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Colorado’s popular peaks
“It was eye-opening to me to see how many people climb the Front Range peaks on Saturdays.”
Lloyd Athearn, executive director Colorado Fourteeners Initiative
In a given year, hikers climb Colorado’s 54 14ers around 260,000 times. And the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative is hoping that number — combined with the fact that hikers spend about $275 per 14er trip — will get local communities to spend money maintaining the trails those valuable hikers are using. is fantastic, per usual, but you should definitely check out the heat map our intern put together (about ) to show which peaks are getting the most traffic.
The Gold King Mine spill is now a criminal case
“I hope this investigation uncovers who is at fault and holds them responsible. We will be watching closely.”
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Even though it’s been under way for nearly a year, documents reviewed by The Denver Post yesterday showed that into the Gold King Mine spill that tainted the Animas River last year. This has made the Republican members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs happy, as they’ve for some time. Jesse Paul (including video of the spill, in case you forgot just how freaky all that wastewater looked).
By The Numbers
100+
That’s how many that left 20-year-old Gailen Armstrong dead and another injured, according to Denver police.
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Quick Hits
+ Even the top chefs in the world eat fast food, so .
+ A power tool manufacturer in Mead, just northwest of Longmont, is .
+ A report found , but he can’t be forced out and says he will finish out his term.
+ Bill McCartney, national championship-winning CU Buffs coach and subject of , .
+ What do you do if you get kicked off The Bachelorette? If you’re Highlands Ranch’s own Chase McNary, .
+ The Rockies channeled with their trade deadline strategy: . Meanwhile, the rest of the league .
+ Best defense in the NFL has a job opening. And .
+ , according to … Von Miller.
+ The pilot of the hot air balloon that crashed and killed 16 people , according to a report from the Associated Press.
+ Colorado’s Republican senator without mentioning him by name.
+ If you’ve been hearing the phrase “Gold Star mother” a lot lately, .
+ Meanwhile, House Speaker .
+ , for some reason.
+ A family traveling to Colorado for missionary work training .
+ More police reports show that in the 1983 domestic violence incident Glenn says he does not remember.
+ Did Sports Authority screw up so badly ?
+ Miss Teen USA, Karlie Hay of Texas, will get to .
What We’re Reading
+ For all the debate about gentrification and the rapid buildout of Denver changing the city’s character, there’s a whole bunch of open land just begging to be turned into new housing: parking lots. DenverInfill, a great local blog keeping track of development in the city, has an interesting map looking at .
+ Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to copy more than one thing at a time on your computer? As someone who has been using a clipboard manager for years (it’s one of the essential tools I use to write this newsletter) I really hope you all will read this: .
+ Is your brain Republican or Democrat? — which asks 27 completely non-political questions — claims to be able to tell.
+ The world’s freshwater supplies are shifting and drying up in some very densely populated areas. Meanwhile, oceans continue to have more water than humans could ever need – just full of salt. Desalination has been the dream of scientists for years and for the first time, a country — in this case Israel — .
+ These are so much better than that the studios crank out.
Hat Tips & Corrections
I’m sure you were all very disappointed when my link to the anthrax-ridden reindeer corpses in Siberia didn’t work, . Remember, if you see something that doesn’t look right or just have a comment, thought or suggestion, email me at elubbers@denverpost.com or .
Song of the Day
+ Song: ““
+ Artist: LCD Soundsystem, who I somehow lucked into getting to see at Red Rocks tonight
+ Sounds like: The most emotionally moving song you’ll ever find yourself dancing to.
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