Tag: Red Rock Canyon Open Space
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High-rise towers once in plans for stunning Colorado park with past lives as landfill and quarry
While human activity on the land that’s now Colorado Springs’ popular Red Rock Canyon Open Space is believed to date back 9,000 years, this chunk of nature has lived many lives since – including that of a quarry, a garbage dump, and the home of long-lost dreams that involved the creation of a sprawling resort…
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Outdoor accessibility programs starting soon in Colorado Springs
An effort to make Colorado Springs’ outdoors more accessible continues, with city and county programs returning and expanding for the season ahead. Reservations for El Paso County’s Trailability Program open April 1 — a program taking people with disabilities through the wetlands and woods around Bear Creek and Fountain Creek nature centers. For a fourth summer,…
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New program brings all-terrain wheelchairs to Colorado Springs trails
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs’ parks department has launched a program aimed at getting people with disabilities on trails previously out of reach. They can now roam on a Trackchair, perched atop tank-like conveyor wheels alongside friends, family and knowledgeable staff or volunteers. The city last fall announced…
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Fifth-year Pikes Peak Apex maintains mission to be ‘world-class’ mountain bike race
A mountain bike race unlike any before in Colorado Springs heads into its fifth year with an eye, as ever, toward the future. Starting June 7, the three-day Pikes Peak APEX aims to draw closer to 200 riders, up from last year’s 162, said organizer Micah Rice. For the event boasting big mileage and elevation…
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Giving thanks to Colorado’s outdoors: 9 favorite places
A storied, river-cut region on the state’s southeastern plains. A ridge spanning the alpine for miles and miles. A campground near the headwaters of the Colorado River, perfect for the family. The rocky, desert uplift dominating the Western Slope. The parks and open spaces right out our back doors. These were some of the places…
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8 reasons to love Colorado Springs in winter
One reason to love Colorado Springs in the winter? How about U.S. 24? That’s the locals’ go-to route to the ski slopes — a much quicker option than dreaded Interstate 70. That’s just one thing to never take for granted during the season in the Pikes Peak region. Here are others: The outdoors Residents tend…
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Life on the high line: Inside the rising thrill across Colorado’s outdoors
Last year, high in a canyon near Colorado Springs, Brett Price finally showed his mom what he’d been up to. A 1-inch-thick line was strung between cliff sides. Price walked across it, nothing but air above and 100 feet below. One trip, and that was enough for Mom. Her son was attached to a harness…