Author: Jonathan Ingraham
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The Lee fire’s effects on Colorado ranchers reaches far beyond the 137,758 acres burned
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzgvOGMvODhjZDBlZTItMWY3OC01MWYzLThlYWItZjllMGYzYmM4Mzk3LzY4YmJhMTYwYjFmYjcuaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMzk2JTJDOTMx” alt=”TGVlIGZpcmUgQXVndXN0IDE1IGJ5IFd5b21pbmcgSUhD” caption=”RklMRSBQSE9UTzogQSBXeW9taW5nIEludGVyYWdlbmN5IEhvdHNob3QgQ3JldyBjb25kdWN0cyBuaWdodCBvcGVyYXRpb25zIG9uIHRoZSBMZWUgRmlyZSBuZWFyIGEgZmVuY2UgbGluZSBTdW5kYXksIEF1Zy4gMTAsIDIwMjUgd2VzdCBvZiBNZWVrZXIsIENvbG9yYWRvLg==” credit=”Q291cnRlc3ksIFd5b21pbmcgSUhDIHZpYSBFbGsgYW5kIExlZSBmaXJlIEZhY2Vib29r”] FILE PHOTO: A Wyoming Interagency Hotshot Crew conducts night operations on the Lee Fire near a fence line Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025 west of Meeker, Colorado. Courtesy, Wyoming IHC via Elk and Lee fire Facebook Cattle feverishly mooed in the…
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Copper Mountain announces opening date for winter 2025-26
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsL2UvNjIvZTYyNGUzNWItMzExZS01OTRjLTg4MjItZjkwYzA4NGFiMzM5LzY4YjFkZWY3NzNmNjIuaW1hZ2UuanBn” alt=”Q29wcGVyIE1vdW50YWluIFNraSBSZXNvcnQuIFBob3RvIENyZWRpdDogY2hhcGluMzEgKGlTdG9jayku” caption=”Q29wcGVyIE1vdW50YWluIFNraSBSZXNvcnQuIFBob3RvIENyZWRpdDrCoGNoYXBpbjMxIChpU3RvY2spLg==” credit=”Y2hhcGluMzE=”] Copper Mountain Ski Resort. Photo Credit: chapin31 (iStock). chapin31 Skiers and riders rejoice, another Colorado ski resort announced its opening date for winter 2025-26. Copper Mountain, the Athlete’s Mountain, in Summit County announced Friday that it will open on Friday, Nov.…
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South Rim Road to open Friday at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After being closed since July 10 due to the South Rim fire, South Rim Road in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park will open to the public on Friday, the national park said in a statement Thursday. The South Rim of Black Canyon of…
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Lee fire’s acres-burned in Colorado downsized, photos emerge from flash flooding on White River
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, west of Meeker had its total-acres-burned downsized below 138,000 acres to 137,758 according to Wednesday’s update, making it the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado history, only two acres smaller than the fourth place Hayman fire from 2002.…
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Monsoon rain should help Colorado wildfires Derby & Lee slow spreading
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsL2IvZDMvYmQzMmFlZjUtZDQxZC01NDI5LTg2YzQtNzQyOTNhNGEwNGFmLzY4YWM5NTdkOTY0MTkuaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMzk2JTJDMTA0Nw==” alt=”RGVyYnkgZmlyZSBpbiBXaGl0ZSBSaXZlciBORg==” caption=”QSBoZWxpY29wdGVyIGRlbGl2ZXJzIHdhdGVyIG9udG8gdGhlIERlcmJ5IGZpcmUgaW4gdGhlIFdoaXRlIFJpdmVyIE5hdGlvbmFsIEZvcmVzdCBub3J0aCBvZiBEb3RzZXJvLCBDb2xvcmFkbyBpbiBTYXR1cmRheSwgQXVnLiAyMywgMjAyNS4=” credit=”Q291cnRlc3ksIE5hdGlvbmFsIEZvcmVzdCBTZXJ2aWNl”] A helicopter delivers water onto the Derby fire in the White River National Forest north of Dotsero, Colorado in Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. Courtesy, National Forest Service Forecasted rain showers in western Colorado throughout this week look to help suppress…
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Popular Colorado fourteener Quandary Peak seeks infrastructure help for summer 2026
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsLzAvZjUvMGY1MGViN2MtNTQ0Ni01NTIyLWEzMmEtOTI3OTk5NGZlZGU2LzY4YTlmMDEyZDE4ZTMuaW1hZ2UuanBn” alt=”VGhlIFdlc3QgUmlkZ2Ugb2YgUXVhbmRhcnkgUGVhaywgb3V0c2lkZSBvZiBCcmVja2VucmlkZ2UsIENvbG9yYWRvLiBQaG90byBDcmVkaXQ6IFNwZW5jZXIgTWNLZWUu” caption=”VGhlIFdlc3QgUmlkZ2Ugb2YgUXVhbmRhcnkgUGVhaywgb3V0c2lkZSBvZiBCcmVja2VucmlkZ2UsIENvbG9yYWRvLiBQaG90byBDcmVkaXQ6IFNwZW5jZXIgTWNLZWUu”] The West Ridge of Quandary Peak, outside of Breckenridge, Colorado. Photo Credit: Spencer McKee. Quandary Peak and McCullough Gulch recreation areas in the Tenmile Range south of Breckenridge, Colorado are slated to see massive improvements to several features at the popular…
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Derby fire in Eagle County surpasses 3,000 acres charred as rain showers are forecast
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Derby fire, spanning across land in both Eagle and Garfield counties and located about 13 miles north of Doterso, Colorado, grew to approximately 3,569 acres by Friday morning, as reported by Inciweb — adding almost another 1,000 acres to the total burned. The fire is still…
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Derby fire in Eagle County triples in size on Wednesday, new public lands closures implemented
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsL2QvYzAvZGMwMTllMzgtYmVmMS01YTA2LWJhNGYtOWEwYTZlZWQ2NDI2LzY4YTVkNzUwMTc3ZTguaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMzk2JTJDNzg1″ alt=”RGVyYnkgZmlyZSBpbiBXaGl0ZSBSaXZlciBORg==” caption=”VGhlIERlcmJ5IGZpcmUgaW4gdGhlIFdoaXRlIFJpdmVyIE5hdGlvbmFsIEZvcmVzdCBub3J0aCBvZiBEb3RzZXJvLCBDb2xvcmFkbyBoYXMgYnVybmVkIGFyb3VuZCAyNDUgYWNyZXMgYXMgb2YgV2VkbmVzZGF5LCBBdWcuIDIwLCAyMDI1Lg==” credit=”Q291cnRlc3ksIE5hdGlvbmFsIEZvcmVzdCBTZXJ2aWNl”] The Derby fire in the White River National Forest north of Dotsero, Colorado has burned around 245 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Courtesy, National Forest Service The Derby fire, spanning across land in both Eagle and Garfield counties…
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Colorado’s fall colors starting early in 2025, where and when it’s best to see the leaves change
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s fall colors in the state’s mountains are emerging a couple of weeks early in 2025 as yellows and oranges are beginning to appear ahead of the annual September change over. At locations like on Fremont Pass outside Leadville, around Tolland in Gilpin County and…
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Derby fire prompts evacuation notice as wildfire grows over 800 acres in Eagle County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save [inline_image src=”aHR0cHM6Ly9ibG94aW1hZ2VzLm5ld3lvcmsxLnZpcC50b3dubmV3cy5jb20vZ2F6ZXR0ZS5jb20vY29udGVudC90bmNtcy9hc3NldHMvdjMvZWRpdG9yaWFsL2QvYzAvZGMwMTllMzgtYmVmMS01YTA2LWJhNGYtOWEwYTZlZWQ2NDI2LzY4YTVkNzUwMTc3ZTguaW1hZ2UuanBnP3Jlc2l6ZT0xMzk2JTJDNzg1″ alt=”RGVyYnkgZmlyZSBpbiBXaGl0ZSBSaXZlciBORg==” caption=”VGhlIERlcmJ5IGZpcmUgaW4gdGhlIFdoaXRlIFJpdmVyIE5hdGlvbmFsIEZvcmVzdCBub3J0aCBvZiBEb3RzZXJvLCBDb2xvcmFkbyBoYXMgYnVybmVkIGFyb3VuZCAyNDUgYWNyZXMgYXMgb2YgV2VkbmVzZGF5LCBBdWcuIDIwLCAyMDI1Lg==” credit=”Q291cnRlc3ksIE5hdGlvbmFsIEZvcmVzdCBTZXJ2aWNl”] The Derby fire in the White River National Forest north of Dotsero, Colorado has burned around 245 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Courtesy, National Forest Service New evacuations take effect at noon Wednesday for areas near the Derby…