Tag: Mount Evans
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Social experiments and lizard people: A look at Denver’s deep and bizarre conspiracy theories
No, this isn’t a focus on the Denver International Airport
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Colorado 14er hiking numbers plunge, according to new report
After unprecedented numbers during the 2020 pandemic, crowds on Colorado’s highest mountains continue to thin, according to a new study. The droves of 2020 led land managers and local law enforcement to establish restrictions and regulations across some of the most popular 14,000-foot peaks reached by Front Range populations. Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) points to…
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Muffin the Moose: Meet the moose who loves doughnuts, traveling and Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Muffin the Moose has been sighted all across Colorado. Mount Evans. Sapphire Point. Red Rocks Park. Garden of the Gods. The Great Sand Dunes. Denver Botanic Gardens. But he’s not your ordinary moose — he’s several feet shorter and at least 1,000 pounds lighter. He…
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Colorado’s Mount Evans name change hits mysterious snag in final hour
“I’m shocked. To me everything was in order.”
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Bird Call: Learning to bird by ear at Colorado snow geese festival
When Alison Kondler imitates a raven, you’d be forgiven for thinking a real raven just popped on the phone call. Not only is the Denver Audubon master birder a font of knowledge, she can create jaw- dropping realistic bird sounds with merely her mouth. It all started with a mean water drop imitation — imagine…
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Echo Lake Lodge slated for 3 years of improvements, long time concessionaire leaving with mixed emotions
For many decades, Denver’s Mountain Parks have offered an escape from the concrete jungle that is the city. The parks dot the Front Range and some extend deep into the mountains. They offer trails, campsites and learning opportunities. One of the most popular park features through the years has been the Echo Lake Lodge. Situated near the…
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Next steps announced for historic tourist stop along Colorado 14er
Denver officials have rolled out a rough blueprint for the near future of an iconic, historic destination undergoing major changes. While a decades-long family operation is set to end, Denver Parks and Recreation recently pledged limited services at Echo Lake Lodge while working toward a multi-year mission “to maintain and protect its rustic mountain character…
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Colorado geographic naming board begins process of renaming Mount Evans
A panel tasked with finding replacement names for geographic landmarks with names considered offensive began its process for reviewing suggested names for renaming Mount Evans. The move to find a new title for the Clear Creek County mountain named for Colorado Territorial Gov. John Evans comes two years after Colorado’s Geographic Naming Advisory Board was reconvened…
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Colorado panel begins work on name change for Mount Evans
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A Colorado panel is getting ready to take on the most controversial name change in its two-year history: Mount Evans. The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board, which is tasked with finding replacement names for geographic landmarks with names considered offensive, decided Thursday that it’s ready to start looking at six proposals for the renaming of Mount…
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Strange, storied trees are worthy destination before famed Colorado summit
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY • High on the craggy shoulders of Mount Evans, above 11,500 feet where the spruce and fir no longer prevail, an exclamation is heard. Observes one in a group visiting from California: “They make us feel young!” They are the bristlecone pine trees that have managed to survived millennia here in the…