Tag: leave no trace
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Despite hoax letter, ornaments still banned at Manitou Incline
For a few hours, it seemed the ban announced last week on decorating a tree for the holidays at the top of the Manitou Incline had been reversed by the city of Colorado Springs. Now, city officials say hikers might have been taken in by a hoax. Early morning hikers on the popular endurance trail…
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Despite hoax letter, ornaments still banned at Manitou Incline
For a few hours Wednesday morning, it seemed the ban announced last week on decorating a tree for the holidays at the top of the Manitou Incline had been reversed by the city of Colorado Springs. Now, city officials say hikers might have been taken in by a hoax. Early morning hikers on the popular…
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Tinsel tantrum: Ornament ban provokes controversy at top of Manitou Incline
To trim or not to trim (the tree)? The answer, according to park managers, is “don’t” if you happen to be hiking on the Manitou Incline. Parks officials sent out a statement last week asking hikers of the popular, vertically challenging trail to refrain from the yearly tradition of leaving ornaments, decorations and lights on…