Twenty-five abandoned mines on the Alpine Loop Scenic Byway between Silverton and Lake City will be closed this fall in an effort to protect curious minds from wandering in and possibly getting hurt.

State Route 92, known as the Alpine Loop between American Fork and Provo canyons, opened for the summer on Thursday. (Photo: Andrew Adams, KSL-TV) ...

The 63-mile Alpine Loop’s full go-round takes four to six hours, the Colorado Department of Transportation says. Christian Murdock A Jeep climbs Engineer Pass near the 12,800-foot summit from ...

The gates are lifted and the Alpine Loop is open just in time for the unofficial start of summer. The Utah Department of Transportation opened the road Thursday afternoon, inviting recreationists ...

A popular scenic route in Utah may not be open for Memorial Day weekend. The Alpine Loop is still covered in snow after Utah's wet, white winter, according to the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.