Tag: Scenic Drives
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48 hours in Ouray: Exploring the ‘Switzerland of America’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In southwest Colorado, it’s amazing what all can be tucked into a box canyon. Herein lies Ouray, surrounded by craggy walls that seemingly can’t contain the options for shopping, dining and sightseeing. It’s a sight to behold from Main Street: the jagged San Juan Mountains…
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Flagstaff Mountain: A guide to the scenic road and adventure zone in Boulder
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BOULDER • Heavy traffic funnels into Chautauqua Park, the iconic destination home to the Flatirons. But the road does not stop there. Up it goes past those angling rock formations, onward to Flagstaff Mountain. “Chautauqua is definitely the most meaningful place in the Boulder area,”…
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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…
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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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5 fall color drives in Colorado through massive aspen groves
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sprawling 106 acres in Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, Pando is the largest known aspen clone in the world. But with research, experts suspect a larger one could be found — perhaps in Colorado’s mountains. We asked where they would look. Here’s some of what they…
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Colorado has 2 new national scenic byways. Here’s a look at all 13
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Coloradans know the state’s beauty to be endless, though the extent to which it is reflected in one federal record is limited. That record, however, is expanding. Two long stretches of Colorado road have been added to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s list of national…