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Happy Trails: Appreciating the Paint Mines east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the plains east of Colorado Springs, a blank canvas breaks for a colorful wonderland. Tucked between grassy hillsides is an enclave of sandstone-capped spires and hoodoos that turn pink, purple and orange of clays…
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Master plan proposed for Paint Mines, not all happy with it
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County parks leaders have a long-anticipated plan to address fears of ruin at a geologic expanse. Nearly a year in the making after years of advocates calling for it, a draft master plan “sets the stage for a sustainable and enjoyable Paint Mines…
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Master plan proposed for Paint Mines near Colorado Springs, not all happy with it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County parks leaders have a long-anticipated plan to address fears of ruin at a geologic wonder. Nearly a year in the making after years of advocates calling for it, a draft master plan “sets the stage for a sustainable and enjoyable Paint Mines…
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El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines
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El Paso County is starting work on a new master plan for Paint Mines Interpretive Park intended to help protect the archaeological value of the site and the colorful clay rock. The park that stretches across 775 acres in eastern El Paso County saw record-high visitation during the pandemic and more problems with vandalism, social…
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El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines
El Paso County is starting work on a new master plan for Paint Mines Interpretive Park intended to help protect the archaeological value of the site and the colorful clay rock. The park that stretches across 775 acres in eastern El Paso County saw record-high visitation during the pandemic and more problems with vandalism, social…
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[PRINT] El Paso County launches master plan effort to protect Paint Mines (copy)
El Paso County is starting work on a new master plan for Paint Mines Interpretive Park intended to help protect the archaeological value of the site and the colorful clay rock. The park that stretches across 775 acres in eastern El Paso County saw record-high visitation during the pandemic and more problems with vandalism, social…
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As toll of 2020 is taken in Colorado outdoors, what does it mean for years ahead?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Scott Fitzwilliams was supposed to be off work. But as supervisor of America’s most trafficked national forest, “you’re never off work,” he says. So there he was Fourth of July weekend, supposed to be enjoying the serenity he had always known at a lake within…