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For 120 years, The Denver Post has been Colorado's media leader. Adapting to the changing media market, The Post has transformed itself from a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper into a multimedia news and information source.

The Denver Post tumbelog is curated primarily by Daniel J. Schneider. Contact Dan by email or on Twitter if you have questions or comments. We also curate photos of mountains, especially the Colorado Rocky Mountains, at MountainPorn.

May 18, 2013

Staunton State Park finally open, a wilderness oasis near Denver

Colorado is opening its first new state park near metro Denver in 35 years Saturday, a protected patch of nature 36 miles southwest of the city.

The absence of a commerce-oriented visitor center at Staunton State Park emphasizes the natural assets of the place, such as Elk Creek Falls plummeting 100 feet over granite cliffs and views of the snow-packed north face of Pikes Peak.

The 3,828-acre park — a habitat for wild animals from tufted-eared squirrels and yellow-bellied marmots to black bears — also is expected to become a mecca for rock climbers, horseback riders, mountain bikers and hikers

Check out a photo gallery of Colorado’s newest state park.

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May 16, 2013

Photos: The Barbie Dreamhouse Experience

The Barbie Dreamhouse Experience covers about 1,400 square meters and offers visitors to try on Barbie’s clothes in her walk-in closet, tour her living room and her kitchen in Berlin, Germany.

The Barbie Dreamhouse is a life-sized house full of Barbie fashion, furniture and accessories and will be open to the public until August 25 before it moves on to other cities in Europe.

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April 20, 2013

Crowds converge on Denver for 4/20 marijuana rally

Thousands of people have converged on Denver’s Civic Center for what organizers say is the largest marijuana celebration in the country.

This is the first 4/20 rally since Colorado voters legalized marijuana use for people 21 and older in November, and rally organizers have said they expected 80,000 people to attend, though city officials say they expect fewer.

Last night, as the clock struck midnight on April 20, Snoop Lion tossed joints to the crowd at his Fillmore show, and the first legal 4/20 in Denver had officially begun.

Stay tuned to The Denver Post and our live blog throughout the day for full coverage of today’s events.

For all other things THC, check out our marijuana news page.

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April 16, 2013

Photos: Spring snow covers Denver and the Front Range

It’s middle of April, but winter-like weather lingering in Colorado will have you thinking otherwise.

Check out some photos of the recent spring snow that shut down interstates, extended the ski season and made for some chilly Rockies-Mets games.

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March 30, 2013

The Denver Post’s digitized photographic archives

Check in with our Archive Picture of the Day photo gallery to see some pictures from The Denver Post’s past.

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March 15, 2013

Overloaded!

Images from around the world of overloaded transport including donkey carts, motorcycles, boats and trucks.

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March 13, 2013

Photos: Children of the war in Syria

Aid groups warn that some 2 million children in Syria are facing, among other things, malnutrition, disease, early marriage and severe trauma as a result of the civil war.

To mark the second anniversary of the uprising against President Bashar Assad, the Britain-based charity Save the Children released a report Wednesday entitled “Childhood Under Fire.” It says the conflict has left many children traumatized, unable to go to school and struggling to find enough to eat. Refugees say that Assad’s soldiers are directly targeting children.

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March 12, 2013

Photos: Tsunami damage in Japan, then and now

These before and after photos show Japan’s rebuilding efforts two years after the tsunami.

See the full gallery here.

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March 3, 2013

Photos: Skijoring In Leadville, Colorado

Call it skiing with some real horsepower.

The winter sport of Skijoring — where a skier or sledder is pulled behind by a horse, a dog or a motorized vehicle — returned to Leadville this weekend for its 62nd year of competition.

Derived from the Norwegian word meaning ski driving, skijoring is a competitive sport in various forms and was a demonstration sport in the 1928 Olympics.

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March 1, 2013