Tom Filippini founded three Colorado companies before accepting that his out-of-control drinking was killing him. When he finally got sober, he created Pepper Pong.
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Colorado fourteeners see record decline in visitors, new report shows
Lloyd Athearn, executive director of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, wonders if this is a “canary in the coal mine” moment for Colorado’s recreation economy
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Colorado Supreme Court ends long river access dispute by ruling fisherman has no standing in right-to-wade argument
When a landowner hurled rocks at Roger Hill for wading and fishing in the Arkansas River, the octogenarian angler sued, arguing the river was navigable when Colorado became a state in 1876 and therefore public property and open for wading and fishing. The lawsuit threatened to upend decades of tenuous agreements around public access on […]
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A newly approved boat-in campground hopes to make rafting the Colorado River more accessible
Kampa Lampa Campground is set to open in early August. Owner Kathy Haas says marketing will be “no problem.”
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Opinion: Chasing the outdoor dream this summer? You’ll have lots of company.
Learning how to avoid the crowds may be the best way to enjoy, and preserve, Colorado’s well-advertised recreational areas.
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Recreation or conservation? The battle being waged around Fort Collins’ old Hughes Stadium.
Against the backdrop of the land battle where Colorado State football was once played is how open space is disappearing across the West
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Want to float one of the West’s most popular rivers? You have roughly a 2% chance of getting a permit.
Nearly 60,000 people applied to raft the West’s four most popular rivers in 2022. The boating community says the federal government’s process to administer permits is broken.
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Opinion: This change to state law will help preserve public access to private land
Removing one word — “willful” — from the liability law will help ensure Coloradans can continue to enjoy access to outdoor wonders.
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Zornio: Colorado recreators should buy a CORSAR card to keep search and rescue efforts free
But a transfer of search and rescue fund oversight to Colorado Parks and Wildlife makes it tougher to provide reimbursement for local teams
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Colorado may bolster liability protections for private landowners who let the public recreate on their lands
A state lawmaker is working with trail groups and property owners on legislation that would reform Colorado’s recreational use statute.