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Construction will be "ramping up" this summer on a new trail to the top of Pikes Peak. Thats how Jennifer Peterson describes plans for the third season of realigning the Devils Playground route on the backside of the 14,115-foot mountain. "Were anticipating 100 (work) days this year," said Peterson, executive director of project-coordinating Rocky Mountain Field Institute. "And were really getting back to some steady volunteer opportunities." Those opportunities last year were cut back due to C...

The Opening and Closing of the Santa Fe Trail 1821-1880, PART 1 Oldest House in Santa Fe, New Mexico The Mexican Revolution ended in 1821 and brought about many changes in foreign policy. Up to then Spain didn’t allow her colonies to trade with the U.S. American traders venturing into Santa Fe were thrown in jail, sometimes for years. Both sides needed something the other possessed. Santa Fe located far from Mexico City, more of an afterthought to Spanish authorities, desperately need manufac...

1. El Santuario de Chimayó We arrived in Chimayó in the lull after Easter. Nestled in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the small hamlet lies about forty-five minutes north of Santa Fe. If I hadn’t seen videos of the great crowds that throng the sanctuary during Holy Week, I wouldn’t have believed this humble adobe church in the middle of nowhere could be the host of the largest number of religious pilgrims in the U.S—but that is what it is. Known as the “Lourdes of Nor...

Colorado Springs steers clear of rain Monday with sunny skies and highs in the 70s, the National Weather Service in Pueblo predicted.

Encompassing some of the most iconic expanses of Arizona, Utah and New Mexico, the home of the Navajo people is a must-see for those who truly want to understa

A tornado watch has been issued for multiple Colorado Counties until 8 p.m. Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.

Colorado saw nine confirmed tornados on Saturday. Eleven counties once again, are under a watch for Sunday.

Tornado warnings and watches were issued for more than a dozen Colorado counties on Sunday after numerous confirmed twisters touched down in the state this weekend.

Authorities search for person who shot deputy in Colorado Associated Press 3 hrs ago LIMON, Colo. (AP) — A sheriffs deputy was shot while responding to a report of a theft on Colorados eastern plains on Thursday and authorities were searching for the suspect. The Lincoln County Sheriffs Office says the deputy was “ambushed” and shot several times just after 3 a.m. The deputy called for help and numerous agencies responded, the sheriffs office said. A 62-mile (100-kilometer) stretch of ...

Authorities are searching for a suspect who allegedly ambushed and shot a deputy several times along US Highway 40 in Lincoln County Thursday morning.