Tag: Recreation
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Denver’s new Outside Festival showcasing state’s outdoor recreation industry set for June
A new, large outdoor recreation festival is coming to Denver in June, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The two-day Outside Festival highlighting Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry will be hosted at Civic Center Park from June 1-2. It’s the city’s newest event for outdoor recreation after the industry’s largest trade show, Outdoor Retailer, left Denver in 2022…
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13 places in the Colorado Springs area to cool off this summer
Looking for a place in the Colorado Springs area to swim, grab some rays and cool down this summer? Here’s a list splash pads, fountains and pools to visit on a hot summer day. Free and open to the public: The Watering Hole at Venezia Park: Enjoy more than a dozen water features at the park’s…
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Trail Trax: Denver Hiking & Biking — North Table Mountain
Host Jonathan Ingraham walks you through the best hikes near Denver, Colo. for all levels of ability. In this episode, Jonathan goes to Golden’s North Table Mountain to find surreal geology and views highlighting the Denver metro to the West, while getting a prime vantage point of the front range.
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Trail Trax: Denver Hiking & Biking — Mt. Falcon via Turkey Trot
Host Jonathan Ingraham walks you through the best hikes near Denver, Colo. for all levels of ability. In this episode, Jonathan heads up Mount Falcon via the newly-renovated Turkey Trot Trail in Morrison, Colo. The hike offers panoramic views of Red Rocks, the Denver skyline and the James Peak Wilderness.
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Trail Trax: The Front Range’s weekly hiking and biking report May 11—17
Host Jonathan Ingraham walks Denverites through the latest hiking and biking news in the front range.
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Is slowing down the key to staying safe on snowy Colorado roads?
Denver’s first snow has come, but with great powder comes great responsibility. On the roads and highways especially. Though the Front Range streets were mainly just wet Thursday, mountain driving appeared treacherous as a fatal crash caused I-70 westbound to close for hours. U.S. Highway 40 at Rabbit Ears Pass will close Friday morning so the…
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Oil & gas leasing practice eliminated by Hickenlooper bill
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal-lands leasing practice critics say allows oil and gas companies to unfairly gain control of publicly owned mineral resources was eliminated by a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper that was included in President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that became law Tuesday.…
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Colorado state park entrance fees will be waived on Aug. 1
Entrance fees at all 42 of Colorado’s state parks will be waived on Aug. 1 to celebrate the state’s 146th birthday. Colorado Parks and Wildlife has offered free admittance to the parks in conjunction with the state’s birthday, or Colorado Day, for at least five years. Colorado Day was established in 1907 by the state…
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Four Colorado cities among top 5 best places to live
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado is home to four of America’s top five cities according to U.S. News & World Report, which this week released its list of the nation’s 150 best cities. Boulder took top marks and Denver came in second, with Colorado Springs in fourth and Fort…