Tag: Hiking
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Family offering $10,000 reward in search for missing hunters in Colorado
Two 25-year-old hunters, Andrew Porter and Ian Stasko, remain missing in southern Colorado, with a large-scale search effort underway. Per a report from CVILLE RIGHT NOW, the men were last known to be hunting off of the Los Pinos trailhead in a part of Conejos County that’s Rio Grande National Forest land. A social media post from Porter’s fiance, Bridget…
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Bear attacks solo hiker at national park in U.S.
According to a press release from Yellowstone National Park, a 29-year-old male hiker was attacked by a bear on September 16, sustaining serious injuries. The man was hiking alone on Turbid Lake Trail at the time of the attack, which is located northeast of Mary Bay in Yellowstone Lake. The specific location of where the…
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Photographer calls for help after traveling off-trail to take pictures in Colorado
According to the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office, deputies and search and rescue personnel responded to a call for help on Tuesday morning related to a hiker in distress. Once at the scene, first responders found a 42-year-old Californian man stuck in rugged and loose terrain between two switchbacks on the notorious Black Bear Pass.…
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Colorado’s 14er base camps: Where to climb and spoil yourself afterward
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow has melted from Colorado’s high country. Consider it nature’s invitation to climb. The state’s tallest summits await. So many to do. So little time. The most avid climber needs a base camp, a place…
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Progress on new trail up Colorado 14er
A new trail continues to take shape on a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Near the end of a fourth season of work, Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) has announced opening another rerouted section of the path up Mount Shavano. The nonprofit is counting more than 1 1/2 miles of new trail finished across the mountain’s lower…
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Trails grow around lakeside destination in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trails continue to grow around an increasingly popular destination in Colorado. Frisco Peninsula Recreation Area makes up the forested, rolling landform bordering the Summit County town and Dillon Reservoir. Rangers know local regulars by name,…
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From Blodgett Peak to Cheyenne Mountain: Dream trail taking shape in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the edge of Colorado Springs’ north-side mountains, David Deitemeyer steps across a creek where a bridge is to be built. The bridge will cross from a parking lot here beneath Pikeview Quarry, the historic…
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Trails expanding at Colorado’s newest state park
The possibilities for adventure are growing around one of southern Colorado’s most iconic mountains. Construction recently started on about 10 miles of new trail at Fishers Peak State Park — adding to the network that has steadily expanded at Colorado’s newest state park. Spanning more than 16 miles currently, the network includes a long path to…
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Alt-rock: Why some jam to the less-traveled, extreme sides of Colorado 14ers
In the 1990s, Andrew Hamilton was guiding river trips and in his spare time scaling Colorado’s highest peaks when he came by a book. It was the first edition of “Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs,” by legendary mountaineer Gerry Roach. Like many others who had grown up in the state, Hamilton was familiar with…
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Multi-year trail work begins at popular mountain in Boulder
Changes are underway at a popular mountain on Colorado’s Front Range. The city of Boulder recently announced starting what’s been described as “a multi-year trail and ecological restoration effort” on Mount Sanitas. The city has reported more than 300,000 people a year hitting the summit trails close to town — many of them tourists and…