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Sunrise Openings set for Pikes Peak Highway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The easiest way to catch a sunrise on a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado? Via the Pikes Peak Highway on certain days coming up. The highway’s gate will be lifted early July 18. Starting at 4:30…
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Sunrise Openings set for Pikes Peak Highway
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The easiest way to catch a sunrise on a 14,000-foot peak in Colorado? Via the Pikes Peak Highway on certain days coming up. The highway’s gate will be lifted early July 18. Starting at 4:30…
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50 years on the mountain: 83-year-old Pikes Peak highway ranger retires after half century on patrol
John O’Brien’s memory lane is the 19-mile road that twists and turns up to the 14,115-foot summit of Pikes Peak. “Each curve has a certain memory,” he says from the passenger seat now. “Every curve after 50 years.” After 50 years, O’Brien has retired as a ranger on the Pikes Peak Highway — a run…
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Pikes Peak recreation area could see changes under ongoing review
Trails, commercial permitting and recreation management around popular reservoirs on Pikes Peak are under a review recently launched by Colorado Springs Utilities. The agency has posted an online survey, gauging enthusiast’s interests and ideas for the future of North Slope Recreation Area. That’s the area of three reservoirs off the Pikes Peak Highway: Crystal Creek…
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Kids fishing derby set for Pikes Peak this month
A scenic Pikes Peak fishery is calling to kids for a special occasion. The second annual Youth Fishing Derby is set for Sept. 14 at Crystal Reservoir, off the Pikes Peak Highway. From 8:30-11:30 a.m., the event is free for kids ages 6-15 and their guardians. The first 100 kids in need will be provided…
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Drive or ride train up Pikes Peak for rare sunrise opening
It’s not often one can catch the sunrise atop Pikes Peak via road or railway. That chance is coming up July 21. Pikes Peak Highway’s gateway will open at 4:30 a.m. that Sunday. A ride on The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is set to depart at that time as well. The occasional…
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Coloradans expected to travel in record numbers over Independence Day weekend, officials say
During Independence Day weekend, in Colorado and across the U.S., people are expected to hit airports and roadways at a pace that hasn’t been seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to travel industry officials. More than 70 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from their homes, outpacing last year’s numbers by about…
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Cost to drive up Pikes Peak could rise amid reported budget strains
The price to drive up Pikes Peak could rise next summer under a proposal that comes at a time of other changes, increased costs and future concerns for the enterprise managing the famed highway. Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain — the enterprise established out of the city of Colorado Springs’ operations dating to 1948 — has proposed…
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Cost to drive up Pikes Peak could rise amid reported budget strains
The price to drive up Pikes Peak could rise next summer under a proposal that comes at a time of other changes, increased costs and future concerns for the enterprise managing the famed highway. Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain — the enterprise established out of the city of Colorado Springs’ operations dating to 1948 — has proposed…
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Cost to drive up Pikes Peak could rise amid reported budget strains
The price to drive up Pikes Peak could rise next summer under a proposal that comes at a time of other changes, increased costs and future concerns for the enterprise managing the famed highway. Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain — the enterprise established out of the city of Colorado Springs’ operations dating to 1948 — has proposed an extra…