Tag: Life
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Coloradans are flocking to ‘America’s highest fried chicken’ | Craving Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ALMA • The bearded, long-haired, tattooed man behind America’s proclaimed highest fried chicken in terms of altitude — and also maybe Colorado’s hottest in terms of recent popularity — is wearing a baggy shirt and sweats and sandals as he dashes up the road to…
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Trails expanding at Colorado’s newest state park
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The possibilities for adventure are growing around one of southern Colorado’s most iconic mountains. Construction recently started on about 10 miles of new trail at Fishers Peak State Park — adding to the network that has steadily expanded at Colorado’s newest state park. Spanning more than…
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Top Colorado destination launches ‘Wildflower Watch’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Planning your next trip for Colorado wildflowers? The tourism office at one of the state’s top destinations is here to help. In partnership with local naturalists, Breckenridge Tourism Office this season launched Breckenridge Wildflower Watch. Take it from one of those naturalists, who speaks in…
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Journey on Two Wheels
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IRELAND WITH VBT BICYCLING VACATIONS Exploring Ireland with VBT Bicycling Vacations If you are traveling to Ireland, it’s because you’ve been lured there by your soul or the Fates, seduced by the green countryside, the stories, the people, the human spirit, hardship, grit, laughs, and…
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Funding approved for controversial Mad Rabbit trails in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Funding has been approved for a major, controversial project expanding trails in northwest Colorado. Off Rabbit Ears Pass near Steamboat Springs, the Mad Rabbit project has been called “the most contentious trails project in the state, maybe in history” by one city councilor. After more…
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Historic bath house now a poolside hotel at Colorado hot springs resort
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of Colorado’s most historic hot springs destinations has unveiled a boutique hotel where the present meets the past. From Glenwood Hot Springs Resort’s billing, Hotel 1888 is a picture of modern “European-style elegance” and “also rich in tradition.” The billing continues: “When guests stay…
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Inside an ancient place of intrigue east of Colorado Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Along a new, rough road stretching past a gate and through the plains of Colorado Springs’ east side, Mike Bowman drives his truck to a pull-off and greets two curious visitors. Bowman is a city park ranger, and the two guests are here for his…
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From gold rush ruins, a backcountry hut rises in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PARK COUNTY • High in Colorado’s central mountains, in an alpine basin of wildflowers and waterfalls, Jeff Crane is dreaming again. He’s gazing upon another mesmerizing sight here, not to mention the ponds teeming with trout, the thick willows frequented by moose, the green hills…
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‘Nothing short of magical’: Dinosaur fossil discovered deep below Colorado museum
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The untrained eye might have seen nothing out of the ordinary — a jumbled rock in the shape of a fist, not the vertebra of an ancient beast. Fortunately, this dinosaur fossil in Denver was found at a workplace of well-trained eyes. As Denver Museum…
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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…