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No glass, no cages — just hundreds of orb weavers crawling freely through the Spider Zone this month.
Oct 02, 2026
Hundreds of Free-Roaming Spiders Return to Butterfly Pavilion This October
Sep 29, 2026
Hungry Bear Crashes Aspen Farmers Market, Devours Bakery's Fresh Bread
Sep 24, 2026
Golden Shuts Down Tucker Gulch Trail as Mother Bear, Two Cubs Prowl Nearby
Sep 23, 2026
Deputy's Thermal Drone Captures Mountain Lion Encounter
The black bear stood on its hind legs to raid a bakery table before Aspen police chased it up a tree.
A sow with two cubs has repeatedly turned up near Golden's Tucker Gulch Trail, prompting an indefinite closure between First and Seventh streets.
A thermal drone captured a mountain lion encounter, offering a glimpse of the animals moving around one another.
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