Author: Jonathan Ingraham jonathan.ingraham@denvergazettedev.gazette.com
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Popular Colorado pass visitors receive 37 ‘no parking’ tickets totaling $3,237.50 in 3 weeks
Summer-time recreationalists have had their wallets hit hard over the last three weeks if they’ve parked in one of the “no parking” zones around the summit of Guanella Pass outside Georgetown. In an email to The Denver Gazette on Tuesday, early ticket data collected from the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office shows its community enforcement…
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Colorado Tourism Office launches AI travel genius ‘Colorado Concierge’
“Welcome to Colorado, I’ll be your virtual guide,” is the opening message you’ll see when first using the Colorado Tourism Office’s (CTO) new AI travel genius ‘Colorado Concierge’ feature on Colorado.com. According to CTO, ‘Colorado Concierge’ is an AI travel genius that provides instant answers to any travel or tourism questions about the state, and…
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Stage 1 fire restrictions in effect for multiple national forests
The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests have enacted Stage 1 fire restrictions across national forest lands in Boulder, Clear Creek, Gilpin, Jefferson and Larimer counties, the forest service said in a statement Tuesday. Stage 1 fire restrictions start at noon Tuesday. The decision was made in collaboration with sheriff offices, local fire districts and other…
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476-acre Spruce Gulch land gifted to CU Boulder to enhance future ecological, academic studies
The University of Colorado Boulder received a momentous 476-acre land gift, the Spruce Gulch Wildlife and Research Reserve, along with endowment funds to support ecological and academic work at the site, the university announced in a statement Tuesday. The combined total value between the land gift and endowment given from CU alumna Linda Holubar Sanabria is…
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Lee fire becomes 6th largest wildfire in Colorado history
The Lee fire southwest of Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County has become the sixth largest wildfire in Colorado history, eclipsing the 2012 High Park fire, which burned 87,284 acres west of Fort Collins. The fire grew from over 88,000 acres to over 92,000 acres throughout the day on Saturday, with no containment, state fire…
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Colorado Springs weather: Rain showers Sunday keep temperatures cool
Colorado Springs residents can expect showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m., according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. A high near 76 is expected with north winds between 5 to 10 mph, becoming east southeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an…
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Stories from Canyon Spirit’s train journey Rockies to the Red Rocks: Salt Lake to Denver
On a luxury train trip in late July across the American West, I took part in countless stories shared over three days from 31 new friends while traveling 596 miles across Utah and Colorado. The deserts and mountains between Salt Lake City, Utah and Denver, Colorado were viewed together in a slow-motion glide aboard Canyon…
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Luxury train ride between Colorado and Utah expands route
Luxury train travel between Colorado and Utah will get even bigger in 2026. The trip known as “Rockies to the Red Rocks” aboard Armstrong Collective’s Canyon Spirit — formerly Rocky Mountaineer — is expanding westward from Moab, Utah, to Salt Lake City starting April 7, connecting Denver to the City of Saints. The eastbound route…
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PHOTOS: Rockies to the Red Rocks luxury train ride from Denver to Salt Lake City
The Canyon Spirit, formerly Rocky Mountaineer, luxury train ride is expanding train service from Moab, Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah in April 2026, creating a 3-day, daytime-only travel trip between Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City. Expanding on the trip’s current name, “Rockies to the Red Rocks,” the trip will feature elevated dining, scenic…
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Luxury train ride across Colorado and Utah expands route to Salt Lake City
Luxury train travel between Colorado’s Front Range and Utah’s Salt Lake Valley will have a new elevated rail-riding experience starting April 2026. The train trip known as “Rockies to the Red Rocks” aboard Armstrong Collective’s Canyon Spirit — formerly Rocky Mountaineer — is expanding service westward from Moab, Utah to Salt Lake City starting April 6,…