Tag: Out There
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Built to last: The Estes Park Aerial Tram, a generationally beloved phenomenon, marks 70 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ESTES PARK • Passengers in the red cabin soaring through the air are bound for the panoramic view atop the mountain. Adrian Liddell, however, is bound for a dusty, dim room where a cable rolls, a bullwheel turns and the scent of grease and oil…
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County seeks control of target shooting area in southern Colorado
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Local government officials are looking to take control of a piece of Pike National Forest that has long been a popular, controversial area for target shooting. North of Woodland Park, across the Douglas County line…
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From Blodgett Peak to Cheyenne Mountain: Dream trail taking shape in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save At the edge of Colorado Springs’ north-side mountains, David Deitemeyer steps across a creek where a bridge is to be built. The bridge will cross from a parking lot here beneath Pikeview Quarry, the historic…
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Jefferson County Open Space forming ‘greenprint’ for next 5 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Land managers overseeing some of the most popular parks in the Denver metro are shaping a plan for the near future. Jefferson County Open Space calls it a ”Conservation Greenprint” — meant to be “a…
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Guided hikes set for Lost Canyon in Castle Rock
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While a future recreation destination on Colorado’s Front Range remains gated, sneak peeks are on the calendar. In continuing its “Discover Lost Canyon Series,” Castle Rock Parks and Trails Foundation has scheduled guided hikes and events through August at the open space on the town’s…
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Plans delayed for Sweetwater Lake in western Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A vision for recreation around one of Colorado’s largest natural lakes remains a priority despite delays. That was the message to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission during a recent presentation by an agency representative…
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Top Colorado destination launches ‘Wildflower Watch’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planning your next trip for Colorado wildflowers? The tourism office at one of the state’s top destinations is here to help. In partnership with local naturalists, Breckenridge Tourism Office this season launched Breckenridge Wildflower Watch. Take it from one of those naturalists, who speaks in…
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Alt-rock: Why some jam to the less-traveled, extreme sides of Colorado 14ers
In the 1990s, Andrew Hamilton was guiding river trips and in his spare time scaling Colorado’s highest peaks when he came by a book. It was the first edition of “Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs,” by legendary mountaineer Gerry Roach. Like many others who had grown up in the state, Hamilton was familiar with…
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Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado
Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project expanding trails in northwest Colorado. Off Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs, the Mad Rabbit project has been called “the most contentious trails project in the state, maybe in history” by one city councilor. After more than a decade of debate that underscored the broader tug-and-pull…
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Historic bath house now a poolside hotel at Colorado hot springs resort
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s most historic hot springs destinations has unveiled a boutique hotel where the present meets the past. From Glenwood Hot Springs Resort’s billing, Hotel 1888 is a picture of modern “European-style elegance” and “also rich in tradition.” The billing continues: “When guests stay…