Outdoors

Love, prayer and tickets: What we saw at the Rainbow Family gathering in northwest Colorado

gathering drew 10,000 people and lots of online ire

July 6, 2022

Sports

Colorado ski areas set a new visitor record last season

Visitation to Colorado ski areas surpassed 14 million in 2021-22

July 5, 2022

Sports

Colorado’s outdoor industry knows it could be more inclusive

industry acknowledges that there’s a large population that doesn’t feel included

July 1, 2022

Local News

Photo: Drummers find their rhythm on Rim Drive

Amy Wantulok, from left, Stephanie Herbst, Mary O’Donnell and Judy Gerhardt practice their drumming on Thursday under the trees on…

June 30, 2022

Outdoors

Rainbow Gathering picks remote area in Colorado for its angst-inducing 50th annual meeting of tribes

‘Largest non-organization of non-members in the world’ will reprise in Routt National Forest

June 15, 2022

Outdoors

Purgatory Resort welcomes young pup to ski patrol

Ember, an 8-week-old black Lab, begins avalanche search and rescue dog training

April 6, 2022

Sports

Fishing gear needs spring cleaning too

A clean and organized vest can make the art of fly fishing go easier

April 1, 2022

Local News

Authorities respond to report of avalanche on Berthoud Pass

responders received a report that two people may have been buried but later determined that no one was caught

March 23, 2022

Outdoors

How Crested Butte’s first-ever extreme skiing contests birthed the freeskiing movement

Pioneering athletes transformed the resort industry with a push for wider skis and steeper terrain

March 17, 2022

Local News

Silverton Skijoring will return in 2022

a year hiatus, the event is back with rule changes

January 27, 2022

Southwest Life

Mapmakers combine science and art to show us the world

data and creativity, cartographers create vital tools

January 27, 2022

Outdoors

Following a historic avalanche season, new tools aim to make backcountry travel safer

Durango-area woman creates rescue sleds that have other backcountry uses

January 18, 2022

Regional News

Colorado’s 2020-21 avalanche season was tied for deadliest. It’s helping forecasters hone warnings.

killed 37 backcountry travelers last winter in U.S., including 12 in Colorado

October 27, 2021

Regional News

Colorado governor urges board to reconsider naming mountain ‘Mestaa’ėhehe’

Gov. Jared Polis said ‘dots and dashes’ made it hard to pronounce

October 22, 2021

Regional News

The mudslides that closed I-70 also muddied Hanging Lake’s crystal clear water

Hanging Lake as it appeared June 14, 2020. (Michael Elizabeth Sakas/CPR News) Hanging Lake’s pristine waters were spared from major…

August 6, 2021

Outdoors

The Great Sand Dunes ‘are just a big mountain of sand’ and other 1-star national park reviews

The cover of "Subpar Parks" and a photo of author Amber Share. (Courtesy of Amber Share and Penguin Random House)…

July 20, 2021

Sports

Down but not out, not by a long shot

I recently took a fly fishing vacation to Grand Bahama. The fishing was great. The travel to and from deserves…

July 2, 2021

Sports

Colorado’s arch park: Rattlesnake Canyon

hike west of Grand Junction offers bountiful formations

June 19, 2021

New Mexico

Farmington trails weave through town

of the walkways even lead down to the Animas River

May 6, 2021

Outdoors

Hesperus, guardian mountain

Hesperus the ‘heartbeat’ of the La Plata Range

September 10, 2015

Outdoors

Hiking the Animas Forks Catwalk

This classic, off-trail loop incorporates the best of Colorado in just five miles without the usual massive elevation gain. Climb…

July 23, 2015

Outdoors

Outdoors Brief

There are spots available in the Ladies Mountain Bike Clinic, scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 25 and…

July 16, 2015

Outdoors

Stem and loop

Island Lake, Ice Lake

July 16, 2015

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

The Dolores Ranger District reports that work to reinstall a breakwater and construct docks and mooring facilities for a new…

June 25, 2015

Outdoors

Mancos high-altitude running, training center is up for sale

Ben Hahn, president and founder of the Mancos Project, pauses before a recent morning run on the steps of the…

June 25, 2015

Outdoors

Time to talk fall turkey

It’s no spring hunt, but birds plentiful this fall in area

June 25, 2015

Outdoors

Pitching tent for wildlife

American Campout kicks off Saturday

June 25, 2015

Outdoors

‘Badge of resilience’

filmmaker documents community of support around recovering climber

June 25, 2015

Outdoors

Eugene: Track Town USA lives up to its name

Eugene is built around an outdoor culture, much like Durango, with over 250 miles of paths, many in parks within…

June 11, 2015

Outdoors

At Mancos State Park, the sky’s the limit this summer

There’s the La Plata Mountains, the Mancos Valley, the San Juan Skyway. And the sky, period. With the sprawling park,…

June 11, 2015