Tag: Recreation
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Colorado approves fish ‘salvage’ at 3 reservoirs facing imminent drainage
Colorado wildlife authorities have approved emergency “fish salvages” at three reservoirs facing drainage, some of which is the result of low snowpack and drought conditions. An emergency public fish salvage means the usual fishing restrictions or limitations have been lifted at the three reservoirs. In a statement, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the emergency action…
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Colorado approves fish ‘salvage’ at 3 reservoirs facing imminent drainage
Colorado wildlife authorities have approved emergency “fish salvages” at three reservoirs facing drainage, some of which is the result of low snowpack and drought conditions. An emergency public fish salvage means the usual fishing restrictions or limitations have been lifted at the three reservoirs. In a statement, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the emergency action…
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Colorado’s most beautiful drive?
We stumbled on perhaps the most beautiful drive in Colorado by accident on Saturday. “Do you want to take the highway?” I asked my wife and our son after a day of fruitless fly fishing in the famous Dream Stream. It had been a beautiful day of hiking along the South Platte River that connects…
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Colorado’s most beautiful drive?
We stumbled on perhaps the most beautiful drive in Colorado by accident on Saturday. “Do you want to take the highway?” I asked my wife and our son after a day of fruitless fly fishing in the famous Dream Stream. It had been a beautiful day of hiking along the South Platte River that connects…
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Child drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir Saturday
A child was pulled from Cherry Creek Reservoir on Saturday night after going under the water several hours earlier, parks and wildlife officials say. Witnesses said that the victim was initially with another child on a float near the Cherry Creek State Park swim beach around 4 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release from…
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Mighty Argo Cable Car unveiled, capping years of limbo, perseverance
While most in the crowd were in a cheery mood Thursday evening, Chuck Harmon seemed especially so. Dressed in a black button-down shirt patterned with an array of colorful cocktails, the mayor of Idaho Springs welcomed conversation after conversation with those in attendance at the private event in front of Union Station. “I’m relieved,” Harmon…
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Longs Peak climbers become incapacitated at 14,000 feet during winter push to summit
A rescue took place on Colorado’s 14,259-foot Longs Peak last Friday, highlighting how winter risks are still present in the state’s backcountry despite the general lack of typical snowpack. According to a press release from Rocky Mountain National Park, two male climbers age 47 and 50 requested assistance after becoming incapacitated while climbing Longs Peak’s…
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Denver officials celebrate initial opening of Park Hill Park
The chain-link gates of Park Hill Park opened to the public for the first time Tuesday afternoon as Denver officials celebrated the city’s newest project. The largest acquisition of private property for park use in Denver’s history, the 155-acre parcel of land formerly the Park Hill Golf Course will initially serve as a recreational open…
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New mapping tool aims to be ‘game-changer’ for Colorado recreation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For adventure in Colorado and across the country, a new online tool seeks to be “a game-changer.” That’s the word from Ariel Doumbouya, the U.S. Geological Survey specialist behind the agency’s 25K Recreational Topos. The…