Tag: Estes Park
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Colorado town to love in winter: Grand Lake
There’s no denying Grand Lake in the summer. With the boardwalks connecting charming shops and eateries, and with the state’s largest natural body of water only steps away, the town in Colorado’s central mountains feels something like a beach getaway. But in the cold of winter, Grand Lake shines no less. The quaint hamlet often…
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Since 1929, this Colorado family has perfected the cherry pie | Craving Colorado
LYONS • A sweet smell drifts through the sweetest memories of Anthony Lehnert. He’s transported to an old home in the Wisconsin countryside, a converted school house where there always seemed to be a pie in his grandma’s oven. “You could smell that burnt apple when you woke up,” Lehnert recalls. Now, you can smell…
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A ‘wildlife soap opera’: Inside the quintessential Colorado experience of the elk rut
ESTES PARK • In an aspen-lined meadow crowned by the regal peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park, a bull elk raises his snout to the setting sun. It’s a tell-tale sign of the sound Coloradans long for this time of year, when one of the state’s most iconic beasts is most active in one of…
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Weekend things to do around Denver and beyond
this is on the page and done/lill THURSDAY-SATURDAY AstroFest, the annual Black Canyon Astronomy Festival, is a busy time of learning in Montrose and nights of dark skies stargazing. Daytime at South Rim Visitor Center with park rangers and astronomers. Workshops and discussions and electronically assisted activities. [email protected] FRIDAY-SUNDAY Party time in a 2022 big…
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Estes Park pelted by hail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A hailstorm in Estes Park on Wednesday night made roads impassable and trapped several vehicles. “Who had ‘Elkhorn Avenue impassable in July’ on their 2022 Bingo cards,” the Estes Park Police Department wrote in a Facebook post. A short-lived hail storm closed some roads in Estes Park on…
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No new trial for man convicted of pushing wife off cliff in Colorado, judge finds defense was effective
A man convicted of murder for pushing his second wife off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park will not receive a new trial, after a federal judge rejected claims that his defense lawyer at trial was constitutionally ineffective. Harold Henthorn is serving a life sentence after a jury found him guilty in 2015 of…
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Estes Park’s Elkhorn Avenue loaded with food, fun | Main Street Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About the series Main Street Colorado is a summer series spotlighting downtown stretches of mountain towns that altogether give the state its undeniable character. In 1864, one of Colorado’s foremost men, William Byers, set his sights on Longs Peak. The climb up the 14,000-foot mountain…
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Zip lines, alpine coasters and more: 6 ways to catch a thrill at Colorado tourist attractions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The whole family can catch a thrill at Colorado’s many tourist attractions. That’s assuming the whole family meets some height and weight requirements. And isn’t prone to queasiness. Here are some wild diversions to consider:…
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Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road closed due to storm
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The highest continuous paved road in the United States was closed Thursday night ahead of a spring snowstorm. Trail Ridge Road was closed on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park at Manny Parks…
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Timed reservations will return to Rocky Mountain National Park
The National Park Service announced on Wednesday that timed reservations will return to Rocky Mountain National Park for a third consecutive year. The reservation system will go into effect on May 27 and run through Oct. 10, and will give outdoor enthusiasts the option of two different passes like in previous years. One permit will…