Denver Parks and Recreation prepares for new mountain park donation
If acquired, property would be first new mountain park in over 80 years
Denver Parks and Recreation
and last updated 2021-02-11 12:25:52-05
DENVER â Denver is in the process of acquiring a new mountain park.
Denver Parks and Recreation has proposed that the 450-acre Axton Ranch property in Jefferson and Gilpin counties be donated to the City and County of Denver as part of Denver s Mountain Parks system. The property is less than an hour drive from Denver. It is adjacent to Roosevelt National Forest and near Arapahoe National Forest, Golden Gate Canyon State Park and Jefferson County Open Space.
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Letters to the Editor - Christian nationalism, the need for courageous and smart evangelicals, Frisco pastor’s rhetoric, ash trees in Dallas
Readers respond to column on Christian nationalism, agree with Peggy Wehmeyer’s column asking evangelicals to put down their swords, call out the Frisco pastor for inciting violence and implore Dallas to save the ash trees.
Tarrant County televangelist Gloria Copeland, one of President Donald Trump s faith advisers, wants you to know there is no such thing as flu season. We got a duck season, a deer season, but we don t have a flu season, she said in a Facebook video posted last week that s making headlines. And don t receive it when somebody threatens you with, Everyone s getting the flu! She went on to say: Jesus himself gave us the flu shot. He redeemed us from the curse of flu.
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Home to most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, Colorado has some incredible natural credentials – mountains. And where there are mountains, there are valleys, streams, creeks, pine forests, alpine meadows, and all the wildlife that lives there.
It’s not small either. Colorado is the 8th largest state at 104,094 square miles. There are 11 national forests, 44 state parks, and 4 national parks within this vast area, among countless other protected areas.
Those who love to explore nature will find Colorado to be a neverending land of discovery and adventure. Whether you’re into hiking, rafting, or skiing, there’s so much to explore in Colorado all year-round.
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If only Bigfoot would just come out of the forest and portray themselves in those beef jerky commercials. Until then, we have these sightings.
The ever-elusive Bigfoot. Hard to capture on film, even harder to physically capture. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) keeps track of reported sightings of the furry giant.
There have been nine reported Bigfoot sightings in the Fort Collins area, dating back to 1971. You have to believe that these people honestly think that they saw a Bigfoot, to go through the process of logging the report, as well as the potential ridicule they might endure after having done so.