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Studt's Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze. Photo Credit: Time Flies Photography

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8 pumpkin patches to visit in Colorado this fall

From giant pumpkin farms to puzzling corn mazes to scenic hayrides, Colorado delivers the perfect scenery for enjoying all of your favorite fall activities. Here are some of our favorite pumpkin […]

Mount Princeton, Photo Credit: chapin31 (iStock). — Mount Princeton, Colorado Photo Credit: chapin31 (iStock).

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$2 million of treasure could be hiding in Colorado’s mountains

In July 2017, a body was pulled out of the Arkansas River in Colorado’s Royal Gorge area. It took several months to identify the deceased, but it was eventually determined to be Eric Ashby. Ashby […]

Labor Day Lift Off hot air balloon festival Photo Credit: Spencer McKee — Balloons hang in the air above Colorado Springs at the 2019 Labor Day Lift Off Hot Air Balloon Festival. Photo Credit: Spencer McKee

Adventures

My First Hot Air Ballooning Experience in Colorado

With the roar of burning propane sounding off inches above my head, the ground below me slowly sunk farther away. Oddly, there was no jarring shake to accompany a relatively quick ascent into the […]

Furry Emma has a trap prepared for visitors at the Morton Arboretum. The Chicago preserve is home to troll sculptures like the one that came to Breckenridge last year. Photo Credit: Seth Boster, The Gazette.

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The origin of Colorado’s famous troll and where to find siblings

Once upon a time, in the first days of the sun, an acorn fell to the ground and split, giving birth to two enormous forest trolls, and “two became many, many became a million.” So begins Thomas […]

Spencer McKee and his dog Nala on top of Colorado's Mount Columbia.

Adventures

Hike to Mount Columbia’s 14,073-foot summit full of rewarding views

BY Spencer McKee

Sulphur Cave in Steamboat Springs. Photo Credit: David Steinmann

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Strange discovery found lurking inside deadly Colorado cave

BY Breanna Sneeringer

Coors Brewery Clear Creek designsbykari (Flickr) — Photo Credit: designsbykari (Flickr).

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The Murder of Coors Brewing Heir, Adolph Coors III

BY Stephanie Earls

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Neil Brosseau of Denver Courtesy photo — Neil Brosseau, front, of Denver. Courtesy photo included in Pitkin County Sheriff's Office Press Release.

News

Missing hiker found alive on 14er two days after reported missing

BY Spencer McKee

September 17, 2019

Schofield Pass. Photo Credit: Larry Lamsa (Flickr). — Photo Credit: Larry Lamsa (Flickr).

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[WATCH] Horrifying footage shows motorcyclist falling from Colorado cliff

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 17, 2019

Bright chalk street art, Photo Credit: JodiJacobson (iStock). — Photo Credit: JodiJacobson (iStock).

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18 Things to Do This Weekend in Colorado, September 20-22, 2019

BY Carlotta Olson

September 17, 2019

Storm clouds form over the majestic Sangre de Cristo Range of Colorado. Photo Credit: SWKrullImaging (iStock).

News

Storms to bring summer snow to parts of Colorado

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 17, 2019

Downtown Colorado Springs, Photo Credit: Richard Bittles (iStock)

News

Man arrested for firing 60+ gunshots overnight in downtown Colorado Springs area

BY Olivia Prentzel

September 17, 2019

Pyramid Peak Dusty J (Flickr), Cropped — Pyramid Peak. Photo Credit: Dusty J (Flickr), Cropped

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Hiker missing on dangerous Colorado fourteener

BY Spencer McKee

September 17, 2019

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A cyclist rides the Marshall Valley trail at Marshall Mesa in Boulder County. Photo Credit: Seth Boster, The Gazette

Adventures

Touring Boulder’s nostalgic Marshall Mesa

BY Seth Boster

September 16, 2019

Terry Gale strolls on his Segway through rows of cars at Rambler Ranch Chancey Bush Gazette — Terry Gale strolls on his Segway through rows of cars at Rambler Ranch. Photo Credit: Chancey Bush; The Gazette.

Features

This Colorado Ranch houses hundreds of antique cars worth millions

BY Seth Boster

September 16, 2019

Emma Crawford Coffin Races Colorado Springs Gazette — Emma Crawford Coffin Races. Photo Credit: Colorado Springs Gazette.

Features

The Old West rules on the west side of Colorado Springs

BY Seth Boster

September 16, 2019

Hiking in golden meadows of Mueller State Park at the foot of massive Pike’s Peak in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Photo Credit: MRaust (iStock).

Adventures

14 Things to Know About Colorado’s State Parks

BY Seth Boster

September 16, 2019

Explore the Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway from Whitewater to Placerville, Colorado. Photo credit: Sage Carver

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Discover the Unaweep-Tabeguache Scenic and Historic Byway

BY Sophie Goodman

September 16, 2019

Spruce Mountain David Ramsey — Spruce Mountain. Photo Credit: David Ramsey.

Adventures

Spruce Mountain offers wondrous escape from Front Range noise and sprawl

BY David Ramsey

September 13, 2019

Photo Credit: Linda_Moon (iStock).

Adventures

How many mountains are in Colorado?

BY Spencer McKee

September 12, 2019

West Maroon Trail, Aspen Colorado. Photo Credit: Breanna Sneeringer, OutThere Colorado

Adventures

Explore stunning alpine scenery along this high-altitude trail in Aspen

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 10, 2019

Photo Credit: Hey-Hey Yak Ranch

Adventures

Say “hello” to wooly yaks at this Colorado ranch

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 10, 2019

Fishing Man Photo Courtesy Mark Pizzimenti — Photo Courtesy: Mark Pizzimenti.

Features

Extinct “behemoth,” a mountaintop war, and a Colorado fish tale

BY Seth Boster

September 10, 2019

The Crags trail Seth Boster Gazette — The Crags trail. Photo Credit: Seth Boster.

Adventures

Hiking the Crags on Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs

BY Seth Boster

September 9, 2019

Hiker rescued in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains Chaffee County Search and Rescue — Hiker rescued in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Photo Courtesy: Chaffee County Search and Rescue.

Features

How high-altitude helicopter training saves lives in Colorado

BY Tom Roeder; The Gazette

September 9, 2019

Places to Explore

Redstone Coke Ovens Stephen Martin — Photo Credit: Stephen Martin.

The Redstone Coke Ovens

Alpine Tunnel A.L. Szalanski (Wikimedia Commons) — Photo Credit: A.L. Szalanski (Wikimedia Commons).

The Alpine Tunnel

Westcliffe Colorado — Westcliffe, Colorado. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock; Colorado Springs Gazette.

Westcliffe Dark Sky Site

Monarch Pass - Monarch Crest Tramway-20 — Monarch Crest Tramway. Photo Credit: Stephen Martin, @explorewithmedia; IG.

Monarch Crest Tramway

devils head -@mrspenceproductions — Devil's Head Lookout on a cloudy day. Photo Credit: @mrspenceproductions (Instagram).

Devil’s Head Lookout

Moffat Street Pedestrian Bridge Pueblo Photo Credit Thaddeus Roan - OutThere Colorado — Moffat Street Pedestrian Bridge in Pueblo. Photo Credit: Thaddeus Roan.

Historic Arkansas Riverwalk

Bishop Castle - waitscm - OutThere Colorado — Photo Credit: waitscm

Bishop Castle

Bear Lake - Rocky Mountain National Park - @kerickane - OutThere Colorado — Bear Lake located in Rocky Mountain National Park

Bear Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park)

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

Mike the Headless Chicken dherrara_96 (Flickr) — Photo Credit: dherrara_96 (Flickr).

Mike the Headless Chicken Statue

Frog Rock 4 - Katie Rae Bode - OutThere Colorado — Frog Rock, Colorado. Photo Credit: Katie Rae Bode.

Frog Rock

Guffey Cove - Spencer McKee - OutThere Colorado — Paradise Cove, Guffey, Colorado. Photo Credit: Spencer McKee

Paradise Cove (Guffey Cove)

Shrine of the Sun - Matt Wright - OutThere Colorado — Photo Credit: Matt Wright.

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

UFO Watchtower - Larry1732 - OutThere Colorado — The UFO Watchtower near Hooper, Colorado. Photo Credit: Larry1732 (Flickr).

UFO Watchtower

Photo Credit: markbyzewski.

May Natural History Museum