Tag: pikes peak highway
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Pikes Peak Highway changes underscore tensions in managing for tourists, locals
Heading into the summer, locals are bracing for changes to the way they access adventure off the Pikes Peak Highway. They were alarmed by an initial announcement laying out new day-to-day operations starting in May through September: Those wishing to drive themselves past mile 7 on the mountain would have to secure a timed-entry permit,…
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Pikes Peak Highway changes underscore tensions in managing for tourists, locals
Heading into the summer, Colorado Springs locals are bracing for changes to the way they access adventure off the Pikes Peak Highway. They were alarmed by an initial announcement laying out new day-to-day operations starting in May through September: Those wishing to drive themselves past mile 7 on the mountain would have to secure a…
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Heading to Pikes Peak this summer? Here are a few things to know
As Pikes Peak Highway opens reservations for driving up the 14,115-foot mountain, officials are reminding visitors of destinations that will be closed along the way. Of the three reservoirs making up North Slope Recreation Area, only one will open near usual around the turn of May: Crystal Creek Reservoir, though some trails around it are…
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Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak’s most extraordinary trail was born 100 years ago. To thank for it is “in many respects an ordinary man.” That is how historian and author Eric Swab refers to Barr Trail’s visionary in the book “Fred Barr: Pikes Peak Entrepreneur.” Fred Barr “was…
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Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination
Pikes Peak’s most extraordinary trail was born 100 years ago. To thank for it is “in many respects an ordinary man.” That is how historian and author Eric Swab refers to Barr Trail’s visionary in the book “Fred Barr: Pikes Peak Entrepreneur.” Fred Barr “was a slow, good man whose life had to be in…
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New book chronicles colorful, lesser-known stories on Pikes Peak
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Springs historian Eric Swab had previously dabbled in researching the Pikes Peak Highway. He’s not one for dabbling as much as he is for diving. “So during the pandemic, that’s what I did. I researched the highway,” he said. “And it turned out there…
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New book chronicles colorful, lesser-known stories on Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs historian Eric Swab had previously dabbled in researching the Pikes Peak Highway. He’s not one for dabbling as much as he is for diving. “So during the pandemic, that’s what I did. I researched the highway,” he said. “And it turned out there was a lot of stuff to find out. I had…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak: What to know
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The weather outlook for Thursday (Dec. 31, 2020) from KKTV meteorologist Lucy Bergemann. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “WEATHER | Pikes Peak region forecast”, “description”: “The weather outlook for Thursday (Dec. 31, 2020) from KKTV meteorologist Lucy Bergemann.”, “thumbnailUrl”: “https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gazettedev.gazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/25/02586ae2-b417-58a1-9300-36b5323e719d/5feddd11c0f41.image.jpg”, “uploadDate”: “2020-12-31T07:12:00-07:00”, “contentUrl”: “https://cdn.field59.com/GAZETTE/527767ed50af3d3714bd4b9e8381255350a64a46_fl9-360p.mp4”…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak: What to know
The AdAmAn club will make its 99th trek to the top of Pikes Peak on Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve fireworks. Here’s what to expect with the fireworks show as we ring in 2021 around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. – Ten AdAmAn members and guests are expected make the trip up…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak coming with change, including big show before midnight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If he has his way, Ted Lindeman will be where he’s been almost every New Year’s Eve for half a century: atop Pikes Peak, fireworks at the ready. Pyrotechnics have been a passion since he was a teenager in the 1960s, when he began tagging…