Miles Blumhardt

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Miles Blumhardt

Colorado ranchers report multiple wolf attacks on cattle over Memorial Day weekend, resulting in two calf deaths and several injuries. Ranchers suspect the attacks were carried out by the Copper Creek pack, which was relocated to the area despite a state plan prohibiting the relocation of problem wolves. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating the incidents but has not confirmed whether wolves were involved or if the Copper Creek pack was responsible.

1 week ago | coloradoan.com | Miles Blumhardt

A new 1.8-mile trail, the Bay to Bay Trail, has opened at Horsetooth Reservoir, connecting South Bay and Inlet Bay. The moderate-difficulty trail is open to hikers and bikers, but not horseback riders. Horsetooth Reservoir's newest trail is open, connecting two of the reservoir's more popular areas. The 1.8-mile soft surface Bay to Bay Trail connecting South Bay to Inlet Bay opened May 23, according to a Larimer County Department of Natural Resources news release.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Miles Blumhardt

Rocky Mountain National Park's Trail Ridge Road is not expected to be open for Memorial Day weekend for a second straight year, the park announced. The park did not announce when it expects to open the highest continuously paved road in North America, reaching 12,183 feet. The park stated in a May 22 news release that snowplow operators have encountered setbacks from the progress they had made in opening the popular highway that winds through the heart of the park.

2 weeks ago | coloradoan.com | Miles Blumhardt

Rocky Mountain National Park's Moraine Park Campground's reopening date remains uncertain following extensive renovations. The Fall River Entrance Station has fully reopened after upgrades, including new kiosks and a dedicated transponder lane. When Rocky Mountain National Park's largest and most popular campground will open this summer is still in question, but visitors will be relieved to know a major entrance station is fully operational heading into the Memorial Day weekend.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Miles Blumhardt

Colorado barely cracks the top 20 states for number of tornadoes on average but does include the No. 1 tornado county by far over the last five years. That county starts with a "W" but is not Weld County, which for years ranked among counties with the highest number of tornadoes nationally. It's Washington County, but it comes with an asterisk.