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Happy Trails: Appreciating the Paint Mines east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On the plains east of Colorado Springs, a blank canvas breaks for a colorful wonderland. Tucked between grassy hillsides is an enclave of sandstone-capped spires and hoodoos that turn pink, purple and orange of clays…
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Guided hikes set for curious, colorful park near Colorado Springs
One of the Pikes Peak region’s most curious parks deserves an educational tour. That’s the thinking of El Paso County, which recently launched guided hikes at Paint Mines Interpretive Park on select Saturdays this summer. A county webpage describes hikes roaming about two miles around the colorful spires and hoodoos on the plains near Calhan.…
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Long-anticipated master plans approved for 2 Colorado Springs area parks
Long-anticipated master plans for two cherished Colorado Springs area parks have gained final approvals. El Paso County commissioners this week unanimously voted in favor of guiding documents for the future development and management of Paint Mines Interpretive Park as well as for Jones Park. The plan for the latter — the nearly 1,200 acres tucked…
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Master plan proposed for Paint Mines, not all happy with it
El Paso County parks leaders have a long-anticipated plan to address fears of ruin at a geologic expanse. Nearly a year in the making after years of advocates calling for it, a draft master plan “sets the stage for a sustainable and enjoyable Paint Mines Interpretive Park,” read a statement from a county spokesperson. The…
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Master plan proposed for Paint Mines, not all happy with it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County parks leaders have a long-anticipated plan to address fears of ruin at a geologic expanse. Nearly a year in the making after years of advocates calling for it, a draft master plan “sets the stage for a sustainable and enjoyable Paint Mines…
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Master plan proposed for Paint Mines near Colorado Springs, not all happy with it
El Paso County parks leaders have a long-anticipated plan to address fears of ruin at a geologic wonder. Nearly a year in the making after years of advocates calling for it, a draft master plan “sets the stage for a sustainable and enjoyable Paint Mines Interpretive Park,” read a statement from a county spokesperson. The…
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Master plan proposed for Paint Mines near Colorado Springs, not all happy with it
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County parks leaders have a long-anticipated plan to address fears of ruin at a geologic wonder. Nearly a year in the making after years of advocates calling for it, a draft master plan “sets the stage for a sustainable and enjoyable Paint Mines…
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Next meeting scheduled regarding future of Paint Mines outside Colorado Springs
El Paso County officials have announced a second open house for people to view concepts and offer feedback on the future management of Paint Mines Interpretive Park. The meeting is set for 6 p.m. Sept. 19 at Swink Hall at the county fairgrounds in Calhan — close to that colorful, rocky expanse that has come…
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Protecting the Paint Mines: Officials consider crowd control at the rare landscape east of Colorado Springs
Officials have presented concepts aimed at protecting a rare, colorful landscape east of Colorado Springs that came under harmful siege during the pandemic years. For the past 24 years or so, El Paso County has managed Paint Mines Interpretive Park based on “a myriad of plans, reports and baseline studies,” explained Ross Williams, county park…
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Concepts presented to protect Paint Mines east of Black Forest, but questions linger
Officials have presented concepts aimed at protecting a rare, colorful landscape east of Colorado Springs that came under harmful siege during the pandemic years. For the past 24 years or so, El Paso County has managed Paint Mines Interpretive Park based on “a myriad of plans, reports and baseline studies,” explained Ross Williams, county park…