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Amache National Historic Site in southeastern Colorado is officially America’s newest national park, the National Park Service announced Thursday.

Whether it’s your first time on a snowmobile or you’re ready to explore the wilderness on your own machine, there are plenty of opportunities to ride across the snow in Colorado.

Work to repair and improve the iconic Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Canyon will impact opportunities for hikers to enjoy it this summer, officials of the White River National Forest say.

If you’re looking for a quick getaway from Denver with one-of-a-kind experiences this winter, put Tucson on the list. A short two-hour flight to Arizona’s second-largest city brings visitors to a unique patch of the American Southwest, with history, food and sites that can only be seen and tasted here.

Permits for overnight backpacking in restricted areas of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness in the rugged Elk Mountains west of Aspen go on sale next week.
Advance reservation permits ($10) are required for overnight stays in the busiest areas of the wilderness including the famed Conundrum Hot Springs, as well as Capitol Lake, Crater Lake and the Four Pass Loop that includes Snowmass Lake and Geneva Lake.

As old Colorado disappears, one historic building at a time, the nonprofit group Colorado Preservation, Inc., has fought to save some special but endangered places, spaces and buildings by highlighting a few of them each year. On Thursday, the group released its latest batch of five.

For the past three summers, North America’s highest-elevation via ferrata has made for an exhilarating addition to Arapahoe Basin’s summer recreation activities.
Now resort officials are in the preliminary stages of planning a second one, and they have entered the approval process with the U.S. Forest Service.

On a sunny morning last winter, I found myself facing an oh-so-Colorado predicament.
My friend Tom was visiting from Michigan and he wanted to go skiing. Of course I wanted to go with him, but I had two non-negotiable work deadlines to meet that day.
What to do? Take my work to the ski area, of course.
As Tom loaded up the ski gear, I packed my laptop and charger. We made our way up Boulder Canyon and arrived at Eldora Mountain a little before 9 a.m.

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). 

I don’t remember the first time I noticed the perfect way in which the Genesee Bridge perfectly frames the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains as you head west on Interstate 70.

Nancy Clanton | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS)
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