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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.

Features

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 […]

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

Photo Credit: Linda_Moon (iStock).

Adventures

How many mountains are in Colorado?

BY Spencer McKee

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

News

Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza, Photo Credit: LauriPatterson (iStock). — Photo Credit: LauriPatterson (iStock).

Events

All-you-can-eat pizza festival headed to Denver this weekend

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 13, 2019

File photo. Photo Credit: vovashevchuk (iStock).

News

Thousands of tarantulas are now on the move in Colorado

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 13, 2019

Helen Hunt Falls David Bitton Gazette file — Helen Hunt Falls. Photo Credit: David Bitton; Gazette file.

News

[VIDEO] Dog survives fall from 60-foot cliff in Colorado

BY Spencer McKee

September 13, 2019

Aspen trees turn to gold as autumn peaks in Garden of the Gods at the base of 14,115 foot Pikes Peak Colorado. Photo Credit: SWKrullImaging (iStock).

News

Climbers rescued at Garden of the Gods

BY Spencer McKee

September 13, 2019

Glenwood Hot Springs Resort — Photo Credit: Jason Cipriani (flickr)

News

4 confirmed cases of parasite-illness linked to Colorado hot spring resort

BY Olivia Prentzel

September 13, 2019

Hard Apple Cider Ale, Photo Credit: bhofack2 (iStock). — Photo Credit: bhofack2 (iStock).

Events

Bluegrass tunes, hard ciders, and sours combine for a weekend of fall fun in Colorado

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 13, 2019

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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

South Platte River cuts through Waterton Canyon Seth Boster — The South Platte River cuts through Waterton Canyon. Photo Credit: Seth Boster.

Adventures

Waterton Canyon a hub for adventure close to Denver

BY Seth Boster

September 5, 2019

Gyromitra infula, commonly known as the hooded false morel or the elfin saddle. Photo Credit:hekakoskinen (iStock).

Features

6 Highly Dangerous Mushrooms Found Lurking in Colorado

BY Breanna Sneeringer

September 3, 2019

Lake Helene sits below Notchtop Mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo Credit: Seth Boster, The Gazette.

Adventures

Escape Rocky Mountain National Park crowds at Lake Helene

BY Seth Boster

September 3, 2019

Adventures

The Dog-Friendly Road Trip Around Colorado

BY Breanna Sneeringer

August 30, 2019

Photo Credit: FatCamera (iStock).

Adventures

Dog-friendly beer festival soon to take place in Colorado

BY Spencer McKee

August 30, 2019

Bill Murray, right, photo bombs Selena Gomez as she poses for photographers at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in West Hollywood, California. Murray attended Regis University in Denver for a year.

Features

16 Famous Actors & Actresses Who Went to School in Colorado

BY Terry Terrones

August 30, 2019

Timberline Falls, Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo Credit: Steven Bratman (Flickr.)

Adventures

7 Waterfalls in Rocky Mountain National Park

BY Breanna Sneeringer

August 29, 2019

Dream Lake at Sunrise in Rocky Mountain National Park, Photo Credit: Matt Dirksen (iStock).

Adventures

10 Lakes in Rocky Mountain National Park

BY Breanna Sneeringer

August 29, 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