Tag: Denver-gazette
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Changes coming to popular triple waterfall in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Construction is scheduled so that Rifle Falls State Park becomes “more able to handle the growing number of visitors,” according to a recent Colorado Parks and Wildlife news release. The three-pronged waterfall is a Western Slope destination for photographers and anyone drawn to a surprising,…
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Caution urged for Colorado backcountry skiers: With great powder comes great responsibility
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Maddie Miller had always been a skier, but as a Colorado College freshman in 2014, she unlocked a deeper appreciation. She journeyed with peers to Pikes Peak, the steeps unforgiving on the way up but smile-inducing all the way down. “I’ll never forget that feeling,”…
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Soldiers can ski for free at this Colorado resort
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It’s not often you hear about free skiing on Colorado’s commercial slopes. But at one resort near the Front Range, that is the promise all season for men and women serving in the armed forces. With its season set to kick off Friday, Granby Ranch…
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‘Hot action’ commands this sweet shop in Glenwood Springs | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GLENWOOD SPRINGS • It’s just past 9 a.m., and the party is on at Sweet Coloradough. Outside this blue shack, where a bus displays the company motto of “Awesome, Super Awesome, Ridiculously Awesome,” the parking lot is packed with people wanting to get a taste…
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Mountain biking dreams soon to be realized on highly anticipated trail in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Construction has finished on one of Colorado’s most-hyped trails in recent memory. (Video provided by Singletrack Trails, https://www.singletracktrails.com/palisade-plunge) { “@context”: “https://schema.org”, “@type”: “VideoObject”, “name”: “LIFE | A look at the ‘Palisade Plunge’ mountain bike trail”, “description”: “Construction has finished on one of Colorado’s most-hyped trails…
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Happy Trails: Cathedral Spires but one prize view from park outside Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Reynolds Park is a rugged, 2,050-acre-sized example of Jefferson County’s commitment to conservation in the evergreen hills south of Denver. It shares the U.S. 285 corridor with a trio of other parks, including Meyer Ranch, that are reached first on the way from the city…