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Hiking to the largest dinosaur trackway in North America

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Eleven-plus miles is a long hike, but seeing the largest dinosaur trackway in North America in the Comanche National Grassland in remote southeastern Colorado had been a goal for a while.So when Trinidad’s Fishers Peak Outfitters organized a group trek to the Picket Wire Canyonlands in April, I was all in. Carlos and Leigh López opened their outdoor store two years ago and offer two outings a month in southern Colorado. Another dinosaur track trek is set for Oct. 14.We carpooled for the 1.5-hour drive from Trinidad, half on dirt roads, to the Withers Canyon Trailhead the night before, where 30 mph-plus winds made setting up tents challenging.For Leigh, the drive through the sparse grasslands belies what later unfolds.Related ArticlesTravel | 5 serene Colorado lakes to explore with your paddleboard Travel | This brewery tap room also serves as a trailhead for runners, hikers and mountain bikers | Opinion Travel | Owner of Crystal Mill closes...

What to do this weekend in Denver: New comic book store, brewery block parties, lavender festival

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Major incidentFriday-Sunday. Taylor Swift may be all the talk this weekend, but Colorado favorites, The String Cheese Incident, will also light up the stage for the band’s annual stand at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, running July 14-16. Rock legend John Fogerty will join STI on Friday, followed by openers Kitchen Dwellers on Saturday, and Thievery Corporation on Sunday.Saturday’s show also marks the 50th time that the jam band has played at Red Rocks — a monumental occasion. Doors to the all-ages shows open at 6 p.m. each night and the music starts at 7 p.m. Tickets, $65, are available at axs.com.Clifton Thompson, owner of the new graphic novel retailer Danny the Comic Shop, is immersed in comics. (Provided by Clifton Thompson)Going graphic on West ColfaxSaturday. Opening a new store focused on comics and graphic novels is nearly unheard of these days, given the low margins on such excellent but modestly priced items. That hasn’t dissuaded Clifton Thompson, who...

United Energy charging ahead on battery capacity in transition to renewables

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Brighton-based United Power, the state’s largest electric cooperative, and Ameresco, a leading cleantech firm, are teaming up to install Colorado’s largest battery storage project to date.Under a 20-year agreement, Ameresco will install 78.3 megawatts (MW) of battery capacity at eight substations on United Power’s distribution system to store power so the cooperative can better balance its system during periods of high demand as it takes on more generation from variable wind and solar sources.“The use of batteries on our distribution network is essential to a resilient and responsive power system, and we are excited to be moving ahead with one of the most aggressive plans for such a system,” Mark Gabriel, president and CEO of United Power, said in a release. “These battery arrays will allow us to balance our power needs throughout the day and incorporate local renewables more efficiently.”Under the agreement, Ameresco will construct four 11.75 MW and four 7.84 MW b...

Nearly 250 Marshall fire victims file joint lawsuit against Xcel Energy over deadly wildfire’s ignition

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Nearly 250 residents, property owners and businesses harmed by the Marshall fire sued Xcel Energy this week seeking “just compensation and compensatory damages” after the public utility was blamed by investigators for helping start the disastrous wildfire.The lawsuit, filed in Boulder County District Court on Monday, follows several other lawsuits already brought against Xcel over the Marshall fire, including one filed by more than 150 insurance companies in an attempt to reclaim money paid in settlements to the wildfire’s victims.Monday’s complaint and the insurance companies’ lawsuit come after the Boulder County sheriff and district attorney named the utility as one of two entities responsible for the deadly Dec. 30, 2021, wildfire, which killed two people and caused more than $2 billion in property damage.The 246 plaintiffs named in the new lawsuit suffered a variety of losses, according to the filing, including property and personal damages, as well as l...

5 serene Colorado lakes to explore with your paddleboard

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

When it comes to watersports, nothing matches the serenity – or scenery – of gliding across a mountain lake on a stand-up paddleboard.On some Colorado lakes and reservoirs, stand-up paddleboarding is confined to a specific, relatively small area. However, there are several liquid oases where you can capture the full panorama of the surrounding peaks, forests and shores, and explore to your heart’s content.Here are some of our favorites.Grand LakeThe largest and deepest natural water source in Colorado, Grand Lake measures 515 surface acres and is 265 feet at its deepest point. The shoreline measures 4.5 miles and because it’s connected to the neighboring and even more expansive Shadow Mountain Reservoir (accessed through a narrow passage that’s ideal for SUPs), the opportunities for exploration are bountiful. Considering its proximity to the west entrance of Rocky Mountain National Park, the lake is also surprisingly uncrowded.With the dark green presence of Shadow Mountain looming ...

National group promoting women of color in politics want reboot in Emerge Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

The national affiliate of a Colorado group that’s trained several prominent Colorado Democratic women has moved to effectively dissolve its Colorado chapter amid dueling accusations of mismanagement and power grabs.In June, officials from Emerge America told their Denver-based affiliate, Emerge Colorado, that they were dissolving the affiliation agreement effective Aug. 19, signaling the end of the group as it exists now. In a Wednesday letter sent to alumni, Emerge America’s president wrote that the national group had made the decision after launching an investigation into “multiple complaints about the management of Emerge Colorado.”The investigation, Emerge America president A’shanti Gholar wrote, “identified several areas that not only were inconsistent with our values and creating a supportive environment for all, but unquestionably violated our affiliate agreements and principles.” The letter does not describe what those allegations or findi...

The third anniversary of Tovuz clashes and its message for the ongoing peace process between Baku and Yerevan

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

On 12-17 July 2020, a series of clashes took place between the armed forces of Armenia and Azerbaijan after the former launched a sudden attack against the position of Azerbaijani armed forces with heavy artillery along the state border straddling Azerbaijan’s Tovuz and Armenia’s Tavush regions. This was the first major escalation between the sides since the April War of 2016 and particularly since Nikol Pashinyan took over the political leadership in Armenia in mid-2018. The clashes, involving heavy artillery as well as aerial drones, resulted in the deaths of several military personnel and civilians along with the destruction of infrastructure in the border region, writes Vasif Huseynov.The Tovuz clashes came on the heels of a series of provocative moves by the Armenian government, in particular, the so-called inauguration of a new leader of the separatist regime in the historical Azerbaijani city of Shusha in May 2020 with the attendance of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan...

Man struck in head with machete near Anaheim Burger King

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Police are searching for whoever struck a man in the head with a machete near an Anaheim Burger King restaurant Wednesday night. The incident took place around 8:15 p.m. in the 800 block of North Brookhurst Street. A man was struck with a machete in Anaheim on July 12, 2023. (OnScene.TV)Officers were dispatched to investigate the possible assault along with reports of an injured male inside a nearby restaurant. Anaheim police found a victim at a Burger King who was bleeding from the head. The victim said he had been struck over the head with a machete. Los Angeles face transplant recipient recovering after drunk driver crashes into him Investigators determined the attack did not happen inside the restaurant. The unidentified male victim was transported to a UCI Medical Center in Orange with a large laceration to his head, the Police Department confirmed. No arrests had been made in connection with the incident.

Historic face transplant recipient doing well four years later

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

A Los Angeles man who underwent a historic face transplant after suffering extensive burns in a 2013 crash is recovering well and happy for a second chance at life.Robert Chelsea, 68, was driving home from church in 2013 when his car overheated, so he pulled over on the side of the freeway. While waiting for roadside assistance, a drunk driver crashed into his car, causing it to explode on impact. Chelsea suffered third-degree burns on over 50% of his body as a result.He underwent an extensive 16-hour surgery in July 2019, which he said at the time, made him the oldest person and the first African American to get a face transplant.Robert Chelsea, a Los Angeles man who underwent a historic face transplant after suffering extensive burns in a 2013 crash is recovering thanks to the surgeries providing him with a second chance at life. (KTLA)"After enduring more than 30 surgeries, three years of tests, physical and psychological evaluations, and a longer than usual wait for a donor, Che...

If you see these, push them over, Yosemite National Park says

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:11 GMT

Have you ever passed by a rock cairn and felt the urge to knock it over? Well, officials with Yosemite National Park strongly advise that you do.Rock cairns are man-made piles of rock stacked on top of each other. According to park rangers, Leave No Trace ethics states that when recreating in wilderness spaces, the goal is to leave no signs of human impact on the land so as to respect the other creatures living in it.And while the effort and aesthetics of these rock cairns may seem too precious to ruin, oversized cairns are a mark of human impact and are distracting in a wilderness setting. Push these over, say rangers at Yosemite National ParkOfficials also say building them disturbs small insects, reptiles, and microorganisms that live on the underside of these rocks.In general, park rangers say rock cairns should only be built by trail workers and are meant for navigation, safety, and delineating new or hard-to-follow trails.Yosemite National Park advises visitors to dismantle an...