Tag: Happy Trails
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Happy Trails: From Denver, you don’t have to go far to chase this massive waterfall
On the Front Range, if we’re thinking about chasing waterfalls, we’re mostly thinking about grand cascades somewhere beyond the Continental Divide. Telluride’s Bridal Veil Falls, Steamboat’s Fish Creek Falls and North Clear Creek Falls outside Lake City are some of the most talked about on the Western Slope. Let’s talk about Elk Falls. This is…
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Happy Trails: A new route to popular summit in Colorado Springs park
Mount Muscoco via Daniels Pass In the fall of 2021, about 7 miles of trail were built in a widely unknown part of one of Colorado Springs’ most popular parks. The reconfigured Daniels Pass and brand-new Sweetwater Canyon network represented one of the city parks department’s biggest trail expansions in recent memory. And, officials were…
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Happy Trails: A marvelous tour of trails around Fishers Peak
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The path to the top of Fishers Peak, one of southern Colorado’s most recognized promontories, could be finished and opened late this summer. It’ll be seasonally closed March through July for falcons nesting in the uppermost cliffs. But one doesn’t need to wait until then…
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Happy Trails: In easy reach from the city, a true taste of Colorado alpine
St. Mary’s Glacier The hike to St. Mary’s Glacier is quintessential Colorado for a few reasons. For the rugged and sweeping scenery. For the easy access — that spoiled feeling we get only an hour’s drive from Denver. And, let’s face it, for the crowds. In-staters and out-of-staters flock to the trail reached off Interstate…
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Happy Trails: Never a disappointment at this state park west of Colorado Springs
Homestead loop, Mueller State Park At last visit to one of our favorite places in the Pikes Peak region for fall colors, we were too late. At Mueller State Park, the aspen leaves had mostly been lost to the wind. But we were again reminded: There’s never a bad time to visit. Colorado Parks and…
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Happy Trails: Fun by water and land at state park west of Colorado Springs
Coyote Ridge loop In Park County, Eleven Mile State Park is best known for its recreation on water. Kayakers, sailors, stand-up paddelboarders and anglers mingle on the 3,400 surface-acre reservoir. But the offerings on land are enticing, too. Many opt for some 325 campsites, accommodating tents and hook-up trailers. But we’ve always found few take…
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Happy Trails: A loop trail not to be overlooked at Garden of the Gods
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scotsman Trail Garden of the Gods is first on the best-of lists across the internet, but in the summer, it tends to be down the list for locals across Colorado Springs. They tend to go elsewhere while tourists flood the world-famous park. We are all…
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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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HAPPY TRAILS | Colorado National Monument
Colorado National Monument occupies the same plateau as Arches and Canyonlands national park — but here, the people are much fewer. And while the 23-mile point-to-point cruise on Rim Rock Drive is the most common way to experience the preserve from above, not to be missed is the spectacular venture below. (Video: Seth Boster/The Gazette)