🌱 What winter adventures await at State Forest State Park near Walden?

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• What winter adventures await at State Forest State Park near Walden?

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 24 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very windy, temps: high: 42, low: 17. ⛄️ Brr!
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy, with a high of 33 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Best Colorado State Parks to Visit in the Winter (westword.com) — Walden residents are highlighted through State Forest State Park, which offers ice fishing at North Michigan Reservoir, heated cabins, and groomed snowmobile, snowshoe, and ski trails all winter. The guide also spotlights other Colorado state parks with unique cold‑season activities, from ice sailing and igloo camping to sledding hills and guided New Year’s hikes, for anyone planning winter adventures beyond North Park.
   

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Wednesday December 17

• Snowfest - dress like your favorite Christmas character
  North Park R Walden, CO 80480
  7:00 am
• Snowfest - pancake breakfast for all! provided by the Leadership Class
  North Park R Walden, CO 80480
  7:30 am
• Art Camp: Grades K-2 (DATE CHANGE from 12/16)
  North Park R Walden, CO 80480
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Snowfest - wear red & green
  North Park R Walden, CO 80480
  7:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Music & Movement
  Granby Library , 55 Zero St , Granby
  3:00 pm
• Public Notice: 2026 Final Budget
  308 Byers Ave , Hot Sulphur Springs
  3:30 pm
• GC Board of County Commissioners regular meeting
  308 Byers Ave , Hot Sulphur Springs
  3:30 pm
• HS Basketball @ Clear Creek
  West Grand 1 Kremmling, CO 80459
  5:30 pm
• Clases y Conversación en Inglés
  Kremmling Library , 300 S 8th St , Kremmling
  6:00 pm
• AA MEETING (We call it Executive Session because of the executive chairs.)
  Middle Park Health- Wellness Center , 109 9th St , Kremmling
  7:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Family Movie Night
  Hot Sulphur Springs Library , 150 Moffat Ave , Hot Sulphur Springs
  5:00 pm
• HS Boys and Girls Wrestling Dual vs Summit
  High School Building-1-Gym (200)
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Steamboat Springs

• Steamboat Springs billionaire buys new apartment complex and slashes rent to help curb housing shortage (coloradosun.com)
• After mild weekend, Steamboat Springs braces for cooler temperatures and midweek precipitation (steamboatpilot.com)
• Olympic sports weekend recap: Lindsey Vonn's emotional season start, Jordan Stolz goes 5 for 5 (nbcsports.com)

Estes Park

• Rabbi encourages Loveland community members to attend hanukkah celebrations after antisemitic attack (reporterherald.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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