Tag: Pikes Peak-america’s Mountain
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Why access remains restricted at this ‘amazing gem’ in Colorado — despite it opening to the public 10 years ago
The scene comes back to Mary Burger like a dream: crystal-clear waters tucked between stream-lined meadows and forests and Pikes Peak’s granite shoulders, rising and falling around this glacier-carved basin above 10,000 feet. This is Pikes Peak’s south slope, where Burger led volunteers a lifetime ago as a founder of nonprofit Friends of the Peak.…
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Pikes Peak Highway changes underscore tensions in managing for tourists, locals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Heading into the summer, Colorado Springs locals are bracing for changes to the way they access adventure off the Pikes Peak Highway. They were alarmed by an initial announcement laying out new day-to-day operations starting in May through September: Those wishing to drive themselves past…