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October (or Oktober) is not just a time for spooks and scares, it’s also a great time to enjoy fall colors, the local harvest, pretzels and beer. There are two big October/Oktober celebrations in Glenwood...

As a small crew worked last week cutting down timber in a spruce-fir forest south of Collbran on Grand Mesa, a rain cloud scudded overhead and moistened the scene.

It’s that time of year when the weather cools, and the colors start to change.  On the Front Range, people scramble in their cars each weekend to head west, in hopes of catching breathtaking views...

The drive from Grand Junction to Aspen, Colorado is full of great places to stop and make the trip even more enjoyable.

The drive from Grand Junction to Aspen, Colorado is full of great places to stop and make the trip even more enjoyable.

The drive from Grand Junction to Aspen, Colorado is full of great places to stop and make the trip even more enjoyable.

Running event serves as a benefit for 7-year-old Manuela Perez, who is fighting leukemia, and to raise awareness through the Miracles From Maggie Fund.

Two Garfield County athletes helped Sierra Nevada University dominate the official national competition recently in collegiate skiing and snowboarding.

Post Independent reporter Ike Fredregill contributed to this story.

Around the full moon each winter month, a different kind of creature gathers on the open slopes at Sunlight Mountain Resort.