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Colorado State Publications Blog

Planning Your Summer Road Trip

Are you interested in exploring our beautiful state, but not sure where to go? The…

Amy Zimmer, June 28, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s National Parks and Monuments

As you plan your summer travels, you may be interested in visiting some of the…

Amy Zimmer, May 28, 2021
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park

This year marks the 105th anniversary of Rocky Mountain National Park, as well as the…

Amy Zimmer, June 9, 2020
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The Santa Fe Trail

During the nineteenth century the Santa Fe Trail played an important role in the westward…

Amy Zimmer, October 1, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Bicycling Map

What are the best — and most scenic — roads for bicycling in Colorado? To…

Amy Zimmer, July 18, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: Black Canyon of the Gunnison

Sheer cliffs, deep chasms, and dark shadows make the 2,000-foot-deep Black Canyon of the Gunnison…

Amy Zimmer, June 11, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Planning Your Summer Vacation?

It’s Memorial Day weekend, which many people consider to be the unofficial beginning of summer….

Amy Zimmer, May 24, 2019
Colorado State Publications Blog

Where to Go to See Fall Colors

“Leaf peeping season” has arrived. Where are the best places to go to view Colorado’s…

Amy Zimmer, September 20, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

Time Machine Tuesday: The History of Colorado’s Highways

Today we take for granted the fact that highways can take us pretty much anywhere…

Amy Zimmer, July 24, 2018
Colorado State Publications Blog

All About Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak as seen from Garden of the Gods.  Photo courtesy Colorado Tourism Office. Without…

Amy Zimmer, March 23, 2017
Colorado State Publications Blog

Sights and Sounds of Autumn

It’s officially fall, which can be a great time to head outdoors.  It’s still warm…

Amy Zimmer, September 22, 2016
Colorado State Publications Blog

Rockfall Mitigation Video

How does the state transportation department (CDOT) clean up the roadways after a major rockfall?  CDOT…

Amy Zimmer, January 7, 2015
Colorado State Publications Blog

Fabulous Fall Foliage Drives

  It’s official — today is the first day of fall, and it’s time to…

Amy Zimmer, September 23, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Visit the Byways with Books

In honor of Colorado Day, tomorrow, August 1, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Scenic and…

Amy Zimmer, July 31, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Royal Gorge Re-opening

In June 2013, a devastating wildfire destroyed most of the buildings in the Royal Gorge…

Amy Zimmer, July 8, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado Byways Mobile App

Next time you travel aroud the state by car, be sure to download the new…

Amy Zimmer, January 30, 2014
Colorado State Publications Blog

Dinosaur National Monument

On this day 97 years ago, October 4, 1915, Dinosaur National Monument in western Colorado and…

Amy Zimmer, October 4, 2012
Colorado State Publications Blog

Colorado’s Scenic Highway of Legends

Colorado has 25 scenic & historic byways, drives highlighted for their special beauty and history….

Amy Zimmer, April 15, 2010
Colorado State Publications Blog

Scenic & Historic Byways

Colorado has 25 scenic and historic “byways,” routes designated for their extra-special scenery or historical…

Amy Zimmer, December 17, 2009

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