Tag: out there
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More campsites coming to state park in Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save People in Colorado Springs won’t have to travel far to find a new spot to camp in the near future. Cheyenne Mountain State Park Manager Jason Hagan calls the park “a nature oasis within the…
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New trail to popular lake in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where mountain bikers once joined vehicles on a busy road to reach a beloved lake in Colorado, now they have a trail of their own. Builders with Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association (CBMA) recently finished…
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Debate over spearfishing in Colorado continues as petition is rejected
Divers with spearguns won’t be swimming and fishing in more Colorado waters anytime soon. That’s after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission’s recent, nearly unanimous decision to deny a petition to expand spearfishing around the state. CPW officials supported the petition that would have launched a three-year pilot allowing spearfishers more opportunities at 16 popular…
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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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Debate over spearfishing in Colorado continues as petition is rejected
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Divers with spearguns won’t be swimming and fishing in more Colorado waters anytime soon. That’s after the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission’s recent, nearly unanimous decision to deny a petition to expand spearfishing around the…
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El Paso County pauses nature center project amid ‘economic changes’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County officials are pausing a long-going effort to build a nature center north of Colorado Springs. Renderings have shown an ambitious “canopy tower” and “canopy walk” among the pines of Fox Run Regional…
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Colorado ski area opening days for 2025-26 season
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maybe you’re not quite thinking winter, but Colorado’s ski areas sure are. Plans for the season ahead are in full swing — starting with target opening dates. Following Vail Resorts’ announcement for some of the state’s premier destinations, Colorado Ski Country USA has posted dates for…
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‘Wildlife soap opera:’ Here’s what to know ahead of Colorado’s elk rut
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s great, natural spectacles is about to commence. The word from Rocky Mountain National Park: “The scene of tens to hundreds of elk in one location, flanked by spectacular mountain scenery and fall…
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Progress on new trail up Colorado 14er
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new trail continues to take shape on a 14,000-foot mountain in Colorado. Near the end of a fourth season of work, Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) has announced opening another rerouted section of the path…
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Surfing in Colorado? Yes, and it’s booming where you might least expect it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eric Thomas spent the 1980s and ’90s surfing waves off Florida, California and Hawaii, with other stops around the Bahamas and tropics in what became a professional career on the oceans. Then he looked to…