Tag: Grand Junction
-
2025 bucket list for Colorado adventure: 10 things to see and do
Hopefully for you, it’s the end of an adventurous year. And hopefully, it’s the start of another. It’s about time for a 2025 bucket list. Here’s what we’ve got in mind: Delight in Rocky Mountain winter rocky mountain national park Lucas Oubre, 5, left, and Logan Oubre, 10, pull their sleds to the top of…
-
CSP holding public meeting in Grand Junction on new commercial motor vehicle chain law
The Colorado State Patrol and the Colorado Department of Transportation are holding a conference in Grand Junction on Tuesday to advise commercial vehicle drivers of the new state motor vehicle chain laws that went into effect September 1, 2024. The conference will take place at the Pilot Truck Stop at 2195 Highway 6 & 50,…
-
Giving thanks to Colorado’s outdoors: Enthusiasts pick favorite destinations
The mountains outside our door. A more distant basecamp for adventure. A stretch of the Colorado Trail and newly public land waiting to be explored. These were some of the responses we heard to the question we ask around this time every year: What are we most thankful for across this state’s great outdoors? It’s…
-
Plaintiffs struggle to prove intimidation in second day of Colorado voting rights trial
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The plaintiffs who are trying to prove an “election integrity” effort resulted in the illegal intimidation of Colorado voters ran into multiple stumbling blocks in federal court on Tuesday, including the aggressive questioning of the lone voter who claimed she was intimidated and the judge’s…
-
Protection vs. overreach: In western Colorado, national monument proposal ignites controversy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sean Pond was around a small town of his native western Colorado when he spotted a man in a blue ball cap. Above the bill were the words at the center of an ongoing controversy: “PROTECT THE DOLORES.” Pond approached the man. “He said someone…
-
Best spots to see wildflowers in Colorado? We asked a few experts
Thanks to abundant moisture, wildflowers are starting to show across Colorado with hopes high for “super blooms” later this month as snow melts from the high country. We asked a few experts and enthusiasts for their favorite viewing places around the state. Jen Bousselot, Colorado State University assistant professor of horticulture My absolute favorite is…
-
High winds adding danger to Spring Creek fire near Parachute
High winds were keeping crews from tackling the Spring Creek Fire from the air Tuesday afternoon. So far, it has burned 3,000 acres. Flames blew up Monday consuming 2,500 acres after winds whipped through the area 5 miles southwest of Parachute on parched Colorado’s Western Slope. Tankers were able to drop flame retardant on the…
-
12 Colorado trails to appreciate stunning rocks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save We all remember the tweet. In 2020, San Miguel Sheriff’s Office reported a “large boulder the size of a small boulder” blocking a highway — a viral post that made us laugh and reflect on our Colorado life. Yes, rocks are common obstructions. Also, they…
-
8 places to camp with a rocky view in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There’s nothing quite like crawling out of your tent to Colorado’s cool, crisp mountain air and watching the sunrise color some awe-inspiring view. Most inspiring? Perhaps the sight of some imposing rock that makes you feel small. Here we take a look at some camping…
-
Greeley police officer cleared by grand jury for fatal shooting
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A grand jury in Weld County has decided not to indict a Greeley police officer for fatally shooting a man on Nov. 8 after a standoff. Seth Luedtke, part of the Greeley Police Department’s SWAT team, shot Benjamine Weise seven times in the head and…