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Community Rallies To Protect The Backcountry From Destructive Use The Crested Butte Community Rallies To Protect The Backcountry From Destructive Use. Too often we are seeing too many people, too many cars, too much noise, and too much waste in our backcountry. This...

Astronauts' Vacation House In April 1967, Popular Mechanics published an article on the Astronauts' Vacation House in Crested Butte, Colorado. As we all know, all kinds of people from all walks of life like to call Crested Butte "Home". We have Olympians, Reality TV...

The Crested Butte Hiking Guide If you're visiting Crested Butte this summer, you'll definitely want to check out The Crested Butte Hiking Guide.  Crested Butte is located in the heart of the Colorado Rocky Mountains and the Elk Mountain Range, offering some of the...

Crested Butte Is the Country's Best Mountain Bike Destination It's no surprise to those who live here that Crested Butte Is the Country's Best Mountain Bike Destination. Sure, there are lots of great places to ride such as Moab and Sedona but Crested Butte is full of...

Colorado’s Most Naturally Beautiful Town Will Enchant You In The Best Way Possible From its bigger cities to quaint mountain towns, Colorado has some of the most beautiful places on earth. From it's high desert, mountain slopes to the front range, there is no lack of...

Gunnison Air Service Resumes Tomorrow We're excited to hear that Gunnison Air Service Resumes Tomorrow, Saturday June 24th. The Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport has been closed to all air service for runway rehabilitation for the past several months making...

7 Things You Didn't Know About Mountain Biking Mountain biking has grown in popularity not only in Colorado but across the world. Crested Butte, known as the "birthplace of the mountain bike", offers riders miles and miles of high alpine bike trails and some of the...

Colorado Summer Mountain Festivals Worth The Drive Who doesn't love a summer road trip? Hitting the road and checking out fun summer activities in our mountain towns is one of our favorite summer past times. Here are some Colorado Summer Mountain Festivals Worth The...

Gunnison River Whitewater Park The Gunnison Valley is a favorite destination for many adventure seekers and offers up a variety of fun outdoor sports. The Gunnison River Whitewater Park is a favorite summer spot for locals. Built for canoeing, kayaking and rafting,...

School of Rocks We're just wrapping up graduation season and many young adults are getting ready to start a new chapter in life as they head off to college this fall. A lot of thought and consideration goes into which college they ultimately pick. Family ties, cost,...

Lake Irwin Campground Summer is here which means many have camping on their mind. If you are planning a camping trip in the Gunnison Valley, the Lake Irwin Campground should be on your list. Located just over 8 miles west of the town of Crested Butte, Colorado, the...

County Planning Commission Recommends Horse Park Approval Of CB Horse Park The Crested Butte Horse Park has cleared another hurdle when the Gunnison County Planning Commission Recommends Horse Park Approval Of CB Horse Park.  To be located across from the entry to...

Crested Butte Trails: Lupine Trail Crested Butte has miles and miles of great trails, many of them pretty close to town. The Lupine Trail might just be the best of them all. From June through August the entire trail is painted with color, lined with wildflowers such...