Biking

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Five state parks issue Stage II fire bans

Stage II fire bans, which prohibit wood or charcoal fires and limit cigarette smoking to inside vehicles or RVs, have been implemented at Crawford, Navajo, Paonia, Ridgway and Sweitzer Lake State Parks. The Stage II fire restrictions earlier ...

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Mud Spring CG open, says BLM, but no water yet available

A lighter-than-normal snowpack has allowed the Bureau of Land Management to open its popular Mud Springs Campground near Glade Park nearly a month earlier than usual. The popular 16-site campground, located approximately 20 miles southwest of ...

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Highline Lake opens Friday for boating

It must be spring: Highline Lake State Park opens Friday to all types of boating. Only the west ramp will open for launching watercraft and for aquatic nuisance species (ANS) inspections, which are required for all boats entering and leaving ...

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Springtime to bring work on new single-track trails

A plan to add about 21 miles of new single-rider track to the 250 or so miles already existing in the North Fruita Desert may see the first trails finished by late April. At least one of the new trails is planned to be ready for the Fruita ...

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Popular North Fruita Desert area sees fewer deer, more bikes

What once was an isolated high-desert area home mostly to mule deer, grazing cattle and the occasional rabbit hunter has become a recreational hot spot for mountain bikers and motorized trail bike users. A persistent swell in recreational use ...

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It’s winter? Riding can be a joy, drag

The cold temperatures, poor air quality from the winter inversion and short days can make winter cycling and maintaining fitness very challenging. Normally at this time of year, I find diversions from the bike up in the mountains. But this ...

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BLM releases draft resource management plan

The Colorado River Valley Field Office for the Bureau of Land Management recently released its draft Resource Management Plan for some 505,000 acres in Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Pitkin, Routt and Rio Blanco counties. The area involved does not ...

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The next Queen stage?

Riding a road bike on the dirt seems crazy to most people, but I love it. And with the inclusion of the dirt road up Cottonwood Pass in the 2011 edition of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, we now have a greater scope of route possibilities for ...

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2011 Pro Challenge Stage 1

Images from the finish of Stage 1 of the 2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge, a 100-mile stretch from Salida to Creste Butte Tuesday afternoon.  ...

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USA Pro Cycling Challenge brings some of top racers to Colorado

It has been 23 years since international cycling raced on the roads of Colorado. With Stage 1 of the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge starting Monday in Colorado Springs, it has returned in a triumphant manner. The race will cover over 500 ...

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