Tag: Happy Trails
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Happy Trails: In western Colorado, marvelous tour through 50 million years of geology
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Monument Canyon Trail By the lack of people we saw at last visit to Colorado National Monument, we developed a theory. We got to thinking people from the Front Range driving west all too often…
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Happy Trails: In northern Colorado, ‘a wild oasis’ amid a growing city
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In Fort Collins, houses stop marching at a 200-plus preserve of wetlands. A busy road runs by, but the sound of traffic is overtaken by birdsong and the melody of the Cache la Poudre River. This is Riverbend Ponds Natural Area — “a wild oasis…
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Classic Happy Trails: Spruce Mountain not to be missed between Colorado Springs and Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Spruce Mountain Trail Between Colorado Springs and Denver, it’s all too easy to overlook the countryside spanning either side of Interstate 25. That is for the inevitable rush heading to and from the metros. Keeping your eyes on the road is good. But you might…
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Happy Trails: This hiking trail is a showstopper at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trading Post Trail In summer and fall, Red Rocks Amphitheatre is rollicking. Then the concert season ends, the audiences vanish, and winter has a way of transforming the park of ancient formations. We stopped by recently to find the soaring, slanting rocks draped with snow…
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Happy Trails: From Castle Rock neighborhood, a bounty of trail time
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ridgeline Open Space, Castle Rock The Meadows neighborhood of Castle Rock doesn’t appear like an ideal place for a nature escape. Houses march on with the commercial chains you’d expect in this booming suburb between…
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Happy Trails: A picture-perfect view at Colorado’s first state park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save William H. Jackson Point, Lathrop State Park Amid record visitation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has aimed to direct Front Range enthusiasts to “hidden gems.” That’s especially for enthusiasts flocking to Lake Pueblo, Colorado’s most popular…
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Happy Trails: Delighting in discovery of new Front Range open space
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Juniper Valley loop, Sandstone Ranch Open Space Since opening in the fall of 2020, Sandstone Ranch Open Space has become a go-to for outdoor lovers living between Colorado Springs and Denver. Douglas County proclaims the 2,000-plus acres the “crown jewel” of its open space portfolio,…
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Happy Trails: Loop escaping hustle and bustle of Garden of the Gods
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In 1994 in Garden of the Gods, archaeologists discovered hearths determined to be used by Ute people 3,000 years ago. “Those early inhabitants would have stayed here for short periods of time,” reads interpretive signage…
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Happy Trails: Meet the new member of Colorado’s Incline family
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Happy Trails: Getting up close and personal with Boulder’s Flatirons
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save First and Second Flatirons, Boulder At the Chautauqua Park trailhead, you’re ideally captivated by the immediate view of Boulder’s iconic landmark: the Flatirons, those slanting, geologic marvels against the forested mountainside. More likely here, you’re…