Author: Breanna Sneeringer
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Colorado mountain pass closes for multi-day rockfall mitigation
Heads up, leaf-peepers! Highway 82 over Independence Pass is closed. The 12,095-foot mountain pass will close for rockfall mitigation work on September 30th and October 1st from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. just east of Aspen. The closure points are located between mile markers 59 and 62. The summit and other areas will still be…
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Vehicle with six inside plunges 300 feet off mountain road in Colorado
Seatbelts and helmets likely saved lives when a family was involved in an off-highway vehicle rollover crash in Colorado, police say. A vehicle plunged about 300 feet off a mountain road located just north of Silverton on Wednesday. According to San Juan County Search and Rescue, two adults and four children were injured as a…
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Here’s how to see hundreds of elk during rut season in Colorado
As fall starts to get underway in Colorado, elk are on the move and much more likely to be seen in certain parts of the state. Estes Park, near Rocky Mountain National Park, is one of the best places to see elk this fall. Visitors are often able to spot hundreds of wild and free-roaming elk in…
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Containment doubled for Cameron Peak Fire in northern Colorado
Firefighters doubled containment of a massive blaze that’s already destroyed more than 50 structures on Colorado’s Front Range. “I’ll start with the good news first,” Cory Carlson, planning operations trainee, said on Wednesday afternoon. “We were able to double containment. That’s looking really good. We’re at 8% containment.” The Cameron Peak Fire has grown to…
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Thousands of birds drop dead in Colorado and New Mexico
Thousands of birds recently dropped dead in areas of Colorado and New Mexico, but researchers say there’s more than one factor to blame. While researchers are still investigating the cause, the sudden appearance of dead birds in Colorado is likely due to the sudden temperature plunge and heavy snowfall observed last week across parts of…
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30 pounds of beer bottles removed from Colorado 14er
Colorado fourteeners are facing mountains of high-altitude rubbish as climbers leave behind a bizarre trail of trash, including everything from blenders to dirty underwear to shards of broken glass. Von Campbell and Mary O’Malley recently took part in Colorado Fourteener Initiative’s “Peak Stewards” program on Mount Sherman hauling away 30 pounds of garbage from the…
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Wildfire destroys 50-plus structures along Colorado’s Front Range
Officials are still investigating the cause of the Cameron Peak fire, which has destroyed about 54 structures, including 25 homes. The blaze, now the fourth-largest recorded in state history, has ripped through 102,596 acres in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest of north-central Colorado. More than 1,000 firefighters battling flames from the both the ground and air, but…
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Bull elk beheaded and left to waste in Colorado
A decapitated elk carcass was found in Montezuma County last week, prompting a poaching investigation from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). According to CPW District Wildlife Manager Matt Sturdevant, the perpetrator severed and removed the head of a bull elk after illegally shooting it, leaving the remaining parts of the animal to rot. The elk’s headless…
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Woman recalls terrifying encounter on Colorado hike: ‘He was going for the kill shot’
Pepe, a 3-year-old Boxer Bull Terrier Mix, is expecting to make a full recovery after being shot by a stranger while hiking on the Windsor Lake Trail in Colorado. “He was going for the kill shot,” said owner Kelly Murray as she recalled the shooting. Murray had been hiking last Thursday when the incident occurred.…
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Elk rut prompts closure in parts of Rocky Mountain National Park
It’s mating season for elk in Colorado. Rocky Mountain National Park is one of the most iconic spots to catch large herds of elk in action – but some visitors often get way too close, prompting the closure of several elk-grazing meadows within the park this fall. Rocky Mountain National Park will enact its annual…