Tag: ridgway
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Popular mountain bike trail system growing in western Colorado
A popular mountain bike trail system is expanding in western Colorado. Contracted professionals and volunteers with nonprofit Ridgway Area Trails have been busy carving about 5 miles of new singletrack at the network known by the group’s name, affectionately RAT. The additions will bring RAT’s mileage close to 30 — close to the vision born a…
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5 fall color drives in Colorado through massive aspen groves
Sprawling 106 acres in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, Pando is the largest known aspen clone in the world. But with research, experts suspect a larger one could be found — perhaps in Colorado’s mountains. We asked where they would look. Here’s some of what they said: Grand Mesa The gentler topography of the planet’s largest…
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5 Colorado towns where history lives — and what to see and do while you’re there
Breckenridge Claim to fame: Gold was discovered along the Blue River in 1859, attracting waves of people who would create Breck as we know it today. In 1887, a 13 1/2-pound gold nugget was unearthed, considered the largest of its kind ever in Colorado. Today: The town revolves around the ski resort, with plenty to…
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X Games medals homegrown in Colorado
An unfortunate happenstance set Lisa Issenberg on a career that would intersect with America’s grand celebration of winter action sports. “Really, breaking a leg was the thing that gave me the space to take metal classes,” Issenberg says. Breaking a leg meant she couldn’t play volleyball her senior year at Tufts University. It meant she…