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Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination
Pikes Peak’s most extraordinary trail was born 100 years ago. To thank for it is “in many respects an ordinary man.” That is how historian and author Eric Swab refers to Barr Trail’s visionary in the book “Fred Barr: Pikes Peak Entrepreneur.” Fred Barr “was a slow, good man whose life had to be in…
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Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak’s most extraordinary trail was born 100 years ago. To thank for it is “in many respects an ordinary man.” That is how historian and author Eric Swab refers to Barr Trail’s visionary in the book “Fred Barr: Pikes Peak Entrepreneur.” Fred Barr “was…
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Barr Trail Mountain Race returns; Rampart alumnus Dewey crosses finish line first
On the way up Sunday during the Barr Trail Mountain Race, the coast was clear. Back at the switchbacks known as the Ws, competitors had to hop over a tree that had fallen across the course. “Crazy things happen on the trail,” participant Gerald Romero said. After the 2020 race was cancelled due to the…
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Barr Trail Mountain Race returns; Rampart alumnus Dewey crosses finish line first
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the way up Sunday during the Barr Trail Mountain Race, the coast was clear. Back at the switchbacks known as the Ws, competitors had to hop over a tree that had fallen across the course. “Crazy things happen on the trail,” participant Gerald Romero…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak: What to know
The AdAmAn club will make its 99th trek to the top of Pikes Peak on Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve fireworks. Here’s what to expect with the fireworks show as we ring in 2021 around Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. – Ten AdAmAn members and guests are expected make the trip up…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak: What to know
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The weather outlook for Thursday (Dec. 31, 2020) from KKTV meteorologist Lucy Bergemann. { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “WEATHER | Pikes Peak region forecast”, “description”: “The weather outlook for Thursday (Dec. 31, 2020) from KKTV meteorologist Lucy Bergemann.”, “thumbnailUrl”: “https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/gazette.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/0/25/02586ae2-b417-58a1-9300-36b5323e719d/5feddd11c0f41.image.jpg”, “uploadDate”: “2020-12-31T07:12:00-07:00”, “contentUrl”: “https://cdn.field59.com/GAZETTE/527767ed50af3d3714bd4b9e8381255350a64a46_fl9-360p.mp4”…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak coming with change, including big show before midnight
If he has his way, Ted Lindeman will be where he’s been almost every New Year’s Eve for half a century: atop Pikes Peak, fireworks at the ready. Pyrotechnics have been a passion since he was a teenager in the 1960s, when he began tagging along with the revered AdAmAn Club. But now Lindeman plans…
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New Year’s Eve fireworks atop Pikes Peak coming with change, including big show before midnight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If he has his way, Ted Lindeman will be where he’s been almost every New Year’s Eve for half a century: atop Pikes Peak, fireworks at the ready. Pyrotechnics have been a passion since he was a teenager in the 1960s, when he began tagging…
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Monte Barrett, unsung hero of Pikes Peak’s Barr Camp, dies at 71
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If Monte Barrett had known he was about to die, he would have hobbled up to some rock high among the trees and just sat there. He saw himself going that way. “That way, the animals can benefit,” his wife recalls him saying. But Barrett…
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Monte Barrett, unsung hero of Pikes Peak’s Barr Camp, dies at 71
If Monte Barrett had known he was about to die, he would have hobbled up to some rock high among the trees and just sat there. He saw himself going that way. “That way, the animals can benefit,” his wife recalls him saying. But Barrett didn’t have time Sept. 16. Late that afternoon, he returned…