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	<title>In The Mountains Archives | Denver Westword</title>
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		<title>Ten Things to Do in Grand Junction</title>
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		<title>Hot, Dry and Unsettling: Colorado Broke Several Scary Records This Winter</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 14:57:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Estes Park Restaurateur Reclaims Her Life in Climbing Through, a New Memoir</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Iconic Evergreen Bar Almost Out of the Legal Woods, Owners Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:15:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Law Enforcement Call Colorado State Rep &#8220;POS,&#8221; &#8220;GARBAGE&#8221; in Email Exchange</title>
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		<title>State of the Rockies: Concerned About Climate Change, Rollback of Public Land Protections</title>
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<p>The post <a href="https://westword-preprod-wpvip.md-staging.com/news/western-states-oppose-trump-rollback-of-public-lands-protections-40846868/">State of the Rockies: Concerned About Climate Change, Rollback of Public Land Protections</a> appeared first on <a href="https://westword-preprod-wpvip.md-staging.com">Denver Westword</a>.</p>
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		<title>Avalanche Danger: What Causes Snow Slopes to Collapse?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:10:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Very Nice Brewing Company Not Having a Very Nice Time in Nederland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 06:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Sun Glares Have Closed This Four-Mile Stretch of I-70 Over 60 Times This Season</title>
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