Tag: camping
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Hectic week? Mountain lakes are a great stress-reliever
SAN ISABEL NATIONAL FOREST After a heart-wrenching week in Colorado Springs — heat, fire, destruction, smoky air — we needed an escape. We settled on a place that sure seemed promising: Lakes of the Clouds. It proved to be a good choice. High in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Westcliffe, the air was cool…
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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Disaster ends youngsters’ trip, inspires food drive
The Waldo Canyon fire ruined the camping trip of four local Frontier Girls, but they didn’t let it spoil their positive attitudes. Colorado Springs residents Sarah, Hannah, Megan and Emily Lundquist were camping in Cascade on Saturday afternoon with other members of Troop 159 when they were notified that evacuation was mandatory. Back at home…
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Soak it in: Your guide to the hot springs of Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PAGOSA SPRINGS • No matter the source of your exhaustion — a day on the trail or just a day of living — nothing soothes weary muscles like a soak in a natural hot springs.…
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Soak it in: Your guide to the hot springs of Colorado
PAGOSA SPRINGS • No matter the source of your exhaustion — a day on the trail or just a day of living — nothing soothes weary muscles like a soak in a natural hot springs. “The hot springs are great,” said Launa Shepherd, of Colorado Springs, while on a vacation with her three sisters at…
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California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. That’s one of the reasons why Coronado — flanked by the iconic hotel…
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California’s Coronado named nation’s best beach
CORONADO, Calif. — Like a Hollywood star, Coronado’s 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand. That’s one of the reasons why Coronado — flanked by the iconic hotel featured in Marilyn Monroe’s 1958 film “Some Like It Hot” — has been named the No. 1 beach in the…
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Garden of the Gods Campground sold to Tenn. company
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Garden of the Gods Campground near Manitou Springs has been sold to a Memphis, Tenn.-based company as part of its expansion into the Western U.S. with a chain of outdoor and recreational vehicle resorts.…
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Garden of the Gods Campground sold to Tenn. company
The Garden of the Gods Campground near Manitou Springs has been sold to a Memphis, Tenn.-based company as part of its expansion into the Western U.S. with a chain of outdoor and recreational vehicle resorts. RVC Outdoor Destinations bought the 13.3-acre property at 3704 W. Colorado Ave. from Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union of…
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OUT THERE: Wet Mountain wilderness offers solitude
GREENHORN MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS • Five minutes into the hike, I knew I shouldn’t have come. Not here. Not now. In a few more weeks, the wooded slopes of the behemoth known as Greenhorn Mountain will be panorama of colors, perhaps the best aspen hike within an hour and 15 minutes of Colorado Springs – and…
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Buffalo Peaks: Where the crowds don’t roam
UNVISITED COLORADO: This story is part of a series about off-the-beaten-track parts of Colorado that are worth a visit. Buffalo Peaks Wilderness • “High potential for solitude.”That’s what the U.S. Forest Service says about the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness in Park County, a landscape of humped peaks, lush rolling meadows surrounded by lodgepole pines and hard-tumbling…