Tag: San Juan Mountains
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Photo gallery: Admiring Colorado’s wildflowers in places famous and foreign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where the masses continued toward one of Colorado’s most iconic scenes, the Maroon Bells, Christian Murdock veered off for an unfamiliar road. There, near Aspen, The Gazette’s photo editor drove up Castle Creek. “I’d probably driven by that turnoff a million times,” Murdock said, reflecting…
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48 hours in Ouray: Exploring the ‘Switzerland of America’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In southwest Colorado, it’s amazing what all can be tucked into a box canyon. Herein lies Ouray, surrounded by craggy walls that seemingly can’t contain the options for shopping, dining and sightseeing. It’s a sight to behold from Main Street: the jagged San Juan Mountains…
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Town manager blasts Telluride ski owner for neglect: ‘Chuck is not here’
Thursday night was one of brutal critique for Telluride Ski & Golf owner Chuck Horning, who bore the brunt of a rare public rebuke from the town manager of nearby Mountain Village, which was later reinforced by a Telluride City Council member. Mountain Village Town Manager Paul Wisor slammed Horning as an out-of-touch owner whose…
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2025 bucket list for Colorado adventure: 10 things to see and do
Hopefully for you, it’s the end of an adventurous year. And hopefully, it’s the start of another. It’s about time for a 2025 bucket list. Here’s what we’ve got in mind: Delight in Rocky Mountain winter rocky mountain national park Lucas Oubre, 5, left, and Logan Oubre, 10, pull their sleds to the top of…
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Cozy glamping escapes: Enjoy the ultimate winter yurt experience at these 6 Colorado state parks
At the center of the glamping craze across Colorado and beyond are yurts. These are the round, wood-framed tents paneled by windows looking out to surrounding beauty and topped by skylights letting in the stars and the moon. Once refuges fashioned by Serbian and Mongolian nomads, yurts are now the highly sought, highly Instagrammed abodes…
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Lost puppy survives 2 weeks in Colorado wilderness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ‘Konni’ a year-old Belgian Malinois spent 15 days in the wilderness near Silverton, Colo. after being spooked from her owners’ campsite from fireworks sounds on the 4th of July. Concerned residents, including Jimmy Keene II, who shared this footage with the Denver Gazette, helped locate…
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A marathon of action and adventure movies filmed in Colorado
Across Colorado’s movie landscape, you’ll find comedy (“Dumb and Dumber,” shot in Aspen, Breckenridge and Estes Park). You’ll find dark drama (“The Prestige,” with scenes from Redstone Castle near Carbondale). You’ll find romance (“Catch and Release,” filmed in Boulder). But this is Colorado, where action and adventure seem most fitting. That’s what we’re thinking for…
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A record 72 days climbing Colorado’s 14ers in winter — all to get back to the fun stuff
For Chris Fisher, perhaps the hardest part about doing something really hard in Colorado’s mountains was not doing something else in Colorado’s mountains. “Watching everyone else ski powder every day, that really bummed me out,” he said. “I was slogging through powder, not skiing.” He was slogging his way to a stunning record. Fastest Known…
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The Denver Gazette’s holiday gift guide: 20 Colorado-made ideas
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We tend to think the best gifts come from the heart. It’s the thought that counts, indeed. And it’s the thought we find so admirable among our fellow Coloradans. The authenticity. The ingenuity. The craftsmanship. The sort of pioneering spirit that built this state. It’s…
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Telluride a feast for the shopper, eater and sightseer | Main Street Colorado
Along Telluride’s main street, Colorado Avenue, you might not look twice at the brick and white-trimmed building that blends together with its commercial and residential neighbors. This is called the Mahr Building, standing in the place of the old San Miguel Valley Bank. A legend was born here. It was the morning of June 24,…