Posts Tagged ‘ Outdoor Events ’

Winter Ecology: A Snowshoeing Trek for Families

Jan 12th, 2012 | By
Snowshoeing Family adventure - image by campinglife.com

Your family will have 5 opportunities from January to March to join a group for a Snowshoe Trek in Rocky Mountain National Park. Discover the serene beauty of RMNP in the wintertime on this four-hour snowshoe hike. This fun and educational program will lead you through snow-covered pine, spruce, and fir trees to learn how
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Estes Park Winter Festival 2012

Jan 9th, 2012 | By
Estes Park Winter Festival Ice Castle maze - by Coolhandice.com

Come to the Estes Park Winter Festival January 14th and 15th – an event which features a Candy Land Ice Village with interactive games & sculptures, ice skating, pony rides, musical entertainment, a Ceildh (Kaylee) party with dancing and storytelling, a chili cook-off, wine and beer tasting, downtown scavenger hunt, horse and carriage rides and
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Nordic Photography Workshops in February 2012

Jan 8th, 2012 | By
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Art and skiing do mix, and local professional photographers Xavier Fane and Raynor Czerwinski are out to prove just that with six Nordic photography workshops offered from January 22nd through March 18th. The second in the series takes place February 19th with two workshops: “Catching the Action” with instructor Fane and “Photographing the Earth Shadow”
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Nordic Photography Workshops

Jan 1st, 2012 | By
New Moon Milky Way image by Raynor Czerwinski

Art and skiing do mix, and local professional photographers Xavier Fane and Raynor Czerwinski are out to prove just that with six Nordic photography workshops offered from January through March. On January 22, there are two workshops to enjoy. “Let the Right Light In” and “New Moon Milky Way”.  Learn how to photograph winter in
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Pagosa Springs Outlaw Snowdown 2012

Dec 30th, 2011 | By

“The Outlaw Snowdown” is a three-day alternative country festival held in Pagosa Springs, Colorado over Martin Luther King Day weekend — January 13 -15, 2012. Some big names and wild music on stage at night combined with some great winter action on the slopes of Wolf Creek during the day followed by a soak in
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Two Times in Telluride

Dec 30th, 2011 | By

If you plan your day out right, you can get two times the fun in Telluride for New Year’s Eve!  Be in Mountain Village Telluride at 6:30 pm for the Torchlight Parade, followed by a fireworks display, then later that night the city of Telluride counts down to year 2012. That event will take place
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NWSS Parade 2012

Dec 24th, 2011 | By
National Western Stock Show Parade Texas Longhorns on 17th St. - image by Colorado Outing

On January 5, 2012 at noon, the annual National Western Stock Show Parade will once again make it’s way from Union Station down 17th St. in Downtown Denver. This parade is a tradition in Denver that lets everyone know it’s “Stock Show Time” at the National Western Complex. Along the parade route you’ll see marching
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58th Annual Denver Christmas Bird Count

Dec 21st, 2011 | By

LITTLETON – Chatfield State Park Hosts a special event each year when Birders, nature enthusiasts and outdoor lovers across the western hemisphere participate in the annual count of all the birds in Colorado. This event started more than a century ago. On Christmas Day in 1900, scientist and writer Chapman and 27 conservationists in 25
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Blue Mesa 3-Stage Ice Fishing – Part 2

Dec 14th, 2011 | By

Bundle up and head to Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison for the first ever 3-Stage Ice Fishing Contest, featuring prizes for overall champion and for each of the three tournaments to be held on the first Saturdays in January, February and March. Part 2, known as the “Mac Attack Series” will be held on February
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New Year’s Eve Fireworks Downtown Denver

Dec 10th, 2011 | By

If you are looking for a great fireworks display, the sky will once again sparkle over the 16th Street Mall this New Year’s Eve with the “New Year’s Eve Fireworks Downtown” show. If you’re concerned about being at the right place at the right time, there will be two spectacular fireworks shows which will occur
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