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Fire Station 23 Capt. Juliet Draper has seen a lot in her 24 years as a Colorado Springs firefighter from the 1997 blizzard to the Waldo Canyon and Black Forest fires in 2012 and 2013. Today she is part of the team fighting COVID-19 virus. CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE

Coping with coronavirus around Colorado | First responders adapt to protect others and themselves

The coronavirus pandemic has left us all in uncharted waters, with no horizon in sight. But with businesses and schools closed, national pastimes on hold, and the traditional flow of life ground to a […]

Black Canyon Quarry is seen from an aerial flight over the Waldo Canyon burn scar. Photo Credit: Civil Air Patrol

Colorado Springs has deal for quarry seen as key to Waldo Canyon return, new open space, bike park

Colorado Springs has prepared a blockbuster deal that could give multiple boosts to the Pikes Peak region’s outdoor recreation. “I don’t know if we find enormous opportunities like this very […]

Jordana Brewster and Paul Walker in a scene from "Furious 7." Photo Credit: AP/Universal Pictures, Giles Keye

14 hit movies filmed around Colorado

You might not think of Colorado as Hollywood East, but a surprising number of movies have been filmed in the Centennial State. In the last few years alone, stars such as Kevin Bacon, Vin Diesel, Jane […]

Joe Grosjean takes a selfie with his wide and kids to mark the spot where the family's circumnavigation of the world was complete. Photo courtesy of Lara Grosjean.

This Colorado family just sailed the globe. Now they’re discovering a much different life on land.

By the time they sailed away from Brazil, the Grosjeans were about 130 miles from their goal of circumnavigating the globe. “When we left Brazil, pretty much the world was normal,” recalled Lara […]

Mathew Broderick in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Via The Associated Press

10 movie marathons to get you through quarantine

More than a month into Colorado’s response to COVID-19, it appears we still have plenty of time at home ahead of us. Plenty of time to embark on movie marathons. Our proposals: 1. Antiheroes The […]

Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe. Photos by Kate Russell, courtesy of Meow Wolf

Closed by COVID-19, Meow Wolf now seems like a distant, trippy memory

SANTA FE • Before this one went crazy, I visited an even crazier world. This was at the end of February, which feels like forever ago. Everyone lined up really close to each other, which was then a […]

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Meow Wolf's House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe. Photos by Kate Russell, courtesy of Meow Wolf

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Closed by COVID-19, Meow Wolf now seems like a distant, trippy memory

BY Seth Boster

Trappers Lake, the second largest natural lake in Colorado behind Grand Lake, sits on the edge of the 230,830-acres Flat Tops Wilderness Area in northwestern Colorado Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock) CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE

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In honor of Earth Day, 50 reasons why we love Colorado outdoors

BY Seth Boster

Sunrise over the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Richard Bittles, iStock)

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Crowding at Colorado’s Front Range parks and trails tracked by new website

BY Seth Boster

Musicians Shawn D'Amario and Connor O'Neal, with the Tejon Street Corner Thieves, performs songs in their mobile concert school bus for Pikes Peak area residents every Wednesday and Saturday. The band is taking requests and performing for residents outside their homes while practicing social distancing during the stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) Chancey Bush The Gazette

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Colorado band keeps live shows rolling during outbreak with a school bus

BY Amanda Hancock

Photo Credit: Chancey Bush, The Gazette

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Virtual running starts up in Colorado as road races and group runs are called off

BY Amanda Hancock

Hand-printed on the lower right of this undated photograph: "1165. Soda Springs, Manitou, Colo./Photo. By C.L. McClure, Denver." A note on the back reads: "Manitou's mineral springs are a spot attract hundreds of people daily and during the tourist season thousands visit its healing springs daily." Photo by Louis C. McClure.

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Returning to the power of Manitou’s ‘healing waters’ during another pandemic

BY Seth Boster

Girls That Shred

Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson stand over an elk — Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson stand over an elk. Courtesy photo.

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Don’t tell these women Colorado hunting “is for men”

BY Seth Boster

Plane in Flight - courtesy of Renee Geary - OutThere Colorado — Renee Geary flying a plane in the skies above Colorado. Photo courtesy of Renee Geary.

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Girls that Shred: Meet Renee Geary

BY Sammy Blair

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Girls that Shred: Meet Annelise Loevlie, CEO of Icelantic Skis

BY Sophie Goodman

Mascarenas Family - Vail GoPro Mountain Games - OutThere Colorado — Tina Mascarenas, Alexis Mascarenas, Megan Mascarenas, and Staci Stuter pose for a family picture at the 2015 Vail GoPro Mountain Games. Photo Credit: Eric Oberlander.

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Girls that Shred: Meet the Mascarenas Family

BY Alyssa Wendt

Bethany Lebewitz - Brown Girls Climb - courtesy of Bethany Lebewitz - OutThere Colorado — Bethany Lebewitz with a crew from Brown Girls Climb. Photo courtesy of Bethany Lebewitz.

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Girls that Shred: Meet Bethany Lebewitz

BY Emily Morris

Del Norte - Trail Running - OutThere Colorado-85 — Summit of a trail run in Del Norte, Colorado. Photo Credit: Stephen Martin, OutThere Colorado.

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Girls that Shred: 6 Women’s Outdoor Activity Clinics in Colorado

BY Emma Murray

The First Diaries

The First Diaries

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The First Diaries: That Time I Hiked My First Thirteener

BY Haley Gray

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The First Diaries: That Time I Tried Mountain Biking

BY Haley Gray

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The First Diaries: That Time I Learned to Belay

BY Haley Gray

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College Outside: How to Literally Major in Mountains

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College Outside: The Outdoors-Loving Hypocrite

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College Outside: How to Plan Your First Real River Trip

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College Outside: Advice for Finding Your First Pair of Climbing Shoes

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College Outside: The Right Jacket to Pack on Any Adventure

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College Outside: Education Through Experience, Importance of a Gap Year