Seth Boster

In the grassy hills beyond Bear Creek Nature Center, people with disabilities in recent years had been riding a small, wheeled transport before being forced to turn around.

A Colorado ski area's long dream for expansion finally took shape over the summer.

Along with Class 1 e-bikes, those e-scooters would be allowed on all trails where other bikes are allowed under a proposed rule change said Scott Abbott, regional parks, trails and open space manager for Colorado Springs.

The Colorado Springs parks board heard opposition at its Oct. 10, 2024 meeting to a proposal that would legalize electric-powered bikes on city-owned open space trails where other bikes are allowed. The proposal, backed by Mayor Yemi Mobolade, would define Class 1 e-bikes as a "nonmotorized use," allowing them in those places. However, opponents see the bikes as infringing on the 1997 voter-approved TOPS ordinance that bans motorized vehicles on TOPS-funded properties. The draft ordinance would deem Class 1 and 2 e-bikes as "nonmotorized use," while Class 3 e-bikes would be deemed "a motorized use."

The party will take place at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park's South Rim Visitor Center. From 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the visitor center, a ranger will guide visitors through the sky with a solar telescope. A talk on the area's human history is set for 11 a.m. at the Pulpit Rock overlook, where a talk on geology is scheduled to follow at 2 p.m.

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Later this month, helicopters could be hovering over one of Colorado's most iconic hiking trails. That's the plan as part of what Eagle-Holy Cross District Ranger Leanne Veldhuis called "the next major phase" of reconstruction along Hanging Lake Trail near Glenwood Springs.

For their annual showcase of the season, Gazette photographers took to Colorado's historic train tracks — these tracks that once carried miners and supplies through the mountains of a developing state and now carry tourists.

Colorado made a mark in the culinary world last year as Michelin Guide added several prestigious restaurants in Denver, Boulder, and the central mountains to its esteemed list. From innovative

Colorado Springs officials have proposed a policy that would expand legal access for electric bikes across city-owned parks and open spaces.