Tag: Denver-gazette
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Marvin Mims vows ‘aggressive’ approach on special teams vs. Colts | Broncos notebook
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ENGLEWOOD — All-Pro returner Marvin Mims Jr. said the mission on the Broncos’ special teams is simple. “(Be) very aggressive,’’ the wide receiver told The Denver Gazette after Wednesday’s practice at Broncos Park. A new…
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Colorado School of Mines volleyball players earn RMAC honors | Colorado Sunshine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado School of Mines volleyball had a big week – and was rewarded for it. Orediggers standouts Jenna McLaughlin and Hailee Martinez were named RMAC players of the week Tuesday. They were joined by Hadleigh…
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Framework proposed for shooting guns in Pike National Forest
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new proposed plan aims to control gunfire on increasingly busy public lands across Colorado’s Front Range. “The Integrated Management of Target Shooting,” as the U.S. Forest Service titles the 28-page document, outlines strategies within Pike National Forest, where land managers and hikers, bikers and…
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Colorado’s ‘pioneer campers’ mobilized during last pandemic — and modern recreation took off
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Ralph Swain can’t help but laugh at himself and fellow U.S. Forest Service officers when he thinks back to March, as the coronavirus pandemic took root and tossed a blanket of uncertainty over American society. “We had so many dang questions,” says Swain, the agency’s…
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As toll of 2020 is taken in Colorado outdoors, what does it mean for years ahead?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scott Fitzwilliams was supposed to be off work. But as supervisor of America’s most trafficked national forest, “you’re never off work,” he says. So there he was Fourth of July weekend, supposed to be enjoying the serenity he had always known at a lake within…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save FRANKTOWN — Inside Castlewood Canyon State Park, where worldly troubles seem to float away with the creek and with the clouds out to snowcapped peaks beyond, a certain reality occurred to Trevor Girten. “Prices are only going up it seems,” he said Friday on his…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Data confirms what the eye suggested at Colorado’s state parks in 2020: unprecedented visitation. Numbers were not yet final by the end of December, with counts still being logged from that month and some of…
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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For better or for worse, the pandemic gave many of us more opportunities to achieve our outdoor goals. We crossed off much from our bucket lists in 2020. Yet still, Colorado never ceases to beckon. For your consideration this year: Pay respects to the ancestors…
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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.…
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Changes coming to popular triple waterfall in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Construction is scheduled so that Rifle Falls State Park becomes “more able to handle the growing number of visitors,” according to a recent Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release. The three-pronged waterfall is a Western Slope destination for photographers and anyone drawn to a surprising,…