Tag: Noconnatix
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Mount Evans highway to close in days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, Mount Evans Highway will be closing down for the season on Monday, October 7. While part of the road has already closed, the first 10 miles (to summit…
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Colorado ski resorts begin making snow in race to open 1st
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER (AP) — Two Colorado resorts are making snow, starting the race to become the first ski area to open for the season. The Denver Post reports Arapahoe Basin and Keystone started snowmaking operations Wednesday.…
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Beloved Air Force Academy mascot dies at 23
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the end of an era, as the Air Force Academy put it, Aurora the falcon died Wednesday after serving 23 years as the school’s living mascot. The rare white phase Gyrfalcon was the academy’s…
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Over 100 homes evacuated as Colorado wildfire explodes in size
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Decker Fire burning in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness south of Salida grew 1,500 acres overnight, leading to the evacuation of more than 100 homes on Wednesday morning, October 2. As of 1:30 a.m.…
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Specialty license plates up for auction in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An online auction for specialty Colorado license plates for car aficionados kicked off Tuesday and runs through Oct. 12. That day, a special in-person auction will allow car fans to bid for some hot license…
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The Stanley Hotel’s “Shining Ball” returns to Colorado this October
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Experience a frightfully fabulous evening of dancing at the Stanley Hotel’s Shining Ball in Estes Park. This epic Halloween bash featuring a live performance by the Gasoline Lollipops, “Shining”-themed decor, festive appetizers and cocktails, and…
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Colorado man sentenced to prison for bulldozing federal land
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado man has been sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for destroying 3 acres (1.1 hectares) of federal land with a bulldozer. The Daily Sentinel reports that Robert…
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Dinosaur center in Woodland Park is much more than just a roadside attraction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The “chicken from hell” has looks only a fossil geek – possibly a mother hell chicken – could love: a long, sharp beak and bony crown reminiscent of a conquistador’s helmet, creepily extended forelimbs tipped…
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8 weird Colorado festivals to add to your calendar
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Happening at the end of this month, Fruita’s Mike the Headless Chicken Festival is but one odd celebration held every year here in Colorful Colorado. Add these to your calendar: 1. Packer Days — lakecity.com/calendar-of-events/packer-days…
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Colorado tea shop offers unique tasting experience
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Emperor Shen Nung is said to have discovered the world’s second most popular beverage by accident, when a leaf fell into hot water. Being of innovative and adventurous spirit, the emperor sampled the concoction. That…