Tag: history
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Was the root beer float invented in Cripple Creek?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Here’s how the story goes: In 1893 at a Cripple Creek brewery, a wandering entrepreneur named Frank J. Wisner was experimenting with carbonated water, roots and sweeteners that did not quite achieve the sweetness he…
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From gold rush ruins, a backcountry hut rises in Park County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PARK COUNTY • High in Colorado’s central mountains, in an alpine basin of wildflowers and waterfalls, Jeff Crane is dreaming again. He’s gazing upon another mesmerizing sight here, not to mention the ponds teeming with…
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From gold rush ruins, a backcountry hut rises in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save High in Colorado’s central mountains, in an alpine basin of wildflowers and waterfalls, Jeff Crane is dreaming again. He’s gazing upon another mesmerizing sight here, not to mention the ponds teeming with trout, the thick…
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Inside an ancient place of intrigue east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Along a new, rough road stretching past a gate on Colorado Springs’ eastern plains, Mike Bowman drives his truck to a pull-off and greets two curious visitors. Bowman is a city park ranger, and the two guests are here for his tour. The tour, part…
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From gold rush ruins, a backcountry hut rises in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PARK COUNTY • High in Colorado’s central mountains, in an alpine basin of wildflowers and waterfalls, Jeff Crane is dreaming again. He’s gazing upon another mesmerizing sight here, not to mention the ponds teeming with trout, the thick willows frequented by moose, the green hills…
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Historic bath house now a poolside hotel at Colorado hot springs resort
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s most historic hot springs destinations has unveiled a boutique hotel where the present meets the past. From Glenwood Hot Springs Resort’s billing, Hotel 1888 is a picture of modern “European-style elegance” and “also rich in tradition.” The billing continues: “When guests stay…
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Inside an ancient place of intrigue east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Along a new, rough road stretching past a gate and through the plains of Colorado Springs’ east side, Mike Bowman drives his truck to a pull-off and greets two curious visitors. Bowman is a city park ranger, and the two guests are here for his…
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50 years on the mountain: 83-year-old Pikes Peak highway ranger retires after half century on patrol
John O’Brien’s memory lane is the 19-mile road that twists and turns up to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak. “Each curve has a certain memory,” he says from the passenger seat now. “Every curve after 50 years.” After 50 years, O’Brien has retired as a ranger on the Pikes Peak Highway — a run…
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A century ago, ‘sin city’ Ramona rose at the entrance to Ute Pass
One day in the late 1990s, Colorado Springs history buff David Swint came across an old, dusty mug with a curious inscription. “Heidelberg Inn, Ramona, Colo.” Where was Ramona, Swint wondered. Ramona, it turns out, was a former town within his current town. On Colorado Springs’ west side, around Thorndale Park and the neighborhood off…
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Meet the Colorado Springs explorer captivating 40,000 Facebook fans with weird, famous and forgotten places
It was nothing. It was everything. It was one morning 11 years ago. Heath Gay woke in his Colorado Springs home. He was not yet 40 at the time. “I had a growth on my forehead,” he says. “By the end of the day, it doubled in size. … I was freaking out.” So much…