Make a Day of It Outside at Roxborough Park
You don’t have to travel far from Denver to experience the adventures that the Rockies have to offer. Red rock formations, mountain peaks and wildlife can all be enjoyed at…
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…
The Mariner Family Farm: A Unique Retreat in Palisade
Palisade, Colorado, is known as the peach and wine capital of the state. Here you can sample some of the freshest produce in Colorado while traveling through beautiful vineyards with…
Lightner Creek Inn: On the Line Between Civilization and Wilderness
Located to the west of downtown Durango and just south of the Perins Peak State Wildlife Area, the Lightner Creek Inn finds itself perfectly situated to take advantage of both…
Wildlife Experience: Intriguing Museum on Denver’s Prairie
Set in the rolling prairie on the south edge of Denver, the Wildlife Experience is a unique, diverse facility with a single-minded purpose: To promote the understanding and appreciation of…
Kitty, Kitty!: A Wild Kingdom on the Plains
The unpaved highway rises and dips like a lazy rollercoaster as we roll along on the plains east of Colorado Springs toward Calhan. At the last crest, the animal refuge…
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.…
Alpine Loop Scenic Byway: Colorado at its Loftiest
Beyond the sleepy hamlet of Lake City, pavement ends and the forest road I follow turns to dirt. Mountains define our state and provide its identity. Within Colorado’s rectangular borders,…
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…
Grand Lake, Colorado: Water, Wilderness and Western Charm
The sky blushes as the first rays of dawn creep over the Colorado mountains. Grand Lake appears glassy smooth, forest and rocks reflecting in its mirrored surface. One peak dominates.…
Wily Wildlife: How Daniel Boone Got His First Coonskin Cap
Somehow it’s become entrenched in American cultural mythology that if life deals you a savage blow, you simply have to move to the mountains and your girlfriend comes back and…
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…
A Weekend in Estes Park: Not Sheepish on Scenery
Its breathtaking setting certainly deserves the title, but Estes Park is not really a park ? At least not in the typical sense of the word. In geologic lingo, “park”…
Great Sand Dunes: Colorado’s Beach Without the Ocean
Sunset casts its golden light and eerie shadows across the vast sand dunes. We have just arrived, and feel like we should kick off our hiking boots and dig our…