6 things you need in your pack for Colorado hiking trips in the fall

There’s more than a touch ‘o fall in the air as we slide toward winter and prepare own packs accordingly. Temperatures swing wildly as you walk into the woods in Colorado in October and November, and now being ready means having a couple of essential items on hand in any respect times. 1. Shell: The
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7 ghost towns to visit in Colorado before Halloween

With deserted mines, dusty streets and ramshackle buildings, Colorado’s ghost towns have a knack for providing people goosebumps. Colorado has roughly 300 ghost towns throughout the country, largely concentrated deep within the hills, in which miners — who had dreams of striking it rich — put up obligations, and across the Eastern Plains, explained Tom
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Breckenridge staff recommend keeping popular troll installation that’s caused local controversy

Breckenridge town staff are recommending the town keep Isak Heartstone, a public art installation made of reclaimed wood that has become so popular he’s been creating problems for the people who live nearby. Related Articles Breckenridge residents want popular, wooden troll sculpture removed At the beginning of the month, a handful of homeowners in the
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From “Dior” to “Dear Evan Hansen,” Denver’s big-name shows building city’s cultural reputation

RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post The Star Wars and The Power of Costume display at The Denver Art Museum on Nov. 10, 2016. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post A Tusken Raider costume is really on screen at the Star Wars and The Power of Costume display at The Denver Art Museum, Nov. 10, 2016. RJ
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With outdoor recreation tourism booming, towns pick up the tab for squeezed US Forest Service

VAIL, Colo. — The most popular trekking route in one of Colorado’s most-visited vacation cities snakes up a narrow valley throughout quivering aspen and fragrant pine trees. The views are picture-perfect in the wilderness area here — however on a summer months, this can be tough to bring a photo that plants out the audiences.
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Tauren Wells wins 4, including new artist, at Dove Awards

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christian artist Tauren Wells won four awards including new artist and contemporary Christian artist of the year in the 49th annual Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards. Wells, who was the former lead singer for Christian rock group Royal Tailor, played “Known” by his solo debut record, “Hills and Valleys,” during Thursday’s award
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9 ways to get cheap ski gear in Colorado for this winter

Ski season is here. Denver has recorded its first snowfall and Front Range hotels obtained 2 feet of snow in a week’s series of storms, with Arapahoe Basin and Loveland opening this weekend. Related Articles Upcoming ski swaps Provide opportunity to get lightly used gear at good Costs Independent gear store moves from bungalow to
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PHOTOS: Pumpkin Nights sends you through 8 creative, colorful lands of 3,000 jack-o’-lanterns

Your travels through Pumpkin Nights starts with a undertaking. Keep the eyes peeled for the pumpkin symbols as you make your way through eight pumpkin lands made of more than carved pumpkins. One is hidden in each property (they stand out with colours and sparkles) for you to photograph. Decode your symbols to the magician
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Host of outdoor fall events canceled across Front Range due to snow, though Broncos fans are undeterred

Surfing a pumpkin patch or wandering through a corn maze are often lovely ways to spend an autumn Sunday. Except now. Inches of snow and temperatures in the 20s driven companies to cancel their fall actions that were projected. Around 7 inches of snow fell north of Denver first Sunday morning, while over two inches
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From Flobots to Nathaniel Rateliff and #WomenCrush, finding social justice through music

Long prior to their platinum revenue, international excursions, or work for contemporary ballet company Wonderbound, the associates of Denver hip-hop act Flobots saw the possibility in baking activism and education right in their music. “It was always supposed to be symbiotic,” stated creator Jamie Laurie, a.k.a. Jonny 5, that had been inspired by the social-justice
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