Tired of crowds? Visit these 10 empty Colorado State Parks instead
Avoid outdoor crowds when you visit Fishers Peak, Pearl Lake, Spinney Mountain, Paonia, Mancos, Harvey Gap, Sweitzer Lake, Sylvan Lake, Yampa River, and Rifle Falls state parks.
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Day and night get equal billing on Tuesday. A guide to the fall equinox.
The first day of fall — the autumn equinox — is Tuesday, when light; darkness split the day evenly. It marks the start of astronomical fall in the Northern Hemisphere.
A Golden-area state park has tamed big city lights for stargazers and wildlife
Earlier this month, Golden Gate Canyon State Park became the first Colorado location to achieve Urban Night Sky Place designation from DarkSky International, an organization that works to preserve and protect nighttime environments across the globe.
Here’s your chance to own a gondola car, with dining table, from Telluride
The town of Mountain Village, adjacent to Telluride, is currently auctioning off 10 unique gondolas that it has used as outdoor dining spaces since the COVID-19 pandemic. The cars come in red, yellow and blue, and each one has its own table inside that accommodates about six people.
Here’s how to ski for $80 at a Summit County resort this winter
Arapahoe Basin ski area is marking a milestone birthday this winter. On Wednesdays during the peak of ski season, daily lift tickets will cost just $80 to honor the ski area’s 80th anniversary.
Where to go leaf-peeping in Colorado as fall colors peak
Fall colors are peaking in Twin Lakes, Leadville, Breckenridge and Vail, with more color coming soon in Aspen and Crested Butte, and then Telluride and southern Colorado at the end of the month.
Aspen Snowmass selling $3.75 lift tickets — no joke — to celebrate 80th anniversary
Aspen Snowmass is currently selling a limited number of lift tickets for $3.75 for skiing on Monday, Dec. 14, the anniversary of its founding.
Two more Colorado campgrounds close early because they have no water
The Little Maud and Mollie B campgrounds at the Ruedi Reservoir, near Basalt, Colorado, closed Sept. 9 because the nearby water well is not producing enough water.
Fall colors expected to peak along Front Range in the next week or so
Fall colors: Colorado’s Aspen trees have begun turning gold at higher elevations across the Front Range, and experts believe this weekend the leaves will start to change earlier than usual due to drought across Colorado.
Love for Nepalese delicacy began at 17,800 feet in the Himalayas
Himchuli, Sherpa House, Yak and Yeti bring back love of Nepalese delicacy of momos that began at 17,800 feet in the Himalayas