Tag: Lifestyle
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$10,000 in rewards for catching lake trout at Colorado’s biggest reservoir
Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants some predators out of the state’s biggest body of water. And for ice fishing enthusiasts who want to help, the agency is offering $10,000 in rewards. That’s the prize purse of the Blue Mesa Lake Trout Tournament, happening now through April 30 at the Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison. The…
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Monarch Mountain’s long-dreamed No Name Basin set to debut
The trails have been cut. The chairlift is ready. And finally, the snow came. It’s time for perhaps the most anticipated terrain expansion in Monarch Mountain’s 87 years. An opening celebration is set for No Name Basin on Thursday — what the ski area described as “a historic milestone” in its announcement. That morning, the…
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A stitch in time: Colorado museum honors history, art of quilting
GOLDEN • Scotti McCarthy encourages you to take a closer look. Look at this quilt, among the dozens on display here at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Look at the shapes and colors. Look at the shapes and colors within shapes and colors ー blues and greens, reds and pinks, octagons and hexagons, flowers and…
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Upcoming exhibit, commemorative stamp to celebrate ‘Colorado’s Photographer’
A new exhibit is opening at the History Colorado Center, celebrating the state’s most beloved nature photographer. “Mountains Majesty: On the Summit with John Fielder” will debut at the downtown Denver center with a ceremony Saturday morning that will also debut a commemorative U.S. Postal Service stamp. Made for Colorado’s 150th anniversary of statehood this…
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‘A major accomplishment’: Poudre River Trail nears completion, touring 45 miles in northern Colorado
In northern Colorado, around a leafy preserve fed by the Poudre River and old farmland left between ever-growing neighborhoods, crews have been building a trail that will stretch about a mile. Only about a mile ー fairly small in one sense, big in another sense. “We feel like it’s a major accomplishment,” said Zac Wiebe,…
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Snow farming: How some Colorado ski areas combat a dry winter
When the snow isn’t falling at some Colorado ski areas, the directive is simple. Go find it. “We gotta do what we gotta do,” said Tim Kerrigan, vice president of mountain maintenance at Ski Cooper. And it might sound simple, but finding snow and harvesting it is no simple task at the ski area near…
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Expanded trails, future destinations among new year plans for Colorado Springs outdoors
Across Colorado Springs’ outdoors, the new year will see new trails and progress toward new destinations. “There’s a lot of great stuff coming up,” said David Deitemeyer, senior administrator for the city’s Trails, Open Space and Parks program. He recently highlighted projects anticipated for 2026 following a visit to one of the most anticipated project…
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For 80 years, Denver’s Cherry Cricket has resisted change with burgers, bits of magic | Craving Colorado
DENVER • What made the Cherry Cricket so great? This is a question Lee Driscoll has often considered throughout his two decades of ownership. “Fairy dust” was the answer he came up with upon stepping into the Cherry Creek institution in 2001. “I did really believe it was fairy dust,” he says now. “And I…
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The longest race: How Major Taylor pushed against prejudice to become a cycling champion
Marshall “Major” Taylor was the son of a Black Civil War veteran who fought for the emancipation of enslaved people. As a young boy, he was befriended by the son of his father’s employer and the two spent time reading and studying together and riding bicycles. To Taylor, as an 8-year-old boy, the freedom, speed…
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New year for adventure: 10 ways to further appreciate Colorado’s top destinations
In 2026, what better way to celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday than by celebrating its most famous natural treasures? That’s what came to mind when thinking about our bucket list for adventure in the new year. Of course, for those of us who have long explored this state, we’ve gotten to know these famous destinations. But…