Tag: dinosaur national monument
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New ‘swamp dweller’ discovered in Colorado
In 2016, John Foster was walking around the sandstone countryside that defines northwest Colorado when he stopped at something peculiar ingrained in the rock. It was a fossil — a jaw about an inch long, Foster recalled in a recent news release. “Holy cow,” he thought, “that’s huge.” Not so huge to an untrained eye,…
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Free day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and monuments
One way to celebrate National Public Lands Day? By visiting one of the nation’s most-celebrated parks. Even better that day, Sept. 28, at the national parks? Entrance fees will be waived. National Public Lands Day is next on the National Park Service’s calendar for free entrance days on the year. That will mean drivers saving…
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Free day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and monuments
One way to celebrate National Public Lands Day? By visiting one of the nation’s most-celebrated parks. Even better that day, Sept. 28, at the national parks? Entrance fees will be waived. National Public Lands Day is next on the National Park Service’s calendar for free entrance days on the year. That will mean drivers saving…
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Free day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and monuments
One way to celebrate National Public Lands Day? By visiting one of the nation’s most-celebrated parks. Even better that day, Sept. 28, at the national parks? Entrance fees will be waived. National Public Lands Day is next on the National Park Service’s calendar for free entrance days on the year. That will mean drivers saving…
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Free day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and beyond
For one day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and monuments, no need to take out your wallet. The National Park Service is waiving admission for one of its “fee-free days” on the calendar: June 19. That’s in recognition of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was…
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Free day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and beyond
For one day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and monuments, no need to take out your wallet. The National Park Service is waiving admission for one of its “fee-free days” on the calendar: June 19. That’s in recognition of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was…
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Free day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and beyond
For one day coming up at Colorado’s national parks and monuments, no need to take out your wallet. The National Park Service is waiving admission for one of its “fee-free days” on the calendar: June 19. That’s in recognition of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was…
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Bucket list whitewater rafting trips in Colorado
Whitewater runners hope always for years like last year, when unusually gracious snowpack in the mountains melted to swell Colorado’s rivers. It meant days on the Dolores River, which only rarely rises through the remote, desert canyon of the state’s southwest. The Dolores is but one river on the bucket list of enthusiasts in the…
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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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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
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 To visit Mesa Verde National Park is to travel back…