Tag: westcliffe
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Massive snowfall creates giant South Colony puddles | Take a Hike
The South Colony basin hovers at about 12,000 feet and is surrounded by lofty peaks with sheer cliffs that dump a ton of snow into the basin over the winter. As the snow thaws and recedes the Lower and Upper lakes remain like giant puddles. Although this basin lies farther south near Westcliffe, with the…
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Massive snowfall creates giant South Colony puddles | Take a Hike
The South Colony basin hovers at about 12,000 feet and is surrounded by lofty peaks with sheer cliffs that dump a ton of snow into the basin over the winter. As the snow thaws and recedes the Lower and Upper lakes remain like giant puddles. Although this basin lies farther south near Westcliffe, with the…
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WATCH: Rockslide closes southern Colorado highway
A bystander couple captured the moment Sunday afternoon when tons of rock and dirt collapsed on Colorado 96 between Westcliffe and Wetmore. “It was pretty incredible to see,” said Westcliffe resident Sierra Wright. “I’m just glad everybody is okay.” Wright and Quin Rasmussen were traveling to a hiking spot in their vehicle when the collapse…
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Suspect in Custer County triple homicide extradited to Colorado
A man arrested in New Mexico on suspicion of a triple homicide in Custer County was extradited to Colorado on Wednesday. Hanme Kim Clark, 45, is a suspect in the shooting deaths of three people and attempted killing of a fourth in what an arrest affidavit obtained by The Gazette describes as a possible land…
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Flash flood warnings, closures for several Colorado burn scars
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Western Colorado saw flash flooding near several burn scars as rain and thunderstorms continued throughout the state Wednesday, causing I-70 to be closed for several hours. I-70 opened back up at around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday after Colorado Department of Transportation crews removed two small mudslides…
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Flash flood warnings, closures for several Colorado burn scars
Western Colorado saw flash flooding near several burn scars as rain and thunderstorms continued throughout the state Wednesday, causing I-70 to be closed for several hours. I-70 opened back up at around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday after Colorado Department of Transportation crews removed two small mudslides a few inches thick flowed from the roadway, the department…
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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For better or for worse, the pandemic gave many of us more opportunities to achieve our outdoor goals. We crossed off much from our bucket lists in 2020. Yet still, Colorado never ceases to beckon. For your consideration this year: Pay respects to the ancestors…
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Your 2021 Colorado bucket list for outdoor adventure
For better or for worse, the pandemic gave many of us more opportunities to achieve our outdoor goals. We crossed off much from our bucket lists in 2020. Yet still, Colorado never ceases to beckon. For your consideration this year: Pay respects to the ancestors To visit Mesa Verde National Park is to travel back…