Tag: pikes peak
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Colorado Springs weather: Seasonably warm with a chance of thunderstorms
Colorado Springs residents can expect sunny skies and seasonably warm conditions this week, with occasional afternoon thunderstorms, according to Gazette news partner KOAA. “Today we begin to dry out, with fewer storms ahead than what we saw over the weekend,” said News 5 meteorologist Alan Rose. Heavy rains caused flash flood warnings in parts of…
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Pikes Peak bighorn sheep survey tracks herd health
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists, wildlife officers and more than 40 staff members and trained volunteers spread across Pikes Peak in the pre-dawn hours on July 25 and Aug. 5 for an annual survey of one of Colorado’s most recognizable wildlife populations — bighorn sheep. The Pikes Peak herd is a native, self-sustaining population. With…
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‘The potential of this is insane:’ 674-acre Pinestone Ranch seen as new ‘portal’ to Pikes Peak
Tuesday morning in Woodland Park, before embarking on a bike ride, Jerry Smith stopped to imagine the future of the hills rolling on the southern edge of town, beyond the Walmart. “I can picture a lot of trails up there,” he said. “There’s gotta be a lot of wildlife and some really great views.” All…
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‘The potential of this is insane:’ 674-acre Pinestone Ranch seen as new ‘portal’ to Pikes Peak
Before embarking on a bike ride, Jerry Smith stopped to imagine the future of the hills rolling on the southern edge of town, beyond the Woodland Park Walmart. “I can picture a lot of trails up there,” he said. “There’s gotta be a lot of wildlife and some really great views.” All to hopefully be…
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Annual survey documents emerging threat to Pikes Peak’s bighorn sheep
After a brief pre-dawn gathering, over 40 volunteers and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff split into teams Wednesday morning and headed off into the high alpine. They were on an annual mission to count and catalog the bighorn sheep population of Pikes Peak, an effort that’s been ongoing since 1988. The volunteers gathered before sunrise…
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Annual survey documents emerging threat to Pikes Peak’s bighorn sheep
After a brief pre-dawn gathering, over 40 volunteers and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff split into teams last week and headed off into the high alpine. They were on an annual mission to count and catalog the bighorn sheep population of Pikes Peak, an effort that’s been ongoing since 1988. The volunteers gathered before sunrise…
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Quest to rename Pikes Peak stalls for one man, but another proposal is queued for consideration
D’Arcy Straub is reluctant to add up the number of hours he spent on an effort to rename 97 of Colorado’s mountains. Hundreds. Maybe more. The former Denver patent attorney and current federal employee recently was notified that all the proposals he submitted two years ago to the U.S. Board of Geographic Names have been…
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‘I love everything about Colorado’: Residents celebrate state’s 150th birthday
If there was one thing that everyone agreed makes Colorado special, it’s the outdoors. Whether it was at the top of Pikes Peak or in downtown at the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, one element everyone talked about while celebrating Colorado’s 150th birthday on Saturday was Mother Nature. “My favorite part about Colorado is all the…
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‘America the Beautiful’ at 14,000 feet | Vince Bzdek
By Vince Bzdek During this flag-waving double anniversary year, one thing that ties Colorado’s 150th birthday and America’s 250th together with big red, white and blue bunting is the song “America the Beautiful.” Most Coloradans worth their salt know that the country’s unofficial second anthem was written right here in Colorado Springs. A visiting professor…