MARBLE, Colo. ” I’d rather walk. At least, that’s what I always think when I watch a four-wheeler crawling, herky-jerky, over a rough road. One of my favorite area hikes up a Jeep road is Forest Road ...

An entomologist for the Colorado State Forest Service is predicting a good leaf-changing season this year. “They (aspens) look better than they’ve looked in a long time,” the entomologist recently ...

A group of people from all over Colorado are banding together to save the Crystal Mill from “almost certain destruction,” a Crystal Mill foundation spokesperson said. “Our long term goal would be for ...

The Crystal Mill, a beautiful relic of Colorado’s colorful mining past, has stood crazily on a rock outcrop above the Crystal River in the Elk mountains since 1893. But after withstanding more than a ...

An effort is afoot to save a Colorado icon. Saving is what Crystal Mill needs, says a group recently formed for the sake of the widely photographed scene that dates 127 years to the mining days.

Even if you’ve never visited the Crystal Mill, you’ve probably seen photographs. The picturesque 127-year-old, rickety wooden structure sits on an outcrop, overlooking the Crystal River just outside ...

Monsoon storms forced the U.S. Forest Service to close the road to Crystal Townsite and Crystal Mill effective Aug. 3. USFS says the temporary closure on Forest Service Road 314 spans four miles from ...

Access to the historic Crystal Mill near Marble, one of Colorado’s most iconic photo locations, was blocked in May by owner Chris Cox to prevent trespassing and vandalism at the fragile, 131-year-old ...