine Creek ventured to Englewood High School to face an undefeated Cherry Creek team that owned a 29-match win streak and had scored at least one goal in every contest…
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Cheyenne Mountain’s Raegan McRae wins 4A girls individual title, Red-Tailed Hawks girls place fifth
As Raegan McRae crossed the finish line Saturday, she fulfilled a former coach’s words. McRae collapsed into a trainer’s arms at Norris Penrose Event Center, placed first in the 4A Colorado State Cross Country Championships with a time of 18 minutes, 5.90 seconds and was escorted, eh, carried to a nearby seat. “My old coach,…
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A checklist of 20 great (non-14er) summits on Colorado’s Front Range
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Just because you set your sights lower than 14,000 feet doesn’t mean you’re setting a low bar. No, these aren’t the highest mountains on Colorado’s Front Range. But they could be called just as quintessential — much closer to home and providing a scenic, rewarding…
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Happy Trails: Splendid loop at the base of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The large Limekiln parking lot at Cheyenne Mountain State Park was by no means full at our last visit. But it was as full as we had ever seen it. It got us thinking: Were…
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Denver novelist Peter Heller recipient of Colorado Springs book award
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Once you go fiction, you can’t go back. Award-winning Denver author Peter Heller lived a swashbuckling life as a nonfiction adventure and environmental writer before finally succumbing to the lifelong internal nudge to write novels. “Once you start making it up, it’s tough to go…
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Plan approved for Fishers Canyon, poised to be Colorado Springs’ next outdoor destination
Colorado Springs’ Parks Board has approved a highly anticipated plan for Fishers Canyon Open Space, setting the stage for the city’s next outdoor destination on scenic land acquired in 2021. The 343 acres of meadows, pines and granite formations soaring to the city park system’s highest point — surpassing North Cheyenne Cañon Park’s Mount Muscoco…
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Park Madness: We rank Colorado’s top outdoor destinations in this tournament- inspired bracket
As college basketball players vie for one shining moment, we imagine an impossible challenge between some of Colorado’s natural treasures. Colorado parks with towering peaks, hidden gems and amazing views go head-to-head in this March Madness-inspired bracket. We’ve split our field of 64 parks into four regions: South, West, North and Central. Which one came…
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‘I can’t imagine anything luckier’: Colorado Springs locals remember Ski Broadmoor
Whenever he’s back in Colorado Springs, Steve Wilmot’s gaze turns south to Cheyenne Mountain, to the pair of wide lanes running down the mountain’s foot — especially visible after snowfall. “I look all the time,” Wilmot, 72, says from his home now in Fort Collins. “It’s a bit sad. I think that’s the emotion I…
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A beloved tradition continues: NORAD set to track Santa for 69th year
Continuing a beloved tradition now in its 69th year, North American Aerospace Defense Command will again track Santa Claus’ sleigh ride journey across the globe as he delivers presents to children all over the world. On Sunday, the military-run, all-volunteer tracking operation will launch its NORAD Tracks Santa website, noradsanta.org. The website features Santa’s North…
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High in Colorado Springs mountains, melodious shrine represents lasting gift
Every hour for 85 years now, a soft, sweet chime has serenaded the hills and meadows of southwest Colorado Springs — for many, a familiar melody from an unfamiliar source. From his post high on the side of Cheyenne Mountain, Dakota Hurst commonly greets surprised, longtime locals. “It’s the No. 1 thing we hear,” he…