Nale, the onslaught is literally changing the face of mountain climbing in Colorado."It's not the wilderness experience it used to be," Nale observes from his restaurant office at The Evergreen Cafe in Buena Vista, a town bordered by the Collegiate range of 14,000-foot peaks.Bagging "...
As you make your way towards the park, you’ll quickly find yourself enamored with one of the most spectacular sights, not just in Colorado, but the United States. Of the dozens of stunning peaks, the tallest is known as Longs Peak, which stands at over 14,000 feet. It’s safe t...
14,000 foot peaks surround the lake. Mount Massive and Mount Elbert are visible, adding to the tremendous views around Turquoise. You can take a scenic auto tour all the way around the lake via Turquoise Lake Road. Or hike around the lake, which at nearly 10,000 feet in elevation will ...
Colorado has the highest mean elevation of any state, with more than 1,000 Rocky Mountain peaks over 10,000 feet high and 54 towering above 14,000 feet. Pikes Peak, the most famous of these mountains, was discovered by US Army Lieut. Zebulon M. Pike in 1806. The US obtained eastern ...
Hop aboard Cog Railway to reach the 14,000-foot summit at Pikes Peak for breathtaking views. Hike along 300-foot-high towering red sandstone formations at Garden of the Gods. Trek among rolling hills, pine trees, mountain peaks, and waterfalls at Manitour Springs. Feel the spirit of the Wi...
Though the Total Solar Eclipse is on Monday, April 8, we can still pop in to our local Colorado Applebee's through Sunday, April 14, to get that special margarita. RELATED: Rare 'Devil' Comet in the Colorado Skies That should give us plenty of time to get in. Maybe, you could wear...
Peakbagger.comhas described the mountain as “a craggy monster with several enormous vertical cliffs, set among the sea of 13,000 foot peaks that make up Rocky Mountain National Park.” Fort Collins a hub for the northern Front Range, home ofColorado State University‘s flagship campus and a...
And then I was hooked. How could I not learn more at this point? I hadplaced my footinsidethe footprintof another living creature from the Jurassic period out on a bike ride just a few hours from my home. Sure, Sue the T-Rex was found in South Dakota. Montana has the infamous Hell...
Located next to the small town of Ward, Lake Isabelle is an alpine lake found in the Indian Peaks Wilderness with a great mountain and forest views. The 7-mile hike has a moderate incline of 3532 feet, and like most hikes in Colorado, is just as stunning as the lake itself with a ...