Adventure & Outdoors

Fall in the Flat Tops

Fall in the Flat Tops

Backcountry byway takes travelers past pristine peaks to the ‘Cradle of Wilderness’
The Kids Behind the Fossil Fight

The Kids Behind the Fossil Fight

Colorado students unearthed rival dinosaurs displayed at museum
Colorado Gators

Colorado Gators

Students in Jay Young’s gator-wrestling class, at his Colorado family farm, might be…
Between a  Moose and a Hard Place

Between a Moose and a Hard Place

Moose are an introduced species here in Colorado. Just like wolves. And people, for that matter.…
Heaven on the Devil's Backbone

Heaven on the Devil's Backbone

The Devil's Backbone may look - and sound - intimidating, but this unusual stretch of craggy rock…
My Hike with Pike

My Hike with Pike

Facing one obstacle after another, Boulder hiker follows in explorer Zebulon Pike’s footsteps
Colorado Springs' Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs' Air Force Academy

The Air Force equivalent of West Point may be just a stone's throw from Colorado Springs, but for…
Unaweep-Tabeguache Historic and Scenic Byway

Unaweep-Tabeguache Historic and Scenic Byway

Located south of Grand Junction and running southwest from Whitewater, the glorious…
A Rocky Mountain Room with a View

A Rocky Mountain Room with a View

Hike, bike or ski to the 10th Mountain Huts for the panoramas, and stay for lessons about what made…
The Milky Way pours across Colorado Skies

The Milky Way pours across Colorado Skies

Landscapes take on a new sense of wonder when photographed beneath a celestial canopy
Dick Orleans' Rocky Mountain Hummingbirds

Dick Orleans' Rocky Mountain Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds dart in and out of view in the blink of an eye, their wings beating 60 times a second.…
Going Diagonal Part 2

Going Diagonal Part 2

Walking an ‘X’ across Colorado
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