Tag: out there
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Pikes Pick: Go for a murder mystery hike near Colorado Springs
The folks at Mueller State Park clearly love a murder mystery as much as the rest of us. A 4.5-mile Murder Mystery Hike will chronicle the story of the unsolved disappearance of homesteader Sumner Osborn in 1941. Meet at the Homestead Trailhead at 4:30 p.m. Friday, 21045 Colorado 67, Divide, $10 day pass per vehicle…
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A colorful, picture-perfect journey across Colorado’s mountain passes
Last weekend, near the peak of fall colors in Colorado’s central mountains, reports out of Georgetown were of standstill traffic and cars being turned away. The season has come with heightened enforcement around Guanella Pass, where officials have worried about safety amid the surge of Front Range leaf peepers. Meanwhile, The Gazette’s Christian Murdock was…
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Colorado’s sweet spot: 48 hours in Estes Park
U.S. 36 escapes the bustling Front Range for the wilds of Big Thompson Canyon — that cool, winding drive between rugged, imposing walls. Soon, the road rises. Those walls fall below. And a quintessential Colorado view emerges. Rocky Mountain National Park’s jagged peaks march across a big sky, looming above Lake Estes and the town…
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Free day coming at Colorado’s national parks — just in time for fall colors
Planning a road trip for fall colors around Colorado? National parks might factor into the itinerary — especially in the case of free entry. That will be the case on Sept. 27, when the National Park Service is waiving fees in celebration of National Public Lands Day. It promises to be a busy Saturday at Rocky…
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Free day coming at Colorado’s national parks — just in time for fall colors
Planning a road trip for fall colors around Colorado? National parks might factor into the itinerary — especially in the case of free entry. That will be the case on Sept. 27, when the National Park Service is waiving fees in celebration of National Public Lands Day. It promises to be a busy Saturday at Rocky…
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Ice Castles returning to 2 Colorado sites this winter
A cherished winter wonderland is returning to two familiar places in Colorado. Ice Castles, LLC, announced it will again build its complex of frosty pinnacles, arches, tunnels and slides in Cripple Creek, as the company has the past two years. The company will also set up in Summit County, thanks to a partnership with Outlets…
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Effort afoot to revive scenic lake in southwest Colorado
Early this summer in their home mountains of southwest Colorado, Tamara Gulde and Lynn Padgett were visiting a favorite scenic site that was not what it once was. Perched near 9,600 feet off the Million Dollar Highway above Ouray, Crystal Lake was significantly lower. “We saw a couple of fishermen up there. They were sitting…
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Link between wolves and aspen a point of debate beyond Colorado
For the past 15 years, Luke Painter has been traveling to the northern range of Yellowstone National Park, where mountains rise and tributaries carve valleys of sage, willows and trees. This includes aspen, the beloved tree of fall that glows around this time of year as the season turns, catching the eye of Painter from…
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Free day coming at Colorado’s national parks — just in time for fall colors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planning a road trip for fall colors around Colorado? National parks might factor into the itinerary — especially in the case of free entry. That will be the case on Sept. 27, when the National Park Service is waiving fees in celebration of National Public Lands…
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Happy Trails: A water escape in wilds north of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save To find a lake in Colorado’s mountains, you might expect a long venture. And so the scene between the state’s two biggest cities is a surprise: emerald waters between forested slopes that feel remote but…