This charming Colorado town sits at a perfect crossroads, offering a touch of artistic flair and access to the legendary ...

A plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill after the Senate parliamentarian determined the proposal by Senate Energy ...

The lawsuit garnered support from a coalition of local governments, including Pitkin, Routt, Grand and Boulder counties, the cities of Basalt, Avon, Minturn, Red Cliff, Crested Butte, Glenwood Springs ...

"For me, the history of Crested Butte is important because, as it says in the film, Crested Butte is a microcosm of a much larger American story that is playing out in small towns across the country.

A Feb. 22 avalanche on The Fingers, a northwest-facing slope above the Berthoud Pass parking lot east of U.S. 40 killed a 50-year-old backcountry traveler.

Nearest Town: Crested Butte; Trailhead: Rustler Gulch (high-clearance vehicle recommended; other cars can park about a mile away near the East River) in Gunnison National Forest; Peak Season: July ...

Raft the Blue River, hike the Booth Falls Trail, ... Aspen vs Vail vs Breckenridge. Crested Butte. Despite being one of Colorado’s most remote mountain towns, Crested Butte is worth the commute.

Due to its remote location in the East River Valley, Crested Butte draws fewer crowds than other small towns around Colorado. Its National Historic District is lined with Victorian buildings. Many ...

Several summers ago, my husband’s high school had a reunion in Crested Butte, Colorado, a former coal-mining town with a current population of 1,500 at 8,800 feet in elevation. (The other town of Mt.

Crested Butte may not be the most visited ski town in Colorado, but its small-town feel and distance from the traffic and crowds of Summit County make it a worthy underdog. STOCKPHOTO52/GETTY IMAGES ...

Many thousands of cormorant birds were driven away from East Sand Island near the mouth of the Columbia River decades ago in an effort to protect the fish. Now the roughly 10,000 cormorants that ...

Head to the tasting room in downtown Crested Butte for samples of their American-made rum and other cocktails. Order the Hot Flash, a pineapple-and-habanero-infused rum with house-made apple cider. 8.