Tag: Royal Gorge
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A guide to the Royal Gorge: The bridge, thrill rides and adventures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In Colorado Springs, there’s “America’s Mountain.” About an hour’s drive to the southwest, there’s “America’s Bridge.” The Royal Gorge Bridge officially established the trademark in 2019 — 90 years after the stunning achievement that was its construction. In 1929, the bridge opened as the world’s…
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Park Madness: We rank Colorado’s top outdoor destinations in this tournament- inspired bracket
As college basketball players vie for one shining moment, we imagine an impossible challenge between some of Colorado’s natural treasures. Colorado parks with towering peaks, hidden gems and amazing views go head-to-head in this March Madness-inspired bracket. We’ve split our field of 64 parks into four regions: South, West, North and Central. Which one came…
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What a rush: 4 bucket list whitewater rafting trips in Colorado
Whitewater runners hope always for years like last year, when unusually gracious snowpack melted to swell Colorado’s rivers. It meant days on the Dolores River, which only rarely rises through the remote, desert canyon of the southwest. The Dolores is but one river on this state’s bucket list. Gunnison Gorge: The late, prolific landscape photographer…
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All aboard! These Colorado trains are offering holiday-themed rides with Santa
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If reindeer weren’t available, Santa would certainly travel by train. As evidenced by all the Santa-themed train experiences that roll our way every holiday season. Here are some to get you in the holiday mood. The Santa’s North Pole Adventure train is returning to the Georgetown Depot. CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE File • Santa Express…
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‘Like you’re on top of the world’: A southern Colorado drive of peace and peril
Canon City • A man from Louisiana didn’t know what he’d find on his cross-country drive through Colorado. He had some ideas — Pikes Peak, Vail — but this was a proper adventure, and a proper adventure afforded time and space for surprises. “No destination really,” Bob Roddie said during a stop one recent afternoon.…
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Your bucket list for Colorado outdoor fun in 2023
No list should determine satisfaction in Colorado’s outdoors. That should be more so determined by spontaneity, by those unexpected moments around the turn of any trail we might take. But goals are good, along with ideas. Consider these for your new year: Grand escape Grand Lake gets lots of love in the summer; it’s a…
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Rafting bucket list: 3 iconic spots for whitewater rafting in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Not all whitewater in Colorado is created equal. There is, for one, the whims of Mother Nature — the snowpack and runoff that determine flows and rapids. Then there’s Mother Nature’s artistry, her landscapes that…
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Zip lines, alpine coasters and more: 6 ways to catch a thrill at Colorado tourist attractions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The whole family can catch a thrill at Colorado’s many tourist attractions. That’s assuming the whole family meets some height and weight requirements. And isn’t prone to queasiness. Here are some wild diversions to consider:…
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‘I’ve got more than 70,000 river miles’: Longtime Colorado pro details best of rafting around the West
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Bill Dvorak, 72, might know more than anyone about rafting Colorado’s rivers. “I’ve got more than 70,000 river miles,” he reports from his outfitter between Buena Vista and Salida. “I think this is my 38th year on the Arkansas.” But his life on the water…
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Big challenge, thrill promised by new trail in Royal Gorge region
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cañon City has added another trail to its vaunted, ever-growing network. And this one is unlike any other. That’s the word from Ashlee Sack of Fremont Adventure Recreation (FAR), the nonprofit that for the past decade has helped put the Royal Gorge region on the…