After years of repairs, a historic road deep in the Rocky Mountains has finally reopened — just in time for fall. The Alpine Tunnel Road, about 35 miles east of Gunnison, dates back to the 1880s.

(SOUTHERN COLORADO) — The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ Gunnison Ranger District announced the temporary closure of the region surrounding the Historic Alpine ...

In 2016, an avalanche damaged the Palisade Wall causing the Alpine Tunnel road to close. Restoration efforts began in 2022, completing major rock scaling to ensure worker safety.

With a backdrop of the Collegiate Peaks, members of the Colorado Historical Society walk along the old Denver, South Park & Pacific railroad grade. (Kenneth Jessen) Picasa Show Caption Picasa 1 of 3 ...