Tag: fishing
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Shiny new prize awaits anglers at backcountry lakes in Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced a “unique backcountry fishing opportunity.” That was the description in a news release from Joe Brand, manager of State Forest State Park in northwestern Colorado. Two alpine lakes here are newly home to golden trout, the California state fish whose population diminished at State Forest in the 1990s. The…
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Record visitation at Colorado state parks in 2020 spells ‘high-use’ fees
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 first hike of the new year. That was the case…
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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
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 November. But the 18.3 million visitors reported so far were up from the 14.8 million total in 2019 — a…
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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 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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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…
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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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10 merry happenings in Colorado’s outdoors amid difficult year
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. In this holiday season, we’re reflecting on good tidings: Bluebird…
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Scenes from Taylor Park Reservoir
For the first summer, Cottonwood Pass from Buena Vista is fully paved and open. Now just about any car from the Springs can get to Taylor Park in less than three hours. (Video by Katie Klann)