How is the outdoor recreation industry grappling with an unseasonably warm winter?

The Ouray Ice Park should be a frozen playground by this time in January — with ice chandeliers…
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Always enjoy walking through canyons with my camera and Box Canon in Ouray was exceptional! Of course the falls are the main highlight but there’s so many unique vantage points here! #photography #ouray #colorado #blackandwhite
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Where would you rather spend the night? Two February evenings both in the mountains above #Ouray, #Colorado.
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Embracing Thrills: Riding the Million Dollar Highway (US 550) in Colorado, A Dangerous & Scenic Ride

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Happy New Year!!! #Ouray #Colorado #fireworks
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Here's the town of #Ouray, #Colorado smothered in fresh snow as the peaks 5,000 vertical feet above town still catch the dusk alpenglow. Easy to see why this place is called the "Switzerland of America". From December 2012. #SanJuanMountains

My hike on the Weehauken Trail last week. This is up Camp Bird Road just south of Ouray (which leads to LOTS of other places too). This trail starts of as Weehauken, branching off to the Alpine Mine overlook.

There is almost nothing left of the Alpine Mine so I concentrated on landscape pictures.

#Ouray #Colorado #LandscapePhotography #photography

The Forest Service just acquired 27 acres of land near Ouray containing the world's longest dinosaur trackway. The area is accessible to the public and will now be protected for research and future generations. Read more 👉 https://zurl.co/aV5N #News #Colorado #Ouray #Fossils
USFS Preserves World's Longest Dinosaur Trackway in Colorado with Land Acquisition

OURAY, COLORADO – In a landmark move for conservation and public education, the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests have successfully acquired 27 acres in Ouray County, Colorado, containing the world's largest recorded continuous dinosaur trackway. Announced on April 10, 2024, this acquisition not only preserves the remarkable 134-footprint, 106-yard-long track site known as the West Gold Hill Dinosaur Track but also ensures continued public access to the Silvershield Trail.The three parcels, previously owned by the Charles Real Estate Trust, hold significant historical and scientific value, featuring tracks made by a long-neck sauropod dinosaur. 'This acquisition highlights our

The Next Summit: A Mountain Blog

What did a pro snowboarder do when his car was teetering over the edge of a canyon? He dropped in, and it probably saved his life.

Via the #Coloradosun: https://coloradosun.com/2024/02/07/colorado-red-mountain-pass-survive-pat-milbery/ #colorado #skiing #ski #snowboard #ice #silverton #ouray

Pat Milbery felt his tires tip off the precipitous Red Mountain Pass in a snowstorm. So he dropped in.

The Colorado snowboarder and renowned artist turned into his plummet off Red Mountain Pass. “When you hesitate in life, life serves you.”

The Colorado Sun