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Glen Echo Mountain Resort, Poudre Canyon Colorado (credit: CBS)

Colorado Wildfires Spur Rash Of Tourist Cancellations

Colorado’s raging wildfires have scared away many out-of-state tourists. Now local businesses are struggling.

2012/07/05

File photo of wildfires in Colorado. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)

Wildfires Threaten Summer Rocky Mountain Tourism

Several large wildfires across the West have placed some tourist destinations from Montana to New Mexico in danger just at the height of midsummer family road-trip season, putting cherished Western landscapes at risk along with hordes of vacationers.

2012/06/26

This image was captured on June 18, 2012, inside the lines of the High Park Fire. (credit: Colorado National Guard)

High Park Fire May Not Impact Tourism

Tourism experts believe there won’t be fewer people visiting Colorado because of the High Park Fire.

2012/06/21

Volunteers plant pine seedlings in the Hayman Fire Burn Area. (credit: CBS)

Tourism Back After Iron Mountain Fire, Hayman Fire

Tourism in Fremont County, and in much of the state, took an economic hit after the Iron Mountain Fire moved fast and furious in the Copper Gulch area after igniting on June 2, 2002.

2012/06/16

Breckenridge Moves Forward With Rodeo Plans

Despite a loud outcry from residents, Breckenridge has decided to move forward with a professional rodeo series this summer. The move is expected to boost tourism.

2012/05/06

The San Juan Mountains (credit: fs.usda.gov)

Gov. Hickenlooper Vetoes Tourism Bill

Gov. John Hickenlooper vetoes a tourism bill because he believes it would decrease competition.

2012/05/04

Bill Smith of Golden took this photo in August 2011 in the San Luis Valley looking north from New Mexico Route 522.

Colorado’s Tourism Head Pleased To See New New Mexico Tourism Ads

New Mexico this year is celebrating 100 years of statehood, but many people still confuse the Land of Enchantment with its south of the border neighbor. And some who do know the state think it’s nothing but a boring desert wasteland they would only visit on the way to Arizona or Colorado.

2012/04/17