toxtethogradyJul 23, 2023
Things I did not know until today:
1. Many of the tallest peaks in Colorado are on private land.
2. The Air Force Academy is a private institution
These two things matter because hikers are being forbidden to climb the mountains due to liability concerns...
#Law #Colorado #MtDemocrat #AirForceAcademy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/23/colorado-mountains-fourteeners-public-access/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most
14,000 feet up, liability fears block access to iconic Colorado peaks

Conflicts over public access to wilderness have long divided the West. The twist here: Landowners are closing trails despite wanting to see hikers on them.

The Washington Post