Tag: Scenic Drives
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Flagstaff Mountain: A guide to the scenic road and adventure zone in Boulder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BOULDER • Heavy traffic funnels into Chautauqua Park, the iconic destination home to the Flatirons. But the road does not stop there. Up it goes past those angling rock formations, onward to Flagstaff Mountain. “Chautauqua is definitely the most meaningful place in the Boulder area,”…
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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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Quick guide to fall in Teller County: Scenic hikes, drives and attractions to visit
In Colorado, aspens prefer higher elevations. It’s no wonder they’ve found a pleasant home in “the City Above the Clouds.” That’s Woodland Park, situated near 8,500 feet. But when it comes to appreciating our favorite tree of fall, the opportunities extend far beyond town — far across the hilly forests and meadows defining this side…
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Gates, possible bike lanes: Changes coming to mountain road in Colorado
Changes are coming to one of the most iconic, scenic roads on Colorado’s Front Range. One is much more imminent: For long-held security concerns, automated night-time gates are expected to start Nov. 11 along a 4-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road. One gate will be posted around the Chimney Gulch Trail pullout, up the road…
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Trail Ridge Road among Colorado’s high, scenic roads closed through Memorial Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Coloradans’ favorite, scenic drives won’t be available this Memorial Day weekend as heavy snow continues to coat the high country. Rocky Mountain National Park typically aims to open its famed Trail Ridge Road by the holiday weekend. Not so this year, with a…
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Exploring Colorado’s Grand Mesa, the largest flat-top mountain in the world
MESA COUNTY • Spencer Christensen is conflicted when he talks about the Grand Mesa. “As a person who likes the Grand Mesa for personal reasons, I want it to be kept secret,” he said. “But as a business owner who has the Grand Mesa Lodge, it’s just the opposite. The more people find out about…
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5 fall color drives in Colorado through massive aspen groves
Sprawling 106 acres in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, Pando is the largest known aspen clone in the world. But with research, experts suspect a larger one could be found — perhaps in Colorado’s mountains. We asked where they would look. Here’s some of what they said: Grand Mesa The gentler topography of the planet’s largest…
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6 ways to appreciate Mount Evans Scenic Byway, now open after a year closed
Nearly 100 years ago, men toiled on the slopes of a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Their goal was to build what would be North America’s highest road. During construction in 1923, “the weather was constantly bad,” the contractor reported, “there being practically continuous rain, hail and snow the whole season or heavy wet clouds.” Machinery…
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Colorado has 2 new national scenic byways. Here’s a look at all 13
Coloradans know the state’s beauty to be endless, though the extent to which it is reflected in one federal record is limited. That record, however, is expanding. Two long stretches of Colorado road have been added to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s list of national scenic byways. Mountainous thoroughfares known as Highway of Legends and…