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Why you might have to share the trail with cows while hiking on Colorado’s public lands

Grazing is one historic use for national forests and land managed by BLM

A woman and her daughter, who did not want to be identified, hike among grazing cattle on the Shanahan Trail in Boulder, Colorado on June 19, 2024. The cows are in the area until early July. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
A woman and her daughter, who did not want to be identified, hike among grazing cattle on the Shanahan Trail in Boulder, Colorado on June 19, 2024. The cows are in the area until early July. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Staff portrait of Tiney Ricciardi on May 28, 2026, in Denver. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
By | cricciardi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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