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lands on and around Pikes Peak in recent years have included discarded trash, dumping, user conflicts, resource damage and overwhelmed restroom facilities." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/How_to_skip_the_shuttle_and_drive_your_car_up_to_Pikes_Peak_summit_instead_1.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/How_to_skip_the_shuttle_and_drive_your_car_up_to_Pikes_Peak_summit_instead_1.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/things-to-do/outdoors/">Outdoors | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/01/17/pikes-peak-recreation-colorado-parks-wildlifepartnership/" title="State to help manage federal lands around Pikes Peak as increased crowds bring trash, overwhelm facilities"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> State to help manage federal lands around Pikes Peak as increased crowds bring trash, overwhelm facilities </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/john-meyer/">John Meyer</a></div> <time datetime="2025-01-17 11:29:03">January 17, 2025 at 11:29 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Issues on public lands on and around Pikes Peak in recent years have included discarded... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-6894129 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-colorado category-economy category-entertainment category-latest-headlines category-music category-news category-theknow category-things-to-do category-travel tag-camping tag-festival tag-festivals tag-music tag-music-festivals tag-summer tag-telluride-bluegrass-festival feature-twitter location-colorado location-mountains location-san-miguel-county location-telluride type-of-work-news" data-id="6894129" data-timestamp="1737015302" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/01/16/telluride-bluegrass-festival-2025-tickets-camping/" title="For the first time in a while, Telluride Bluegrass Festival still has tickets available" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/01/16/telluride-bluegrass-festival-2025-tickets-camping/" title="For the first time in a while, Telluride Bluegrass Festival still has tickets available"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="If Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been on your bucket list, there’s still a way to cross it off in 2025." title="If Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been on your bucket list, there’s still a way to cross it off in 2025." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TDP-Z-TellurideBluegrass_18.jpg?w=132" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/TDP-Z-TellurideBluegrass_18.jpg?w=132 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/things-to-do/music/">Music | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2025/01/16/telluride-bluegrass-festival-2025-tickets-camping/" title="For the first time in a while, Telluride Bluegrass Festival still has tickets available"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> For the first time in a while, Telluride Bluegrass Festival still has tickets available </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/christine-ricciardi/">Tiney Ricciardi</a></div> <time datetime="2025-01-16 08:15:02">January 16, 2025 at 8:15 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> If Telluride Bluegrass Festival has been on your bucket list, there’s still a way to... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-6891205 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-entertainment category-fitness category-latest-headlines category-lifestyle category-news category-outdoors category-parenting-family category-restaurants-food-drink category-skiing category-sports category-theknow category-things-to-do category-travel tag-bald-eagles tag-barr-lake-state-park tag-camping tag-canon-city tag-climbing tag-colorado-state-parks tag-dark-sky tag-estes-park tag-fall-colors tag-great-sand-dunes-national-park tag-hiking tag-national-western-stock-show tag-ouray-county tag-rocky-mountain-national-park tag-san-luis-valley tag-steamboat-springs tag-travel tag-wildlife feature-twitter location-colorado" data-id="6891205" data-timestamp="1736920850" > <figure> <a 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tag-alterra-mountain-co tag-arapahoe-basin tag-asian-americans tag-autism tag-backcountry-skiing tag-black tag-california tag-camping tag-chicago tag-christy-sports tag-colorado tag-colorado-springs tag-denver tag-discrimination tag-diversity tag-eldora tag-eldora-ski-resort tag-estes-park tag-harvard tag-ikon-pass tag-illinois tag-immigration tag-instagram tag-latinos tag-mexico tag-nonprofits tag-outdoor-recreation tag-pennsylvania tag-racial-diversity tag-ski tag-ski-areas tag-skiing tag-snow tag-snowboarding tag-steamboat tag-vail-resorts tag-winter tag-winter-sports tag-women feature-twitter location-colorado type-of-work-news" data-id="6845469" data-timestamp="1735364756" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/28/black-latino-women-skiing-snowboarding-colorado-ski-resorts-ikon/" title="Groups break down barriers on Colorado’s slopes to diversify winter sports that are “just so hard to get into”" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/28/black-latino-women-skiing-snowboarding-colorado-ski-resorts-ikon/" title="Groups break down barriers on Colorado’s slopes to diversify winter sports that are “just so hard to get into”"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="Winter sports enthusiasts are still overwhelmingly white, but groups like SheJumps and Blackpackers are trying to change that by making it easier for people of color to try out skiing and snowboarding." title="Winter sports enthusiasts are still overwhelmingly white, but groups like SheJumps and Blackpackers are trying to change that by making it easier for people of color to try out skiing and snowboarding." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TDP-L-Learing-snowboarding-RJS-10579.jpg?w=128" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/TDP-L-Learing-snowboarding-RJS-10579.jpg?w=128 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/sports/skiing/">Skiing | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/28/black-latino-women-skiing-snowboarding-colorado-ski-resorts-ikon/" title="Groups break down barriers on Colorado’s slopes to diversify winter sports that are “just so hard to get into”"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Groups break down barriers on Colorado’s slopes to diversify winter sports that are “just so hard to get into” </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/megan-ulu-lani-boyanton/">Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton</a></div> <time datetime="2024-12-28 05:45:56">December 28, 2024 at 5:45 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Winter sports enthusiasts are still overwhelmingly white, but groups like SheJumps and Blackpackers are trying... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-6862356 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-latest-headlines category-opinion category-opinion-columnists tag-aviation tag-camping tag-conservation tag-environment tag-wildfires tag-wildlife tag-writers-on-the-range feature-twitter location-colorado type-of-work-opinion type-of-work-opinion-columnist" data-id="6862356" data-timestamp="1733996024" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/12/fire-lookout-camping-forest-service-save/" title="Opinion: The West’s remaining fire lookout towers should be saved for future generations" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/12/fire-lookout-camping-forest-service-save/" title="Opinion: The West’s remaining fire lookout towers should be saved for future generations"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at being useful." title="There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from Montana’s borders with Idaho and Canada, and Chuck Manning, 79, believes lookouts like this one deserve a second chance at being useful." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/russell_bailey.jpg?w=140" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/russell_bailey.jpg?w=140 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 class="entry-title"> <div class="entry-section"><a href="https://www.denverpost.com/opinion/opinion-columnists/">Opinion Columnists | </a></div> <a class="article-title" href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/12/fire-lookout-camping-forest-service-save/" title="Opinion: The West’s remaining fire lookout towers should be saved for future generations"> <span class="dfm-title metered"> Opinion: The West’s remaining fire lookout towers should be saved for future generations </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/zeke-lloyd/">Zeke Lloyd</a></div> <time datetime="2024-12-12 09:33:44">December 12, 2024 at 9:33 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> There’s a small wooden cabin at the top of Northwest Peak, a few miles from... </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-6854063 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-latest-headlines category-news category-politics tag-apartments tag-audit tag-camping tag-denver-mayor tag-denver-politics tag-denver-rescue-mission tag-homeless tag-homeless-shelter tag-homelessness tag-mike-johnston tag-salvation-army tag-shelter tag-tim-obrien feature-twitter location-colorado location-denver location-front-range 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Mayor says progress — despite hiccups — shows that “the formula is quite clear.” </span> </a> </h2>  <div class="entry-meta"> <div class="byline">By <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/author/joe-rubino/">Joe Rubino</a></div> <time datetime="2024-12-05 06:49:26">December 5, 2024 at 6:49 a.m.</time> </div> </header> <div class="excerpt"> Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's signature homelessness initiative quietly surpassed its sheltering goal this year. </div> </div> </article> <article class=" tag-search-view archive-view has-image post-6855935 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-colorado category-latest-headlines category-news category-outdoors category-theknow category-things-to-do tag-camping tag-colorado-parks-and-wildlife tag-memorial-day tag-national-parks tag-rocky-mountain-national-park feature-twitter location-colorado type-of-work-news" data-id="6855935" data-timestamp="1733292059" > <figure> <a 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format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-business category-colorado category-latest-headlines category-news category-outdoors category-retail category-theknow category-things-to-do tag-books tag-camping tag-colorado-parks-and-wildlife tag-hiking tag-holidays tag-trails feature-twitter location-colorado type-of-work-news" data-id="6852456" data-timestamp="1733205648" > <figure> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/03/gift-ideas-suggestions-colorado-hikers-outdoors/" title="Gift suggestions for the Colorado hikers in your life" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/12/03/gift-ideas-suggestions-colorado-hikers-outdoors/" title="Gift suggestions for the Colorado hikers in your life"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="From socks and books to trekking poles and backpacks." title="From socks and books to trekking poles and backpacks." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" 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need a permit to hike, camp at Colorado’s popular Blue Lakes" class=""></a> <a href="https://www.denverpost.com/2024/09/10/blue-lakes-mount-sneffels-ridgway-hike-camp-permit-system/" title="It’s official: You’ll soon need a permit to hike, camp at Colorado’s popular Blue Lakes"> <div class="image-wrapper"><img alt="The U.S. Forest Service has officially decided to institute a hiking permit system for the Blue Lakes, but exactly when it will take effect remains undetermined." title="The U.S. Forest Service has officially decided to institute a hiking permit system for the Blue Lakes, but exactly when it will take effect remains undetermined." subtitle="" class="lazyload size-feature_small" data-sizes="auto" data-src="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TDP-Z-blue-lakes-rsr-003.jpg?w=117" data-srcset="https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/TDP-Z-blue-lakes-rsr-003.jpg?w=117 140w" ></div> </a> </figure> <div class="article-info"> <header> <h2 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