Tag: Douglas County Open Space
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‘A miracle’ 30 years later: Advocates celebrate Douglas County open space program
Along Interstate 25 between Colorado Springs and Castle Rock, urban sprawl ends and land and sky prevail. Driving this stretch means more to some people. People like Mark Weston. He looks out to the cattle, out to the mesas and buttes along the way, out to the more distant mountains, and he feels proud. “That…
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Happy Trails: A slice of farm life along loop trail south of Denver
Glendale Farm Open Space There’s a legend told in the hilly region south of Denver. It’s a region history recalls as “Happy Canyon,” perhaps for a man said to have roamed here on horseback. “A happy man, he could always be heard singing as he rode over the hills,” reads a sign today at Glendale…
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12-mile trail in Sandstone Ranch in Douglas County open to hikers, bikers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A 12-mile trail in Sandstone Ranch, located along the foothills between Denver and Colorado Springs, is now open for hikers, bikers and those on horseback, Douglas County officials said Monday. The trail runs through the eastern part of the 2,038-acre ranch, which is one of…