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Colorado state park helps people with disabilities trek the trails

NPR
Published February 28, 2023 at 12:40 PM EST
Park manager Zach Taylor helps push Lisa Willman over a snow pile at Staunton State Park in Pine, Colorado. (Emma VandenEinde/KUNC)
Park manager Zach Taylor helps push Lisa Willman over a snow pile at Staunton State Park in Pine, Colorado. (Emma VandenEinde/KUNC)

In Colorado, people with disabilities are able to enjoy scenic hiking trails thanks to a program that provides heavy-duty wheelchairs.

Emma VandenEinde of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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