Tag: Independence Pass
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Photo gallery: Admiring Colorado’s wildflowers in places famous and foreign
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Where the masses continued toward one of Colorado’s most iconic scenes, the Maroon Bells, Christian Murdock veered off for an unfamiliar road. There, near Aspen, The Gazette’s photo editor drove up Castle Creek. “I’d probably driven by that turnoff a million times,” Murdock said, reflecting…
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A look at 9 Colorado passes over the Continental Divide — and what to see on the drives
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Call it the great separator, or the thing that unifies us as Coloradans. That’s the Continental Divide, or the Great Divide, so named for the mighty formation that separates our North American watersheds between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. In Colorado, we know it as…
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Trail Ridge Road among Colorado’s high, scenic roads closed through Memorial Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some of Coloradans’ favorite, scenic drives won’t be available this Memorial Day weekend as heavy snow continues to coat the high country. Rocky Mountain National Park typically aims to open its famed Trail Ridge Road by the holiday weekend. Not so this year, with a…
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Fall colors road trip: 10 scenic drives for experiencing fall in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gas tank full? Camera ready? Camping or lodging plans arranged for the venture far afield? It’s that time of year again. Here are some of Colorado’s best drives for fall colors. Kenosha Pass and Breckenridge with the fall aspens in Breckenridge. courier file Kenosha Pass:…
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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…
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Rock climbing in Colorado: 6 famed areas
Rock climbing has become a talent honed inside a gym. But it’s the outdoor walls for which Colorado is known. Near Cañon City, Shelf Road is but one of the state’s premier areas. Here’s a look at others: Black Canyon of the Gunnison “The Black” is an ominous, fitting title for a guidebook to this…
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Independence Pass closed due to weather
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado State Highway 82 closed in both directions over Independence Pass as portions of Colorado turned into a winter wonderland on Tuesday. The highway is currently closed between mile marker 47 and 72. There is no estimated time of reopening, according to the Pitkin County…
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Independence Pass to close Wednesday for road work
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Independence Pass will be closed Wednesday as crews work on mitigation systems designed to prevent rockfall from impacting the highway, transportation officials said. Both lanes will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. as crews install hydro mulch — a water- and wood-based mulch that…