Tag: royal gorge
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Starlite Vintage Resort: An immersive time capsule of campers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CAÑON CITY • To the left of U.S. 50, on the road to the Royal Gorge, there’s a campground bursting with retro hues of blues and pinks. Pink flamingos hang out on the lawn, and checkerboard flooring trims the lobby. Classic cars are parked outside…
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Bucket list whitewater rafting trips in Colorado
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Whitewater runners hope always for years like last year, when unusually gracious snowpack in the mountains melted to swell Colorado’s rivers. It meant days on the Dolores River, which only rarely rises through the remote, desert canyon of the state’s southwest. The Dolores is but one river on the bucket list of enthusiasts in the…
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New Colorado via ferrata proclaimed ‘new bar for what’s possible’ in rock climbing craze
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s via ferrata revolution continues with a route claimed to be among the steepest in the United States. Cloud Ladder is the newest addition to The Alpine Jewel, an Estes Park destination specializing in the booming rock climbing fad. Among The Alpine Jewel’s other routes…
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Colorado Springs at 150 years | Brig. Gen. William Palmer shaped Colorado — sometimes using ruthless tactics
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This July, as Colorado Springs gears up for its 150th birthday on the 31st, The Gazette has prepared a series of articles on the history of our city. Check back for fascinating glimpses into the people and events that have shaped Colorado Springs into…
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Colorado railroad offers Santa Express Train to North Pole
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The annual Santa Express Train at Royal Gorge Route Railroad is up and running. And a mask-clad Santa is ready to greet his winter visitors — from 6 feet. “For us, the demand has been extraordinary,” owner Mark Greksa says. “People know that we do…