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Quandary Collapse: Colorado's Most Popular Peak Sees Visitor Numbers Cut in Half
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Quandary Collapse: Colorado's Most Popular Peak Sees Visitor Numbers Cut in Half

Data from Colorado Fourteener Initiative trail trackers show significant hiker drop-off on popular peaks, but could trouble be brewing elsewhere?

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Jul 01, 2023
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The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative clocked the lowest number of hikers on 14er trails since 2015 — the first full year they’ve been reporting the data. The comeback story is Bierstadt clawing back its number one spot from Quandary by sheer attrition:

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