Tag: Hiking
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5 things to know about hiking the Colorado Trail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In summer 2024, the Denver Gazette’s Kyla Pearce hiked the winding, mountainous 500+ mile path. As the 2025 season begins for hikers, cyclists and equestrians preparing to adventure out, here are five things you should know if you are recreating on the Colorado Trail. 5…
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Guided hikes set for curious, colorful park near Colorado Springs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of the Pikes Peak region’s most curious parks deserves an educational tour. That’s the thinking of El Paso County, which recently launched guided hikes at Paint Mines Interpretive Park on select Saturdays this summer. A county webpage describes hikes roaming about two miles around…
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New Bay to Bay Trail explores one of Colorado’s most popular reservoirs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s a new way to explore one of Colorado’s most popular water destinations. Larimer County recently announced opening the Bay to Bay Trail, connecting two go-to areas along the shores of Horsetooth Reservoir. A news release described the hiking and biking trail as “spectacular,” traveling…
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Happy Trails: Splendid loop at the base of Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The large Limekiln parking lot at Cheyenne Mountain State Park was by no means full at our last visit. But it was as full as we had ever seen it. It got us thinking: Were…
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Colorado’s long-dreamed Peaks to Plains Trail extending in complex canyon
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Officials working to fill the gap of a long-dreamed trail in Colorado have marked “a colossal construction milestone.” So read a recent social media post by Jefferson County Open Space, showing photos of an underpass, a 70-foot-long box culvert and two bridges beside U.S. 6…
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Trails expanding in popular Colorado Springs open space
A new trail network is coming to a beloved open space in Colorado Springs. Many are unfamiliar with the rolling terrain on Blodgett Open Space’s south side — the 153 acres the city acquired in 2021, as part of a deal involving Pikeview Quarry. The land has been referred to as the Pikeview frontage property, long…
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Trail Talk: Be prepared for ever-changing elements when you hike during spring in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save May is my least favorite month in Colorado. We are teased into believing spring is here and summer will soon follow. But May is mercurial. Seventy-degree temperatures are often followed by cold rain or snow…
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Jefferson County open spaces: 10 to explore in the hills west of Denver
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to clarify trail use at Apex Park. In 1972, as Denver development steadily marched to the foothills, a population of voters approved portions of sales tax to serve as a safeguard. That vision of preservation became a major fund overseen by Jefferson County Open Space. Today, the program…
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Colorful Colorado has deeper meaning for Salida artist
Dorothy steps out of her black-and-white world and into the Technicolor world of Oz — just as the artist Leslie Jorgensen steps into Colorado’s great outdoors. “It’s that awe,” she says. “It’s that feeling of being alive, truly alive.” It’s a feeling she aims to paint. And it’s a feeling that comes with living in…