Tag: Northern Colorado
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How ‘the world’s most perfect food’ came to Colorado | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FORT COLLINS • There’s an old song, “Waltzing Matilda.” It’s an old Australian song. “It’s about a wandering hobo,” Steve Phillips says. He would not describe himself as a hobo back in 2004, but a ski bum, yes. He was a wandering soul indeed, an…
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Northern Colorado’s Arroyos del Sol poised to be ‘regional destination’
A new outdoor destination is taking shape in northern Colorado. The city of Greeley recently announced closing on 978 acres called Arroyos del Sol — setting the stage for recreation development around the rolling prairie and bluffs between Greeley and Windsor. “We envision this space as a regional destination that celebrates our city’s natural beauty while…
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Arctic blast delays flights, drops several inches of snow
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An artic blast rocked the Denver metro Friday night and Saturday morning, beginning a round of frigid temperatures stretching into next week. The storm, which moved into the area late Friday evening, struck northern and central Colorado with bone-chilling winds, flying snow and brutal temperatures, with the high for the day reaching less than 15…
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Cloning: The latest in black-footed ferret recovery in Colorado and beyond
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers have driven out to the eastern plains in the middle of the night, a predator’s hunting hours, in hopes of spotting a pair of green, gleaming eyes. Officers are expected to do just that sometime next year, out…
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Colorado town to love in winter: Walden
In this internet age where nothing is secret, where Colorado’s wonders can’t hide from social media, how can a hidden gem stay hidden? Perhaps, for one, by the limits of geography. Take the geography around Walden, for example. The Front Range masses might arrive to this northern Colorado hamlet via the long, winding drive through…
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Snow storm cripples Colorado, causing school closures and canceled flights
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The sequel to Wednesday’s snowstorm — which dumped up to 10 inches in some Denver metro areas — hit central Colorado Friday afternoon and was expected to stretch into Saturday morning. The potentially historic November snowfall caused closures and cancellations throughout the area, with schools and government…
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New trail to connect shores of popular reservoir in northern Colorado
An anticipated trail touring a popular reservoir in northern Colorado is close to complete. Larimer County is calling it the Bay to Bay Trail — a 1.8-mile path connecting two go-to areas at Horsetooth Reservoir, Inlet Bay and South Bay. A news release announcing recent construction described the trail wrapping around the southern peninsula of Inlet…
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Northern Colorado natural area expanding as part of 3,500-acre vision
An area for conservation and recreation is growing in northern Colorado, helping to realize a long-term goal of local land managers. The 140-acre addition to Prairie Ridge Natural Area “represents the final piece in a 25-year effort creating a 3,500-acre separator between Loveland and Fort Collins,” read a recent announcement from Great Outdoors Colorado. That…
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‘Crown jewel’ open spaces on tap for northern Colorado
Two open spaces praised as “crown jewels” are coming into focus in northern Colorado. One is Chimney Hollow Open Space, spanning 1,847 acres around the foothills west of Loveland. It is poised to be the next recreation destination by Larimer County Natural Resources, which over the next month will survey the public about the property’s…
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Pilot injured, lands medical helicopter in open field near Fort Morgan
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A Med Evac helicopter made an emergency landing Tuesday afternoon after an in-air emergency. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office received a mayday distress call from the helicopter and their intent to land in a field near the 17000 block of County Road T5 in Morgan County. Deputies responded to the scene and found the helicopter…