Head to Ouray in Southwest Colorado for Outdoor Adventures
Ouray is the Colorado town for the outdoor enthusiast, no matter what your level of physical activity is. High in the rugged Rocky Mountains, the tiny town of 800 offers…
Outdoor Attractions And Quiet Retreats In Pueblo
Imagine visiting a community where you can kayak through the middle of town on raging whitewater rapids, enjoy a game of golf almost any day of the year, and visit…
Dinosaur Ridge: Footprints of Time
I’ve just walked through more than 50 million years of time in one afternoon. I’m not sure if it’s the remnants of a little boy’s fascination with dinosaurs or my…
Mount Evans Wilderness: High Altitude, High Adventure
At 14,264 feet, Mount Evans is one of Colorado’s most well-known peaks and is part of the vast Mount Evans Wilderness, whose boundaries start about 35 miles west of Denver.…
Mountain Splendor: Summertime in Estes Park, Colorado
Estes Park is a prime Colorado destination for vacationers wanting mountain splendor and outdoor fun. Located near Roosevelt National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park is a splendid…
Dinosaur Ridge: Tracks to the Past
It’s hard to envision when looking at the Front Range of foothills, but millions of years ago those mountains were at the bottom of an inland sea, an area that…
Colorado Guest Ranches: In Touch With Your Inner Cowgirl
Purple lupine, pink wild roses and yellow arnica color the green hillside directly outside my cabin. Any moment, I expect to see a deer wander through the thick forest of…
Head for the Hills: Denver Mountain Parks
Everyone knows that in our frantic world of cell phones, e-mail and the Internet, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to get away from it all. And, even without such high-tech…
Stuck in the Mud: Spring Trail Running in Vail
As in many of Colorado’s resort towns, Vail’s summer season technically kicks off on Memorial Day weekend. The Beaver Creek Rodeo is in full-swing and the Teva Mountain Games once…
On Mountain Time: Slowing Down in the Fraser River Valley
I’ve driven this road a hundred times, but it doesn’t matter. I still strain my neck trying to take in the scenic view as my car climbs the foothills out…
Colorado Lakes: Three Ways to Explore
When it comes to lakes, Colorado may not have the largest or the most, but the state can comfortably boast of having some of the loveliest high-altitude bodies of water…
A Night Out in Telluride: Town Delivers More Than Expected
There was no question his birthday would be spent in Telluride this year. Our longtime friend Maguire had recently moved to the area and nothing could have kept Chad, my…
A Yurt for the Night: In Colorado’s Snow Country
Like diamond dust sprayed on black velvet, shattered particles of light glisten in a crystalline winter sky. Overhead, the Milky Way spills a swath of creamy luminescence that flows through…
Two-Wheel Cruising: A Tour of Three Denver-Area Bike Paths
The Colorado sky seems color-enhanced. Rich blues tint the vibrant summer sunsets and most Coloradans happily traded their skis for flip-flops. The Denver area’s 100-plus miles of groomed bike paths…