Tag: trail ridge road
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Trail Ridge Road officially open for the summer, giving visitors access across RMNP
It’s starting to feel like summer in the high country. Officials with the National Park Service on Friday announced that Trail Ridge Road, the highest continuous paved road in the United States, has reopened for the season. The road climbs 12,183 feet, connecting visitors between the Estes Park entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park to…
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5 national scenic byways in Colorado that offer amazing fall drives
Colorado has 13 national scenic byways, more than any other state. Some of their greatest, shining moments come in the fall. As the aspens turn gold around the state, here are five of those national scenic byways worthy of a road trip: Grand Mesa 63 miles; Colorado 65 between Cedaredge and Interstate 70 outside Palisade…
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A look at 9 Colorado passes over the Continental Divide — and what to see on the drives
Call it the great separator, or the thing that unifies us as Coloradans. That’s the Continental Divide, or the Great Divide, so named for the mighty formation that separates our North American watersheds between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In Colorado, we know it as the rugged wall between the Front Range and the Western…
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Trail Ridge Road among Colorado’s high, scenic roads closed through Memorial Day
Some of Coloradans’ favorite, scenic drives won’t be available this Memorial Day weekend as heavy snow continues to coat the high country. Rocky Mountain National Park typically aims to open its famed Trail Ridge Road by the holiday weekend. Not so this year, with a Wednesday announcement citing Mother Nature’s opposition to snowplows in recent…