Author: Spencer Mckee
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Colorado woman climbs Manitou Incline 13 times in less than 12 hours
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Erin Ton has done it again – setting a wild record that involves a lot of vertical gain and incredible endurance. Known around the internet for her endeavor to scale Colorado’s highest peaks in high heels and for her recent self-supported ‘public lands’ fourteener speed…
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Hollywood’s ‘most famous gator’ now resides in a remote Colorado valley
Those in the Centennial State have the chance to see one of the most famous alligators of the Hollywood scene in a remote part of the San Luis Valley. Going by the name of Morris and best known for his appearance in the 1996 film ‘Happy Gilmore,’ in which he eats the hand of a…
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Mountain lion’s 1,000-mile trek ends with brutal death in Colorado
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently released the story of a mountain lion that starts near Provo, Utah and ends over 1,000 miles later with the big cat’s brutal death on the Colorado Front Range. The two-year-old female mountain lion dubbed F66 was first captured and collared in Utah’s Wasatch mountain range in February…
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Colorado Springs the ‘best place for dog walking’ nationwide
It’s no secret that many Coloradans are big dog lovers, and because of that, many spots around the state cater to these four-legged companions. This makes it no surprise that multiple spots around the Centennial State were ranked among the “best places to walk your dog” nationwide in a recent data analysis, including one city…
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Single in Colorado Springs? Gap between ‘unmarried men’ and ‘unmarried women’ is surprisingly high
Single women looking for a single man as a romantic partner may want to head to Colorado Springs, where the gap between the number of unmarried men and unmarried women is one of the highest in the nation. In Olympic City, USA, there are 125.3 unmarried men per 100 unmarried women – the 7th-highest gap…
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‘Colorado-style’ traffic jam involving dozens of animals captured on camera
On Wednesday morning, Colorado Parks and Wildlife published some incredible footage of a ‘Colorado-style’ traffic jam. The video was captured by a person named Kyle in the Creede area, showing off dozens of elk crossing a road over the course of about 15 seconds. A pronghorn is seen tagging along with the tail-end of the…
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1,000s of bald eagles have moved into Colorado – here’s where to find them
Migration patterns of the bald eagle combined with the typical winter cold will give Coloradans plenty of great chances to spot this majestic bird species over the next few weeks – if they know where to look. Each year, between November and March, more than 1,000 bald eagles migrate into the Centennial State, joining Colorado’s roughly 200…
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Wolf captured on camera near road in Colorado
Another wolf sighting has been captured on camera in Colorado, about a month and a half after the species was formally reintroduced to the state. An article from 9News reports that the wolf was spotted last Thursday near Kremmling, with a rancher capturing footage from the road. This is at least the second time a…
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Another major migration is bringing 10,000s of birds to Colorado
That field of white you’re soon to see near Lamar, Colorado might not be a layer of fresh powder. If you find yourself in southeast Colorado at the beginning of February, you’ll likely catch a remarkable natural phenomenon known as the high plains snow goose migration. During this time of the year, tens of thousands…
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22-year-old woman dies after striking tree at Aspen ski resort
A 22-year-old woman has died after striking a tree at Aspen Highlands Ski Resort on Saturday around 11:30 a.m. The unidentified female skier was on the Exhibition run at the time of the accident. This is a ‘blue’ intermediate-rated ski run that travels under the the resort’s Exhibition Lift. Ski patrol responded immediately with the…