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Area Info
The High Rockies is a term for a region of the U.S. state of Colorado. It commonly includes Larimer County, Jackson County, Routt County, Grand County, Summit County, Eagle County, Lake County, and Pitkin County. Some notable towns there include Estes Park, Walden, Steamboat Springs, Grand Lake, Winter Park, Breckenridge, Dillon, Vail, Leadville, and Aspen. The geography of the High Rockies has some of the most rugged parts of the Rocky Mountains and consists of the Front Range and mountainous topography to the west, much of which is on or near the Continental Divide. Known for pine forests and winding roads, the former mining towns there have been reinvented by wilderness tourism such as hiking, cycling, fishing, and most especially both cross-country and alpine skiing. Notable ski resorts include Copper Mountain, Keystone Resort, Steamboat Ski Resort, Beaver Creek Resort, Buttermilk, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass, and Aspen Mountain. The High Rockies are also the location of Rocky Mountain National Park and Arapaho National Forest.
Articles
Local News from The Fort Collins Coloradoan via Yahoo! News
Mar 21, 2010 10:36 pm
BOULDER, Colo. An undergraduate college degree in three years? It might be an option at the University of Colorado some day.
Trees, Water & People donate cookstoves, help in Haiti
Mar 21, 2010 8:21 pm
Sebastian Africano and Claudia Menendez of Trees, Water & People planned to fly to Haiti on Jan. 15 to attend two conferences designed to help bring rocket stoves to Haiti's poor.
New school immerses kids in language, culture
Mar 21, 2010 7:51 pm
A new private school slated to open this fall will immerse Fort Collins elementary students in languages and culture, school administrators said.
Leadership series focuses on courage
Mar 21, 2010 6:21 pm
Dick Foth believes being a good leader doesn't always equate to being a courageous leader.
Dems predict historic House vote on health care today
Mar 21, 2010 1:51 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats are predicting that a rare Sunday session will produce one of the most significant legislative triumphs in decades: passage of a historic bill to overhaul the nation'...
Analyst says Markey is making "gutsiest/riskiest" vote on health care
Mar 21, 2010 11:09 am
Nate Silver, who is perhaps the savviest numbers guy among political pundits, says that Betsy Markey has taken a bigger risk than any other Democrat in voting for the Democratic health-care reform bil...
Obama's last-minute push cites Markey as example for undecided Democrats
Mar 21, 2010 11:08 am
On the eve of the House vote on his signature domestic issue, President Barack Obama lauded Rep. Betsy Markey as he tried to woo the last wavering Democrats to support his health-care reform legislati...
Weld has high hopes for 'gusher' of an oil well
Mar 21, 2010 11:08 am
One of the reasons the Denkai Animal Sanctuary moved from Carr to property near Grover in northern Weld County was to get away from proposed uranium mining at Powertech USA's Centennial Project site n...
Forum addresses the state's financial future with seniors
Mar 21, 2010 11:08 am
Some Fort Collins senior citizens are concerned that as state legislators cut programs such as Medicaid or homeownership tax breaks, they'll find it more difficult to make ends meet on a fixed income.
Carnival full of fun and adventure
Mar 21, 2010 11:08 am
LOVELAND - Standing in front of a red door at The Ranch, Larimer County's fairgrounds and events complex,4-year-old Kennedy Rhodes had one chance to find the key that would open the lucky door.
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