Tag: Grand Junction
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The best of Colorado skiing, from couple who hit 33 mountains and hills last season
Last winter, during the height of the pandemic, Jenn Ridder and James Owens suffered from a case of cabin fever. “We needed to just get out of the house,” Ridder says. The couple had top-shelf skiing out their back door in Steamboat Springs. But that didn’t satisfy. Along with cabin fever, they were infected with…
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Imperiled potbellied pigs find safe haven in Colorado
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Colorado River Towns | Grand Junction
Welcome to Grand Junction, the town named for the meeting of two rivers.
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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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Little town has claim to Colorado’s only rock-crawling park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rangely, Colorado is home to the state’s only rock crawling park. The 560-plus acre park on the Western Slope is full of jagged boulders and steep hills that challenge drivers. (Video by Skyler Ballard) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | Rock Crawling in…
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Flash flood warnings, closures for several Colorado burn scars
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Western Colorado saw flash flooding near several burn scars as rain and thunderstorms continued throughout the state Wednesday, causing I-70 to be closed for several hours. I-70 opened back up at around 8:20 p.m. on…
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Grand Junction’s Horizon Drive District awarded grant to improve transportation infrastructure
The Horizon Drive District in Grand Junction was awarded a Revitalizing Main Streets grant of $136,866 on Tuesday to fund the improvement of active transportation infrastructure, the city announced. The project will focus on five locations along the maroon bike route, installing benches with tables, shade structures, trash receptacles, bike racks, a bike fix-it station,…
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Long-sought mountain biking trail opens in Colorado
Colorado mountain bikers are getting a taste of the state’s most anticipated trail in years. The first section of Palisade Plunge has opened — a 17-mile stretch of singletrack traversing the wooded flanks of the Grand Mesa to the town of Palisade. Final work continues on the upper portion of the trail; a Bureau of…
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Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs and Toby Keith to headline Country Jam in June
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The first 2021 Colorado summer country music festival is planned in June and it’s a big one. Carrie Underwood, Toby Keith and Luke Combs will headline Grand Junction Country Jam June 24-26 and tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at countryjam.com. The festival…
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Colorado has 2 new national scenic byways. Here’s a look at all 13
Coloradans know the state’s beauty to be endless, though the extent to which it is reflected in one federal record is limited. That record, however, is expanding. Two long stretches of Colorado road have been added to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s list of national scenic byways. Mountainous thoroughfares known as Highway of Legends and…