Archive for August 2015

August 05, 2015

New Colorado Wilderness Areas Proposed In Congress

Colorado could get some big new swaths of wilderness under a bill introduced by U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette. The Colorado Wilderness Act of 2015 would protect 32 separate areas consisting of more than 715,000 acres. It will preserve a wide range of wilderness quality public land including high mountain peaks and critical lower elevation red rock canyons.

August 05, 2015

Copper Mountain — A gateway to the Eagles Nest Wilderness

Partaking in all the summer activities at Copper Mountain Resort is fun, but sometimes on summer vacation, you just want to get away from it all. Fortunately, Copper Mountain serves as a prime gateway to some of Colorado's most stunning backcountry — the Eagles Nest Wilderness area — encompassing more than 130,000 acres of the craggy Gore Range.

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