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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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A cannibal, killer in the attic and headless chicken: Real-life horror stories of Colorado
Colorado, like the broader West, is rooted in myth. In legends that seem to grow larger as the years go on. But somewhere between the colorful narratives are truths, or half-truths. Stories stranger than fiction — and also more terrifying than any author could spin. Ahead of Halloween, what better time to return to these?…
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A cannibal, killer in the attic and headless chicken: Real-life horror stories of Colorado
Colorado, like the broader West, is rooted in myth. In legends that seem to grow larger as the years go on. But somewhere between the colorful narratives are truths, or half-truths. Stories stranger than fiction — and also more terrifying than any author could spin. Ahead of Halloween, what better time to return to these?…
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Man-made Colorado ice wall fills climbing venue shortage
PARK COUNTY • “Whooaa,” Jim Barry remarks, as one of his Boy Scouts slips nearly 50 feet up a frozen waterfall. The teenager is secured, harnessed. The fellow Scout belaying digs his feet into the ground and quickly stops the fall. “Good catch!” Barry shouts, adding to the applause here about 100 miles from the…
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Private island in Colorado set to be acquired for public enjoyment
A team is poised to acquire a scenic island in Colorado to be enjoyed by locals and visitors alike for generations. The 10 acres on Lake San Cristobal have been privately owned for more than a century. An iron bridge connects a series of smaller islands to the larger, verdant peninsula — a postcard image…