Colorado Postcards

You’ll probably hear one before you see it, though seeing the western meadowlark isn’t necessarily hard to do, as they reside in much of Colorado year-round, and they like finding […]

Fraser – elevation 8,600 feet – gets below freezing on more than 300 nights a year.

In Breckenridge, spelling matters. Thomas Breckenridge – with an E in the middle – came through in the 1840s with the Fremont expedition.

In Colorado’s subalpine areas, you might spot a greenish-gray toad hanging out in shallow waters, sporting a white stripe on its back.

Colorado’s alpine tundra is most visible in Rocky Mountain National Park above 11,400 feet. It’s a spectacular environment – but cold and severe. Still, life persists.

Pikes Peak greets every new year with the flash, sparkle and boom of pyrotechnics. It’s a tradition that began in 1922.

In Colorado – and across North America – where’s the best place to keep a watch on the skies?

December, 1914. In Denver, 10 year old David Sturgeon is too sick to join his family downstairs around their Christmas tree.