Tag: seth boster
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Happy Trails: A step back in time on the Petrified Forest loop west of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We recently recognized Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument’s 50-year anniversary with a story looking back at the colorful series of events that led to its designation by President Richard Nixon. Conservationist Estella B. Leopold provides a dramatic account in the book, “Saved in Time.” At…
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Happy Trails: Sundance Loop tours Cheyenne Mountain State Park’s majesty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A panorama view from Cheyenne Mountain State Park’s Sundance loop. (Video by Seth Boster) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “VIDEO | Happy Trails: Scenes from Cheyenne Mountain State Park”, “description”: “A panorama view from Cheyenne Mountain State Park’s Sundance loop. (Video by Seth Boster)”,…
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Happy Trails: Mount Sanitas is Boulder’s short but hard-earned summit
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mount Sanitas Sanitas is Latin for “health,” and Boulder’s Mount Sanitas will indeed whip you into shape. The trail length to the summit won’t intimidate, but for some, the elevation gain will. The way to the top via the Sanitas Valley is a slightly shorter,…
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Colorful Colorado: Ghost town miraculously survives Spring Creek fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save LA VETA • From the high gravel road, the Sangre de Cristo mountains appear to have been swallowed by a dark shadow that won’t soon rise. In view are some of the 200-plus structures that Colorado’s third-largest blaze left in shambles. After more than two…
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In wake of historic Spring Creek fire, heartbreak and hope
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HUERFANO COUNTY – The ash was like black snow, the smoke a curtain shrouding the beauty they’d known for 23 years. And over the ridge to the west, they saw a crazy red line and knew the monster was coming for them. David and Peggy…
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Happy Trails: A simple summit with signature views at Rocky Mountain National Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Deer Mountain, Rocky Mountain National Park On my last visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, I did a no-no by arriving far too late (10 a.m.) for a summer Saturday. I had the thought of exploring from the Bear Lake trailhead — not a foolish…
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Happy Trails: Barr Camp, a fine halfway or final destination on Pikes Peak trail
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Barr Trail Barr Trail is the most famous footpath in the Pikes Peak region, the premier route to the top of America’s Mountain. Stretching 13 miles to the 14,115-foot summit, the trail is also the site of a widely celebrated marathon a century after it…
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