Tag: frisco
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Major fire mitigation, trail work coming to popular ‘Backyard’ area of Colorado
Major changes are coming to a major hub of outdoor recreation in Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service recently announced finalizing a plan for fire mitigation and trails around 3,026 acres surrounding Frisco — an area people around town and Summit County have known as the Backyard. The scenic swath of White River National Forest encompasses…
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Colorado’s 14er base camps: Where to climb and spoil yourself afterward
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Snow has melted from Colorado’s high country. Consider it nature’s invitation to climb. The state’s tallest summits await. So many to do. So little time. The most avid climber needs a base camp, a place…
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Trails grow around lakeside destination in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trails continue to grow around an increasingly popular destination in Colorado. Frisco Peninsula Recreation Area makes up the forested, rolling landform bordering the Summit County town and Dillon Reservoir. Rangers know local regulars by name, “and have found this summer more users coming up from…
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Recreation dreams come true: Trail system grows at rare, wondrous land of forest hills overlooking Lake Dillon
FRISCO • From the shoreline of Dillon Reservoir, a thin path rose up through the pines, fresh dirt streaked with bike tracks. Riders were getting their first taste of the latest singletrack at Peninsula Recreation Area. “It’s great,” went the review from local Peter Wessel. “It’s nice to see all these new trails.” Wonderland Trail…
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‘Your bar away from home’: Colorado’s Moose Jaw celebrates 50 years
FRISCO • A couple exits the Moose Jaw, but not before thanking Mama Moose. Lynda Colety rises to hug the man and woman as they go. “Oh, it was so great seeing you. Come here!” Regulars, it would seem. “Nah,” Colety says. “They just stopped by for the first time.” So it goes at the…
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SCENES FROM | Tubing at Frisco Adventure Park
Sights and sounds from the tubing hill at Frisco Adventure Park. (Video by Skyler Ballard)
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Interstate 70 closed in the Colorado mountains part of Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced a safety closure on Interstate 70 in both directions between Frisco and Vail Pass on Thursday. I-70 EB/WB: Planned closure between Exit 180 – East Vail and Exit…
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Interstate 70 closed in the Colorado mountains part of Thursday
The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced a safety closure on Interstate 70 in both directions between Frisco and Vail Pass on Thursday. The closure will begin at 11 a.m. and may last through the afternoon to allow for winter maintenance operations. CDOT is conducting the winter maintenance operations to prepare for Presidents Day weekend. According…
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PHOTOS: As the aspens turn
Summit County begins to show its fall colors as the aspens near Frisco, Colo., begin to turn on the final week of summer. –> –> –>