BLM wants input on fee plan for Upper Colorado River

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Modest increase would help pay for maintenance backlog at popular recreations sites like Radium and Pumphouse By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The Bureau of Land Management has revised its proposal to increase fees for recreation sites on the Upper Colorado River and is taking input on the plan through Oct. 31. Visit the BLM’s [...]

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Biodiversity: New research confirms global shark declines

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Study: ‘Widespread, substantial, and ongoing declines in the abundance of shark populations worldwide …’ By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Australian researchers say they’ve developed a new way of accurately measuring shark populations, and the results show the ocean predators are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef and around the world. “There is [...]

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Udall touts local support for new San Juan wilderness

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Proposal would add 33,000 acres around Lizard Head Peak and Mt. Sneffels and block mining on 6,000 acres in Naturita Canyon By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Local governments, property owners and homeonwers’ associations this week all voiced support for the latest wilderness proposal in Colorado, which is seen by many residents in southwest Colorado [...]

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Roads: Crossing the Himalaya

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Khardung La is one of the highest passes in the world By Garrett Palm Oxygen deprived, I mistake the older, leather-clad German couple’s “Sprechen sie Deutsch?” as asking if I speak Dutch. I sing a happy birthday song in the wrong language, learned from my mother, which they greet with polite, confused laughter.

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Morning photo: So many roads …

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Can’t get there without ‘em! So Many Roads (Grateful Dead) “From the land of the midnight sun Where the ice blue roses grow Along those roads of gold and silver snow Howlin’ wide or moaning low So many roads I know So many roads to ease my soul … “ Here’s the GD performing this [...]

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More corals could get endangered species protection

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Feds agree to make listing decisions on 82 species by April 2012 By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Along with elkhorn and staghorn coral, numerous other species could get more protection under the Endangered Species Act as soon as next year pursuant to a settlement reached this week in a federal court. Under the agreement, [...]

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Morning photo: Aspens!

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Leaf-changing season near peak SUMMIT COUNTY — It’s hard to resist taking pictures on a daily basis as the aspens go through their annual metamorphisis Here are a few of my favorite shots from the last several days.

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Colorado: High in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Kim Fenske tackles a couple of summits in the southern Rockies Story and photos by Kim Fenske A few miles north of Great Sand Dunes National Park and east of Moffat lies the tiny community of Crestone. Taking a right turn on the main street of Crestone leads to a rough, dusty Forest Service Road [...]

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Breckenridge celebrates the fine art of distilling

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Jenney Coberly

Oct. 7-9 Still on a Hill  features small-batch distillers from across the country By Summit Voice BRECKENRIDGE — Craft distillers will gather in Breckenridge on the weekend of October 7-9 for the second annual Breckenridge Craft Spirits Festival. “Those familiar with microbrewing will be pleased to discover that the same care and quality is happening [...]

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Summit County: Tree-clearing to begin on Peaks Trail

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Bob Berwyn

Forest Service continues hazard tree removal By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The popular Peaks Trail, between Frisco and Breckenridge, and the Gold Hill Trail are next up for hazard tree removal, with work set to begin Oct. 5. The work is expected to continue through October and November or as long as weather permits. [...]

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