Colorado

Aspen Defrosted

Black Tomato | Posted 30.04.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Black Tomato

The snow melts to reveal lush green mountains to be hiked and explored, and the visitors to town transform from slope seekers to culture hunters, ready for the seasonal festivals and shows. And so we present four very good reasons why Aspen shouldn't be overlooked when it comes to selecting your summer holiday destination.

Dear Oh Deer... Stag Does His Best Bambi On Ice Impression (VIDEO)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 11.01.2013 | UK

A stag has made a spectacle of himself after becoming stranded on an icy Colorado lake. The large mule deer spent some time a skidding and a slidi...

The US Elections: History Was Made, But Not by Obama

Jason Reed | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK Politics
Jason Reed

On the US election night, there were a host of unprecedented referendums that included three states proposing full-blown reform and regulation of their marijuana laws, in essence, and to use the shorthand, marijuana would be legalised. Those who follow drug policy held their collective breath (if they were awake to see it) as the results poured in from Washington, Oregon and Colorado.

Marijuana legalisation: Sometimes Violations of International Law Are Cause for Celebration

Damon Barrett | Posted 07.01.2013 | UK Politics
Damon Barrett

Ending the war on drugs, moreover, will be a victory for international human rights law. It will be a victory for international law itself - for environmental law, anti-corruption agreements, international security, for the achievement of international development agreements and improved health - all of which have been damaged by decades of prohibition. Colorado and Washington have taken us one step closer. For that we should all celebrate.

Huffington Post Picture Desk Live: 3rd October 2012

Posted 04.10.2012 | UK

Scroll down for some of the best news, entertainment, culture and sports pictures from around the world, brought to you by The Huffington Post's Pictu...

Rare Tornado Shocks Alpine Visitors

Karen Goodwin | Posted 30.09.2012 | UK
Karen Goodwin

The skies turned threatening as I reached Summit Lake at 12,000 feet, but I continued creeping up to the top. The summit was socked in, but that didn't deter scores of visitors from climbing the remaining quarter-mile trail to the peak.

Gun Sales Spike In Colorado After 'Batman' Massacre

The Huffington Post UK | Jessica Elgot | Posted 25.07.2012 | UK

Colorado residents are flocking to buy weapons since last week's mass shooting in Aurora, according to official figures. Applications for backgroun...

Aurora Joins List Of Horrific US Shootings

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.07.2012 | UK

The killing of at least 12 people at a midnight screening of The Dark Knight in Aurora, Colorado is the latest in a long line of tragic mass shootings...

'Dark Knight Rises' Paris Premiere Cancelled After Shooting

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 20.07.2012 | UK Entertainment

The Dark Knight Rises French premiere in Paris has been cancelled after a man hurled a tear gas bomb and then opened fire during a midnight screening ...

Police Search Man's Car And Home After Cinema Shooting

The Huffington Post UK | Charlie Lindlar | Posted 20.07.2012 | UK

First details about the gunman who reportedly opened fire in a Colorado theatre, killing 12 and wounding at least 50 others, have emerged. Police h...

Colours of Colorado

Black Tomato | Posted 16.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Black Tomato

When Spanish explorers first set foot in Colorado their simple name for the land, meaning coloured in Spanish, was for the river which flowed red from the silt of the mountains it carved.

The Strange Phenomena of Animal Mutilations

Darren Perks | Posted 05.09.2012 | UK
Darren Perks

Reports of inexplicably mutilated animal carcasses have been around for years in the UK and around the world.

PHOTOS: Bear Tumbles Out Of Tree After Being Hit By Tranquiliser

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK

A black bear which wandered onto a university campus in the US state of Colorado was filmed falling from a tree after being tranquillised for the safe...

LOOK: Is This The Best Obama Photo Ever?

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 27.04.2012 | UK Comedy

We won't lie - we're incredibly jealous of Madalyn Starkey here. She was having an entirely normal day when suddenly, out of the blue, President B...

When Opposites Collide: Rainbow Meets Tornado

Caters News | Posted 24.02.2012 | UK

Source: Caters This is the amazing moment a beautiful rainbow and violent storm cloud came head to head creating a stunning scene high in the sky...

'Cowboys' Take Horses Into A Supermarket - Later Get Tasered, Arrested (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alastair Plumb | Posted 19.12.2011 | UK Comedy

Below there's a very pleasant video of a group of horse riders taking their steeds into a supermarket's coffee shop in the town of Steamboat Springs, ...

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die - Why Fear & Loathing shouldn't Kill Hunter S. Thompson

Matt Glass | Posted 10.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
Matt Glass

On February 20th, 2005, the world lost one of its greatest minds. He might not have solved complex mathematical equations, offered solutions to world peace or discovered solutions to deadly diseases, but what he did manage during his 67 years on the planet was to perfect the art of the written word.