Tag: Green Mountain Falls
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Colorado celebrates its birthday with upcoming festivals and events
Colorado is quickly approaching its 148th birthday, and the state is ready to celebrate with a slew of events. Celebrate Colorado — a statewide birthday celebration coordinated by Gov. Jared Polis’ office — returns Friday through Aug. 4, bringing in the state’s birthday with more than 400 festivals, county fairs, art exhibitions, farmers’ markets, concerts and other community…
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Manitou resident Bob Jackson, who captured iconic photo of Lee Harvey Oswald shooting, turns 90
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Correction: Bob Jackson worked at The Gazette until his retirement in 1999. When Bob Jackson told his parents that he wanted to pursue photography as a career, they initially tried to steer him toward a business-oriented profession. “They thought photography would be a nice hobby,” said…
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Beyond Barr: Hidden trails and destinations away from Pikes Peak’s main route
This weekend, runners from around the world will take to Barr Trail in a tradition turning 68 years old. The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon calls athletes back to the most famous trail on America’s most famous mountain — only one long tradition to go with the AdAmAn Club’s New Year’s Eve climb and countless,…
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Happy Trails: In mountains west of Colorado Springs, short journey to ‘euphoric’ Skyspace
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Turrell Trail to Skyspace In Green Mountain Falls, the Turrell Trail leads to the new Skyspace. Seth Boster, The Gazette West of Colorado Springs, high on a hillside overlooking the lake and gazebo at the heart of Green Mountain Falls, there’s a new, peculiar structure.…
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House fire kills 1 in Colorado mountain town
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County Sheriff’s Office deputies asked for the public’s help gathering information after a house fire in Green Mountain Falls turned deadly Tuesday morning. Green Mountain Falls Fire Department responded to a 911 call…
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Green Mountain Falls holds groundbreaking ceremony for exhibit by world-renowned artist
A world-renowned visual artist will build one of his coveted exhibits in a small, scenic mountain town just a few miles west of Colorado Springs. Residents of Green Mountain Falls gathered with members of the town’s artistic community early Saturday at a groundbreaking ceremony for a James Turrell Skyspace, which will overlook the town at…
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How a small, historic church in the mountains west of Colorado Springs is pulling through the pandemic
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GREEN MOUNTAIN FALLS • The church is transforming. Construction tape surrounds what will be the new courtyard. The inside is gutted, some walls gone and new ones coming up, electrical wiring exposed, hinting at new…