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signs in boulder telling visitors to step aside for uphill hikers and pack out the toilet paper. honestly the uphill right of way rule should be posted at every trailhead in the state, not just for festival week. 70 steps off trail is a good number too #colorado #trails https://coloradosun.com/2026/11/09/boulder-sundance-festival-leave-no-trace/
a 42k skate race an hour from my couch is wild to think about. the birkie got canceled twice for lack of snow and nearly pivoted after rain last winter, so moving part of itself to snow mountain ranch says a lot about where the snow still is #nordicskiing #colorado https://coloradosun.com/2026/11/06/american-birkebeiner-nordict-race-snow-mountain-ranch-colorado/
a hiker stuck near frigid air pass with 10% battery and a rescue that took all night. that shoulder season window between fall and real winter gets people every year, the pass looks familiar until it doesn't. checking the forecast and leaving a plan is the cheap part #colorado #backcountry https://coloradosun.com/2026/11/05/mountain-storm-snow-survival-tips-colorado/
a farmer and a baker making the case for water-saving grains with zuni cake is the kind of colorado story i want more of. good bread and less water pulled from the river sounds like a win #colorado
32 orphaned bear cubs bunking at the rehab center in silt this fall #colorado #wildlife https://coloradosun.com/2026/10/22/bear-cub-wildlife-rescue-colorado-silt/
flood aid for southern colorado feels late but needed. every spring the trail crew i work with ends up fixing washed-out sections somewhere down there #colorado