Tag: austin bluffs open space
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Beyond Pulpit Rock: Reimagined trails explore lesser-known wilds in Colorado Springs
The white, throne-like monolith looms in plain view from Interstate 25 through Colorado Springs. Drivers popularly pull off to hike up Pulpit Rock. “And they think that’s all there is to it,” Larry Bogue says. But he knows there’s much more to Austin Bluffs Open Space. He knows as he lives in the neighborhood bordering…
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Beyond Pulpit Rock: Reimagined trails explore lesser-known wilds
The white, throne-like monolith looms in plain view from Interstate 25 through Colorado Springs. Drivers popularly pull off to hike up Pulpit Rock. “And they think that’s all there is to it,” Larry Bogue says. But he knows there’s much more to Austin Bluffs Open Space. He knows as he lives in the neighborhood bordering…
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Happy Trails: Looping a peaceful valley between the bustle of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Summit fever? You won’t be able to resist the top of one of Colorado Springs’ most prominent, rocky points. Quick serenity and the simple pleasures of nature? You might opt instead for this trail below Pulpit Rock, looping the grassy, wooded sanctuary that white monolith…
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Progress continues toward vision of Colorado Springs open space
The vision for an open space in the center of Colorado Springs came closer to complete this summer. That’s the 584 acres of meadows and woods surrounding Pulpit Rock that collectively came to be called Austin Bluffs Open Space in a 2020 master plan. The plan envisioned building new trails and closing others that had…
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Fifth-year Pikes Peak Apex maintains mission to be ‘world-class’ mountain bike race
A mountain bike race unlike any before in Colorado Springs heads into its fifth year with an eye, as ever, toward the future. Starting June 7, the three-day Pikes Peak APEX aims to draw closer to 200 riders, up from last year’s 162, said organizer Micah Rice. For the event boasting big mileage and elevation…
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Colorado Springs parks leaders zero in on projects for 2024
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs parks board this month heard plans and goals for new trails and open space projects for 2024. David Deitemeyer, the parks department’s senior landscape architect, started his presentation with Austin Bluffs Open Space. That’s the mosaic of meadows and woods surrounding Pulpit…
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Colorado Springs parks leaders zero in on projects for 2024
The Colorado Springs parks board this month heard plans and goals for new trails and open space projects for 2024. David Deitemeyer, the parks department’s senior landscape architect, started his presentation with Austin Bluffs Open Space. That’s the mosaic of meadows and woods surrounding Pulpit Rock, given that open space name in a 2020 master…