Between late June and late August, I-70 through Glenwood Canyon closed nine times as state officials prepared for flash floods or cleared the roadway after car and truck accidents.
Leadville
Posted inNews, Outdoors
“Impossible challenge”: Colorado father-son adventure racers are pushing the limits of Alzheimer’s
LEADVILLE — Adventure racing pioneer Mark Macy just got a new tattoo. There on his forearm, in big block letters: “IT’S ALL GOOD TRAINING.” “He’s said that a million times throughout my life,” says his son, Travis, one of Colorado’s most accomplished ultra athletes. “When he says it now, I tell him, ‘Well, Dad, I […]
Posted inBusiness, Coloradans, Economy, Growth, Housing, News, Outdoors
Leadville was an unassuming, old mining town — until COVID brought the deep-pocketed tourists
LEADVILLE —A coffee shop downtown finally got fed up with the question and posted an answer: No, you cannot leave your bicycle in here. Everyone has a $10,000 bike. The sign got laughs from the locals, who’ve earned the right by living year-round at 10,000 feet to poke fun at Front Range and out-of-state tourists […]
Posted inBusiness, Housing, News
Colorado mountain communities vote “yes” on new short-term rental fees but reject heavier regulation
Colorado voters in several resort communities approved increased fees and taxes meant to squeeze more revenue for affordable housing from short-term rentals. But voters in end-of-the-road Crested Butte and Telluride stopped short of heavier restrictions intended to slow and limit short-term rentals in the tourist-dependent communities. Jim Day, who is retired and lives part time […]
Posted inNews, Outdoors
Cyclist who died while competing in Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race is identified
A man who died in a crash a few miles from the finish line at the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race in August suffered blunt force injuries to his chest, according to a recently released autopsy report. Christopher Wood, 47, died of injuries including tears in the veins that carry blood to the heart, […]
Posted inBusiness, Growth, Health, News
The only hospital in the country’s highest altitude city is thriving after near-closure 7 years ago
When the only hospital in Leadville started to close down seven years ago, officials in the highest-altitude city in the country worried they would lose their “heart and soul.” There were layoffs in the nursing department. Extended care patients were moved to nursing homes. A city council member feared retirees would flee to other areas […]
Posted inNews, Outdoors
Cyclist dies in crash during Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race
A cyclist died while competing in the Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race Saturday. Details of the death have not been released, but several racers said the man died during a descent, possibly from injuries sustained in a high-speed crash or a medical incident that occurred while he was pedaling. “The entire Leadville family is […]
Posted inEnvironment, News, Outdoors
As hikers flock to Colorado 14ers, trail-building crews work to rescue the alpine tundra
MOUNT ELBERT — Lloyd Athearn pauses during an uphill climb to grab a tiny scrap of litter left on the trail by a careless hiker. It’s the easiest bit of trail maintenance the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative will accomplish on this misty August morning as the fog rises out of the forest and hovers on the […]
Posted inBusiness, Coloradans, Economy, Environment, Growth, News, Outdoors
Off-highway vehicles are revving up locals (in a bad way) in Colorado’s remote mountain towns
When Teri Havens bought two acres tucked in a thick stand of aspen on a hill south of Marble in 1995, it was her bit of backcountry nirvana. Yes, it sat along a popular jeeping trail ̶ a county road leading to the historic Lead King Loop. But she could live with four-wheel-drive vehicles jouncing […]
Posted inColoradans, Education, News, Outdoors
Leadville’s gear-lending “library” is tearing down barriers to build a new generation of outdoor adventurers
LEADVILLE — Vanessa Saldivar was 5 when her father hiked her up the bunny slope at Mt. Hood Skibowl in Oregon. She didn’t have a fancy jacket. She used socks as mittens. Her dad gave her a nudge. And she was hooked. “All these barriers just broke down in that moment,” said the new executive […]