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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
Coming Sunday: 'Gusher' could transform parts of Weld County
Mar 20, 2010 4:36 pm
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...
Snow is good news for some Colorado ranchers
Mar 20, 2010 3:21 pm
JOHNSTOWN - While it added stress for some, Friday's snow was a welcome sight for many Colorado ranchers.
Loveland dog breeder loses state license
Mar 20, 2010 11:09 am
Blue Wolf Ranch, a dog breeding facility southwest of Loveland, has lost its state license, according to Colorado's Department of Agriculture.
Mar 20, 2010 11:09 am
Name: Shayne Curtis Sharpe
City wants in on Google's ultra-high-speed Internet trial
Mar 20, 2010 11:09 am
Google Fort Collins?
Spring sun to melt it away today
Mar 20, 2010 11:09 am
The first snowstorm of what is typically Colorado's snowiest month dumped about 3 inches Friday in Fort Collins but hit the southern Front Range much harder.
Rep. Markey turns spotlight on distracted driving
Mar 20, 2010 11:08 am
The 2008 death of 9-year-old Erica Forney continues to reverberate nationally as Rep. Betsy Markey introduced a proposal that would designate April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Mar 20, 2010 11:08 am
The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission voted unanimously this week to begin vehicle emission testing by Nov. 1 in Greeley, Fort Collins and Loveland.
Air Force captain has job security
Mar 20, 2010 11:08 am
SOUTHWEST ASIA - At the operations office at a undisclosed base in Southwest Asia, Capt. Matthew Nix of Fort Collins directs Air Force security forces for the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and oversees...
Mar 20, 2010 11:08 am
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