March/April 2025 CL

• Between the Flatirons: Boulder highliners are the first to trek the “Thirst” between the First and Third Flatirons, balancing 450 feet above the ground. by Ariella Nardizzi
• A Secret Tibetan Army: At Camp Hale north of Leadville, the CIA lead a cover operation to train Tibetan freedom fighters in the hopes of liberating Tibet from China. by Justin Kiersky
• Greatest Show on the Prairie: On the eastern plains of Colorado, great prairie chickens performa mating ritual – a courtship best witnessed from a trailer in Wray. story and photographs by Josh Hardin
• Monument of Peace: A memorial and architectural wonder, the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya towers the surrounding meadows near Red Feather Lakes. by Eric Peterson
  

On the Cover Wind-whipped sand stirs as Logan Henning rigs a 384 foot highline across the Great Sand Dunes. photograph by Eli Bennett