Tag: outdoors
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Pikes Pick: Red sandstone rock formations hidden near Woodland Park
About 4 miles north of Woodland Park, off Colorado 67, hidden red sandstone formations lurk, evoking a castle and village. Turn right at the sign for the Red Rocks Group Campground and follow the dirt road about half a mile. When you come to a fork in the road, go right and park in the…
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PHOTOS: Joggers run on a Runway at DEN
2,500 runners came to DEN to run along runway 8 for the airport’s 5K at the Runway event on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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Ballot measure aims to shift Colorado sporting goods tax revenue to land, water and wildfire projects
Colorado voters this November will decide whether to direct a share of sales tax revenue from sporting goods — including bicycles and skiing equipment — toward land and water conservation, wildfire prevention and expanding outdoor recreation. Supporters say the measure is needed to protect Colorado’s natural resources before further damage occurs. If passed, Proposition 137…
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Fall drives, hikes and more: 6 base camps for colors in Colorado
Fall is all too fleeting in Colorado. It’s only for a brief time that our dearest aspens shine before shedding their leaves. And so we should cherish the time. We should stick around scenic towns at elevations where the trees thrive, putting on their best shows. Consider these base camps for the season, along with…
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Happy Trails: A hike between waterfalls in hills west of Colorado Springs
Thomas Trail West of Colorado Springs, the town of Green Mountain Falls lists Catamount Trail as “the Gem of GMF trails.” But not to be missed is a trail that connects to the lower part of that gem ー one that helped spark something of a trail revolution in this scenic little town. That’s the…
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As tarantulas go marching across southeast Colorado, so do human admirers
Tarantulas of southeast Colorado are out looking for love. And this is when we go looking for them. While it has always been a ritual around this time of year for big, fuzzy males to seek mates burrowed across the vast grassland beyond La Junta, it has increasingly become a spectacle for curious Coloradans near…
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New trail up Colorado 14er the culmination of yearslong, ‘incredibly complex’ effort
A nonprofit stewarding Colorado’s biggest mountains recently marked its “largest and most expensive” project ever complete. That’s how Colorado Fourteeners Initiative referred to the job that is wrapping up a fifth summer on Mount Shavano. After about $2 million, 2 ½ miles of new trail and another 2 miles closed for restoration, CFI recently hosted…
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Ski Passport, Gems Pass aim to get families on Colorado slopes at lower prices
Deadlines have passed for the lowest prices on Epic and Ikon products — those season tickets to Colorado’s biggest ski resorts. As for access to some of the smaller but equally beloved destinations, a family-friendly option just recently went up for sale. Trade association Colorado Ski Country USA is returning its Gems passes, so named…
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Happy Trails: Amid buzz of new ‘Bike Hill’ in Colorado Springs, a multi-use trail not to miss
North Chamberlain Trail In its debut summer, the Blodgett Bike Hill appeared to be a hit. This is the hill on the north side of Colorado Springs that, as part of an expanded Blodgett Open Space, has drawn mountain bikers to lap some 7 miles of downhill bike-only trail ranging from fast and flowy to…
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Map quest: New book brings centuries-old maps to light in tracing little-known Colorado history
P.J. Anderson spent the better part of two years tracking down hundreds of maps long predating Colorado’s statehood in 1876 as part of a mission that took him to private collections, museums and institutions near and far. This included the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. “Getting ushered into the back rooms where they keep…