Families planning a weekend at Buckhorn Lakes this summer are going to need a backup plan — the park is closed, the timeline is open-ended, and the fire is still active.
Imagine pitching a tent under a blanket of stars, far from the chatter of campgrounds. Dispersed camping in Colorado offers that magic, with a few ground rules to follow.
Forty-one snow guns running in July — not to make snow, but to keep a wildfire from reaching the mountain. That's the kind of summer nobody at Steamboat planned for.
A major shift in home building is on the horizon for Mesa and Montrose Counties—get ready for changes that could reshape the way we think about wildfire safety.