rocky mountain national park
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Colorado pays to keep Rocky Mountain National Park visitor centers open
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Colorado is picking up the tab to keep two visitor centers of the Rocky Mountain National Park, a key economic driver for the state, open as the federal shutdown entered its third week. The state will pay $3,200 per day to keep the Beaver Meadows and Kawuneeche visitor centers operating starting on Oct. 24. The…
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Rocky Mountain National Park open with limited visitor services amid government shutdown
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Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado remains open during the federal government shutdown, which started Wednesday, though visitor services are limited. With prime leaf-peeping season in full swing, the national park’s popular Glacier Gorge Trailhead crawled with visitors on Oct. 1. A lone park ranger answered visitor questions at the trailhead, many of which…
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Colorado governor proposes to keep Rocky Mountain National Park open amid potential government shutdown
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With a federal government shutdown looming, Colorado’s governor is proposing to use local funds to keep open one of the state’s biggest attractions — Rocky Mountain National Park. In a statement to Colorado Politics on Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis said, “My top priority in a federal shutdown is keeping Rocky Mountain National Park open.” Polis…
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Government shutdown could trigger furloughs in Colorado Springs, close Rocky Mountain National Park
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A looming government shutdown could leave tens of thousands of employees in Colorado Springs without a paycheck and close many government services. A funding bill requires 60 votes to be adopted in the Senate. Senate Republicans only have a three-seat net majority, which means it cannot pass if only the 53 Republicans in the Senate vote for…
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What happens during a government shutdown and how will it affect Colorado?
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A looming government shutdown could leave hundreds of thousands of federal employees without a paycheck and close many government services. The impact of a shutdown would vary from state to state. Among its most visible impact in the state could include the temporary closure of the Rocky Mountain National Park. Officials in Colorado have offered to “partner”…
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10th Circuit dismisses appeal of man convicted for pushing wife off cliff
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has dismissed a man’s challenge to his 2015 murder conviction for pushing his wife off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit rejected Harold Henthorn’s claim that a trial judge inappropriately narrowed his postconviction challenge to a…
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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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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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Denver City Council preview: Public hearing on proposed 27th and Larimer tax increment areas
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The Denver City Council will examine a proposal that would impose a moratorium on mobile home parks as a way to preserve affordable housing, and they’ll listen to the public regarding the creation of an urban redevelopment area (URA) in the 2700 block of Larimer Street in Five Points. If approved, the redevelopment would be…
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No new trial for man convicted of pushing wife off cliff, judge finds defense was effective
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A man convicted of murder for pushing his second wife off a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park will not receive a new trial, after a federal judge rejected claims that his defense lawyer at trial was constitutionally ineffective. Harold Henthorn is serving a life sentence after a jury found him guilty in 2015 of…
