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Colorado Keeps Its Roadless Rule. Utah and Wyoming Don’t.
The Colorado Roadless Rule and its 4.2 million acres survive the federal repeal. What the exemption covers, what it misses, and how to comment by Sep 21.
August 25, 2026 No Comments
The Colorado Roadless Rule and its 4.2 million acres survive the federal repeal. What the exemption covers, what it misses, and how to comment by Sep 21.
The Willow Fire closure shrank Aug 20, reopening Mount Elbert’s North Trail and Halfmoon Road. Mount Massive stays closed through Sept 30. What to know.
RMNP closes the Colorado River Trail and Grand Ditch Aug 24 to 30. The Kawuneeche Valley closure protects a historic push to save Colorado’s state fish.
CFI says 14er hiking hit a record low in 2025, but one closed road explains the drop. See the numbers, the busiest peaks, and how to plan around the crowds.
A Little Bear Peak rescue on August 2 pulled a climber off the Blanca traverse after a 50-foot fall. His helmet and a partner’s tourniquet are why he lived.
Colorado bear reports are up 68% after a record-low snowpack and a May freeze. Almost nobody is hurt, the bears are dying, and the food storage rules disagree.
A 15-year-old slid 200 feet in the Outward Bound Couloir after planning his trip on Google Maps. Inside the Kit Carson rescue, and how to verify a route.
Two Quandary Peak rescues in four days: cramps and a storm on the east ridge, a 230-foot fall on the west. What both teach about Colorado’s busiest 14er.
Colorado fire restrictions, wildfire closures, and river shutdowns are rewriting the driest summer on record. Here’s exactly what to check before you go.
Bears Ears National Monument was just cut by 91 percent and Grand Staircase by 90. What monument status really protects, and what hikers can do now.
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