Tag: Colorful Colorado
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The mill and tunnel that shaped Colorado’s gold destiny
The Argo Mill and Tunnel, located in Idaho Springs, Colorado, played a crucial role in the state’s gold mining history, representing a major industrial boom in the region. Once the center of gold processing, it is now a historical landmark attracting visitors with its story of mining innovation.
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An overlooked town of hot springs, and more than meets the eye | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS • Drivers veering off Interstate 70 go up and over Berthoud Pass to meet the youngest addition to a storied, once-isolated land. Winter Park Resort joined Grand County to forever change it. Should drivers continue on U.S. 40, they’ll meet Fraser, where…
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A land of legends caught between past, present and future | Colorful Colorado
LA VETA • It is said that John Francisco laid eyes on the land where he would see a town rise and uttered a now-famous line: “This is paradise enough for me.” Francisco looked out to the Spanish Peaks, the twins soaring above 12,000 feet, and to the lacework below: rocks like standing giants and…
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‘It shouldn’t even exist:’ Living the sweet life in Palisade | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PALISADE • There’s an old saying here. Mothers and grandmothers say it to their babies before they leave for college or take a job far away or otherwise feel finished with small-town life. If you don’t take any dirt, they say, you’ll come back. Apparently…
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LIFE | The living history of Cokedale, Colorado
Cokedale is nestled eight miles west of Trinidad where it began as a 100 man tent colony in 1899. By 1901 it was bought out by Guggenheims’ and proclaimed to be “a model coal camp”. Ruins of coking ovens can still be seen today across the highway 12. Today, around 130 people call Cokedale home,…
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‘A stretch of goodness’ on the other side of Vail | Colorful Colorado
MINTURN • Rebecca Callender says hello to a friend. The friend has a question. “Are you coming to the meeting tonight?” It’s a town meeting about a proposal to transform a historic property into a bathhouse, fit for some religious ritual. It seems a surprising development for this no-stoplight town, this hideaway that is close…
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LIFE | A surprising sound sanctuary in western Colorado
In Rangely, Colo., a 65-foot tank once built to store water has been converted into a musical oasis for musicians and experimental sound artists. The tank, known as the Center for Sonic Arts, is now a recording studio and music venue. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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In Colorado desert, 65-foot-tall tank offers otherworldly experience | Colorful Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In Rangely, Colo., a 65-foot tank once built to store water has been converted into a musical oasis for musicians and experimental sound artists. The tank, known as the Center for Sonic Arts, is now a recording studio and music venue. (Video by Skyler Ballard)…
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LIFE | Salida Circus
Welcome to the Salida Circus. Founder Jennifer Dempsey is giving kids in Colorado permission to succeed, fail, and try something new. (Video by Katie Klann)
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Can the dream of Silverton prevail into the future?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SILVERTON • Patrick Clute is an outsider here. He knows his place. But he couldn’t help but disagree with a lady he came by on his walk this morning, a longtime resident. She complained about the issue that was once again front-page news this morning:…