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Fallen climber rescued in Eldorado Canyon State Park south of Boulder Wednesday

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A climber was rescued from the Red Garden Wall and Yellow Spur climbing area in Boulder County inside Eldorado Canyon State Park on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Courtesy, Boulder County...

Jonathan Ingraham

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1 dead after 150-foot fall from steep rock face in Jefferson County

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Daniel Boniface

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Trails expanding at Colorado’s newest state park

1 of 1Three hikers make their way up Upper Lone Cub Trail at Fishers Peak State Park.gazette file Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The possibilities for adventure are growing around one of southern Colorado’s most...

Seth Boster

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Guanella Pass leaf peeping traffic could ease thanks to this change

1 of 1FILE PHOTO: The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office will begin ticketing motorists who park in the "No Parking" zones on Guanella Pass, officials announced on social media Wednesday. (Photo courtesy of Clear Creek County)Courtesy photo, Clear Creek County...

Jonathan Ingraham

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Colorado ski resort fights mountain beetle infestation with this unique substance

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A forest maintenance workers staples a verbenone pheromone packet to a tree during a mountain pine beetle beetle kill mitigation project Monday, June 30, 2025 at Crested Butte Mountain Resort...

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Douglas County cans idea to allow ‘minimalist camping’ at Sandstone Ranch

1 of 1FILE PHOTO: Afternoon clouds rollover some of the redrock formations Thursday, June 20, 2018, at the 2,038-acre Sandstone Ranch outside Larkspur , Colo. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)Christian Murdock/The Gazette Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link...

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Alt-rock: Why some jam to the less-traveled, extreme sides of Colorado 14ers

1 of 4Colorado Fourteeners Initiative in recent years has rerouted a section of Black Cloud Trail on Mount Elbert — part of an alternate route the nonprofit’s executive director, Lloyd Athearn, recommends for those looking to get off standard trails...

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Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado

1 of 1A cyclist crosses over boulders beside Fish Hook Lake on Rabbit Ears Pass.Courtesy of Lucy Winslow, Routt County Riders Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project...

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Colorado endurance runner Anne Flower talks running experience after Silver Rush 50 win

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Anne Flower crosses the finish line in first place Sunday, July 13, 2025 at the Life Time Silver Rush 50 Run endurance race in Leadville, Colorado. Courtesy, Leadville Race Series...

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Inside an ancient place of intrigue east of Colorado Springs

1 of 4Pikes Peak looms in view from Corral Bluffs Open Space.photos courtesy of City of Colorado Springs2 of 4Ranger Mike Bowman shows visitors around Corral Bluffs Open Space on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs. Gazette photo3 of 4Ian...

Seth Boster

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