Tag: Recreation
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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
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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…
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Summer recreation industry experiencing record year, but with caveats
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Many segments of the outdoor recreation industry engaged in summer activities are reporting record sales, but that’s tempered by substantial losses resulting from the beginning of the pandemic. An industry call with reporters, sponsored by…