Tag: colorado fourteeners initiative
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Progress on new trail up Colorado 14er
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new trail continues to take shape on a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Near the end of a fourth season of work, Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) has announced opening another rerouted section of the path…
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New report finds Colorado 14er hiking ticking up from previous low
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s tallest peaks continue to see far fewer people compared with record waves from five years ago. That’s according to the latest hiking estimates from Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI), the nonprofit tracking annual numbers. The count was around 415,000 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time…
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Alt-rock: Why some jam to the less-traveled, extreme sides of Colorado 14ers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the 1990s, Andrew Hamilton was guiding river trips and in his spare time scaling Colorado’s highest peaks when he came by a book. It was the first edition of “Colorado’s Fourteeners: From Hikes to Climbs,” by legendary mountaineer Gerry Roach. Like many others who…
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10 merry happenings in Colorado’s outdoors amid difficult year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In a dark year, Coloradans still had sunshine. Despite months defined by COVID-19 and social and political turmoil, we could still find refuge in the mountains. While land managers noted negative side effects of overcrowding, this year saw plenty of positive developments for outdoor lovers.…