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Loyal anglers spread fly-fishing message
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Robert Younghanz is a man on a mission. His mission is to convince even the most ardent lure or live-bait fisherman that fly-fishing is the way to go. “A fly-fisher that really knows what they’re doing is going to catch copious amounts of trout, as…
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Snowcast: Clear days ahead for riding on fresh snow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Most of January was depressingly dry, and while snow from December and cold temperatures through this month ensured that conditions remained OK, what we all want is natural snow to freshen up the slopes continually.…
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Snowmass adding 230 acres for skiing, boarding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SNOWMASS — Aspen Skiing Co. is moving ahead on a plan to add 230 acres of skiing on Burnt Mountain at Snowmass for the 2012-13 ski season, it announced Thursday. Skico trails crews are thinning…
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You don’t need reservations to enjoy a camping weekend
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Want to go camping this weekend, but haven’t made reservations? Don’t despair. There are campsites to be had, but you’ll have to pack your patience and sense of adventure: Available sites at public campgrounds are…
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UPDATE: Stand up and paddle Colorado’s lakes, rivers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SALIDA • Paul Darrah doesn’t raft or kayak, though he lives in the heart of Colorado whitewater country. Sitting for long periods bothers his back, and paddling in a mostly enclosed kayak inches above the…
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Aspen hopes USA Pro Challenge will return – with camping on pass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ASPEN — Resort officials believe the town has positioned itself well for the return of the USA Pro Challenge next year, and at least some are hoping the U.S. Forest Service will reconsider the ban…
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El Paso County crews help search for hiker missing in Custer County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Rescue crews from five agencies, including El Paso County, are searching for a Colorado man who fell more than 200 feet near Crestone Peak on Tuesday. Capt. Bob Pruiksma, of Custer County Search and Rescue,…
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Forest healing helped with mulch from burned trees
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A herd of skittish deer charged through tbe Waldo Canyon burn scar Tuesday morning, fleeing from wood chips showered on them from a helicopter. The bucks bounded between charred trees and soared over blooming fireweed…
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Wildlife officers shoot mountain lion, scare another off
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Parks and Wildlife rangers shot one mountain lion and scared off another after the big cats wandered into Boulder on Monday night. One mountain lion was spotted at about 8 p.m. in a backyard…
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Water is low, but fish populations holding on
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save EAGLE COUNTY — Area water managers recently got an unpleasant surprise: Local streams are running lower than first thought. The U.S. Geological Survey has streamflow-measurement stations up and down the valley. Those stations need to…