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HISTORY & NEWS
WELCOME TO TRIPPING FALLS, COLORADO
the greatest place you've never heard of
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50 Years Ago: Project Rulison
It’s been over 50 years since Project Rulison was carried out — back in September of 1969, the Atomic Energy Commission conducted a “safe” nuclear
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The History of Tripping Falls
The strange inception of the town of Tripping Falls and its subsequent transition to obscure tourist oddity seems to all revolve around poultry, clumsiness, a
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Old Saloons in the West and the History of the Moonshine Masquarade
As the Gold Rush brought pioneers westward to the harsh frontier, Tripping Falls continued to thrive on its own as an agrarian community. All across
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Tourist Rescues Sleepwalker from Inside a Local Cave
A bewildered visitor recalls the sight of a man who stumbled out of a cave with only a blanket wrapped around his body and a