Author: Seth Boster
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Amid Colorado River crisis, a massive surge spells ‘bright spot’ for the Grand Canyon
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For 72 hours at the end of April, people on or around Glen Canyon Dam say they could feel it shaking, hear it roaring. “Intense” and “awesome” went some descriptions. Turbines and bypass tubes blasted water at such a volume and such a rate – 39,500 cubic feet per second – that Larry Stevens observed a hurricane-sounding…
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Free day coming up at national parks in Colorado
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A visit to one of America’s highest-regarded natural treasures is one way to celebrate Earth Day. Even better: You can do it while saving money. Earth Day is April 22, which happens to coincide with the start of National Park Week. It’s one of the few days on the year when the National Park Service…
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In Colorado coal country, whitewater park plan represents new economic vision
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A little town in northwest Colorado continues to dream big about a whitewater park – the “cornerstone” of a destination to proclaim a new economic destiny. That’s how Melanie Kilpatrick describes the Yampa River Corridor Project’s significance to Craig and Moffat County. For three years, Kilpatrick has been managing the project on behalf of the town.…
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Mountain kayaks, cardboard races, pond splashes: Spring around Colorado ski resorts
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It’s only fitting the powder-packed ski season that was 2022-’23 goes out with a bang. Or, more specifically, a splash. Pond-skimming is but one tradition of closing festivities across ski country in the spring. Here’s a look at other happenings: Arapahoe Basin: A nod to the parking lot that takes on a summery scene, the…
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Meetings scheduled to help plan new National Park Service unit in Colorado
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Anyone interested in one of Colorado’s latest National Park Service additions is invited to a series of upcoming meetings. They have been scheduled ahead of the agency drafting a “foundation document” for Amache National Historic Site, the place on the state’s southeast plains where thousands of Japanese-Americans were imprisoned as part of the government’s “relocation”…
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Increases along ‘road less traveled,’ but mostly visitation drops at national parks in Colorado
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Visitation in 2022 dropped after a year of high traffic at Colorado’s four national parks, in line with what land managers say represents a return to pre-pandemic levels. Among all national parks – monuments and recreation areas are other examples of designations under the National Park Service – Rocky Mountain National Park maintained a high ranking,…
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Locals concerned about possibility of Colorado’s 43rd state park
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Ahead of a Monday evening meeting said to “get additional feedback” from the larger public on the potential for Colorado’s 43rd state park, some locals near the site say they have felt unheard. They are part of the small community of Sweetwater, situated along the dirt road that dead-ends at Sweetwater Lake. In the fall…
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Bear encounters increase year to year in Colorado, according to state agency
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Coloradans reported more bear encounters in 2022 than they did the year prior, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW tallied 4,282 calls of sightings and conflicts with bears last year. That’s up 16% from 2021 and down 1.3% from the previous two years, according to the agency. Wildlife managers in 2019 launched a new…
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Colorado’s most famous nature photographer donates life work to public domain
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For the past eight months at his home in the Summit County hills, John Fielder spent most every morning and afternoon sifting through photographs tucked away for decades. They were transparencies from his years of hauling heavy film equipment deep into Colorado’s backcountry. The transparencies needed paring down – duplicates in which the exposure and/or contrast…
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Discounted state parks pass now available to Coloradans through vehicle registration
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With the new year comes a cheaper way to access Colorado’s state parks. As previously approved by legislation, a $29 Keep Colorado Wild Pass will be added to vehicle registrations in 2023 unless drivers opt out of the process online or in person. The pass will grant entry to the 42 state parks at a…
