Mountains jut out against the clouds in Provo Canyon. The vivid and varied shades of green attract visitors from all over Utah Valley. The Alpine Loop is a 20-mile route that winds through the ...

If heaven is in Colorado, it is somewhere far west in the San Juan Mountains, along the 63-mile Alpine Loop. Heaven probably doesn’t have as many motors. But the traffic from Jeeps, ATVs and dirt ...

A dilapidated mining cabin in Animas Forks, one of several ghost towns seen along Colorado's Alpine Loop —Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in ...

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