Tag: Idaho Springs
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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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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking lot Wednesday to kick off $700 million in improvements to I-70 along the Floyd Hill corridor. The state received a $100,000,000 Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight…
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New book features 45 high alpine trail runs in Colorado — we asked for some favorites
As a teenager in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, Annalise Grueter could not believe the order of her cross country team coach. “We were going to be hiking/jogging a (13,000-foot mountain) for training that July day,” she recalled. “I was like, ‘What are we doing? This is a thing?’” Flash forward to today, running up mountains…
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Colorado’s 2022 Governor’s Cup Wine winners announced
Cheers to the Colorado winery winners of the 2022 Governor’s Cup Wine Collection, announced Tuesday by the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. Wineries — 38 of them — from around the state submitted 279 wines for tasting. Judges included “sommeliers, chefs, writers and wine experts from around the country,” according to the news release. “We are thrilled…
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Gold awaits! 10 places to explore mines and pan for gold in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Long after their heydays, several mines in Colorado carry on as tourist destinations. And in parks and streams, gold still awaits seekers with the hand tools and know-how. If digging and panning, be aware that some locations require permits. Here are options to relive that…
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Colorado’s state sport? Burro racing. Here’s where you can catch the races this summer.
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s not baseball. Not football. Not hockey. Not basketball, cycling, golf or pickleball (though that last one sure is getting popular). It’s not even mountain climbing. Colorado’s state sport? Burro racing. The technical term is…
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Idaho Springs police search for man accused of driving vehicle into house
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Idaho Springs police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of driving a vehicle into a home before fleeing the scene. The incident occurred early Saturday in the 1500 block of Colorado Boulevard. Police said 60-year-old Daniel Martinez of Empire struck a flower container before hitting the house. He then backed out and hit…
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The unlikely story of how ‘Colorado-style’ pizza was born | Craving Colorado
IDAHO SPRINGS • Chip Bair doesn’t live here anymore, though he hasn’t left the business on Miner Street. Far from it. “Can I put you on hold, just a second?” he says to one caller, with another beckoning. Then another, then another. “Hold on just a second, sorry.” The 74-year-old says he’s trying to be…
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Craving Colorado | Beau Jo’s
Beau Jo’s, a pizza restaurant that began in Idaho Springs in an 1880s building, is the proclaimed home of “Colorado-style pizza.” (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Father, son fundraising to rebuild homes lost in Miners Candle fire
A father and son whose homes were destroyed in the recent Miners Candle fire are asking for the public’s help in rebuilding their lives. The wildfire broke out Sunday, burning 15 acres west of Idaho Springs before it was extinguished on Tuesday, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office. The blaze destroyed two houses…