Tag: Grand Lake
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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…
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Squeezed by two megafires: Northern Water’s race to save Grand Lake
Craig Friar and Steve Anderson had seen wildfires smolder and flare before. But they had never seen one run. Until Oct. 21 when Grand County’s East Troublesome fire sprinted 17 miles in less than three hours, threatening to engulf communities across the county and giving these Northern Water staffers and others just hours to decide…
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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For better or for worse, the pandemic gave many of us more opportunities to achieve our outdoor goals. We crossed off much from our bucket lists in 2020. Yet still, Colorado never ceases to beckon. For your consideration this year: Pay respects to the ancestors…
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East Troublesome fire, No. 2 in Colorado history, fully contained
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly 50 days after Colorado’s second-largest wildfire on record ignited, officials say it is now fully contained. In a social media post by the East Troublesome Fire information page, officials said the fire that had grown to 193,812 acres had been fully contained by fire…
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RMNP officials say Trail Ridge Road is closed for season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park closed on Tuesday for the season. Bicycles and leashed pets can still use the road, which spans 48 miles from the park entrance on the east at…
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Tour of hard-hit areas shows ferocity of East Troublesome fire
A burned out pickup on County Road 4 inside the perimeter of the East Troublesome fire foreshadowed some of the wreckage caused by the second largest fire in Colorado history. On Sunday, a tour of two of the worst hit areas — the Sun Valley Subdivision and County Road 4 — highlighted the unusual nature…
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Snow continues to suppress East Troublesome fire
Fire crews battling the East Troublesome fire are still reaping in the benefits of the weekend snowfall. But with the assistance of Mother Nature, it has hindered some of the assessment efforts being done by the Grand County Sheriff’s Office, officials said Tuesday. “Some places have a foot of snow out there, some have several…
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Snow arrives after a ‘very good day’ holding flames at bay on Estes Park’s doorstep
For residents of Estes Park, evacuated Thursday in the face of the fast-approaching East Troublesome fire, and the hundreds of firefighters trying to keep those flames at bay, Saturday could have been worse. Much worse, according to the fire’s incident commander, Noel Livingston. Posting to Facebook Sunday morning, Livingston said, firefighters “had a very good…
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East Troublesome fire stalls within about a mile of Estes Park ahead of heavy snow
Fire officials said early Saturday evening that the East Troublesome fire was only a mile and a quarter outside of Estes Park — and in at least one spot it was within one-half mile of town. Steve Kliest, a public information officer with Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management team, said that based on information they…
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East Troublesome fire: Elderly couple died in the home they loved
GRANBY — The elderly couple that lost their lives to the East Troublesome fire refused to leave the home they loved. The bodies of Lyle Hileman, 86, and his wife Marilyn, 84, were found Friday afternoon in the ruins of their home, said Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin. As the couple’s children mourned their parents, they…