Shanna Lewis

Jim Bishop, Southern Colorado castle builder, dies at 80

The man who created one of Southern Colorado’s most beloved and quirky attractions has died, according to a social media post. James “Jim” Roland Bishop began building his monumental stone c...

These Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico national park sites brought millions of dollars to the region last year

About 114,000 people visited the National Park Service’s High Plains Group during 2023. The grouping includes Capulin Volcano National Monument in New Mexico, along with Bent's Old Fort, San...

Could the 14,000-foot Kit Carson Mountain in southern Colorado get a new name?

A new proposal to rename Kit Carson Mountain, located in southern Colorado's Sangre de Cristo range, is based on the contested history of the famed Army officer. It references Carson’s viole...