Tag: mueller state park
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Rangers ride the trails at Mueller | Mueller Report
By Anna Urban Imagine you’re hiking one of Mueller’s trails. You hear the wind rustling the aspen leaves, the dirt crunching under your feet, a Stellar’s jay squawking in a tree above your head. As you look up at the bird, you notice a person in your peripheral vision. You realize it is a park…
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Hike your way through spring at Mueller State Park
Editor’s Note: This is a regular monthly column from Colorado Parks and Wildlife about recreation opportunities at Mueller State Park. By Anna Urban A bright side to the warmer, dryer weather this winter and spring is nicer trail conditions. There still may be patches of snow and ice, but overall the trails are much drier…
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Mueller State Park: A guide to finding fall colors, wildlife, and more a short drive from Colorado Springs
Mueller State Park features “spring-fed meadows, diverse forests and impressive Pikes Peak granite formations.” Shaped by ancient geological forces like the uplift of Pikes Peak and volcanic action, the park offers more than 50 miles of hiking trails, as well as plenty of other opportunities for outdoor activities like camping and wildlife viewing. History of…
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Groomed ski trails back at state park west of Colorado Springs
In Colorado Springs, cross-country skiers seeking groomed trails might think of a distant ski area or a Nordic center. But when Mother Nature provides, they don’t have to go far. It’s not a Nordic center, but Mueller State Park grooms a few trails for Nordic skiing when conditions allow. The snowstorm earlier this month allowed…
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Surviving and thriving in the snow | Mueller Report
How do you feel about snow? Snow is special because it’s only around a certain time of year and in particular places around the world. I was elated when we got the first decent snowfall at the start of the month. Some have mixed feelings, but here in Colorado many of us get excited when…
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8 Weekend Things to do Around Colorado Springs and beyond
THURSDAY-SUNDAY Perfect for Halloween weekend, The Vampire of Cripple Creek complete with Count Dracula, the new owner of a haunted hotel who’s enamored with a lovely young woman. Alas, she dies of something mysterious and that’s just fine with him. The Butte Theater, 139 E. Bennett Ave. Tickets $17-$29. For hours and tickets: ci.ovationtix.com/35629/production/1230506 SATURDAY…
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6 Weekend Things to do around Colorado Springs and Beyond
THURSDAY-SUNDAY Perfect for Halloween weekend, The Vampire of Cripple Creek complete with Count Dracula, the new owner of a haunted hotel who’s enamored with a lovely young woman. Alas, she dies of something mysterious and that’s just fine with him. The Butte Theater, 139 E. Bennett Ave. Tickets $17-$29. For hours and tickets: ci.ovationtix.com/35629/production/1230506 SATURDAY…
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Unsolved mystery of Mueller Mueller Report
On the night of Thursday, Oct. 16 1941, local homesteader Sumner Osborn stepped out of his cabin and into the cool mountain air. His goal was to report a theft to the local sheriff in Divide. Little did he know this was the last journey he would take. Sumner never made it to the sheriff…
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Colorado photographers offer tips and places for fall colors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Matt Payne is a fifth-generation Colorado native who knows very well the beauty of this state. He knows, having climbed the state’s highest 100 peaks between 2008 and 2018. That’s when he got serious about photography, inspiring his full-time profession today. Nothing inspires him quite…
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Colorado photographers offer tips and places for fall colors
Matt Payne is a fifth-generation Colorado native who knows very well the beauty of this state. He knows, having climbed the state’s highest 100 peaks between 2008 and 2018. That’s when he got serious about photography, inspiring his full-time profession today. Nothing inspires him quite like fall. “It’s far and away my favorite time,” says…