Outdoors

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

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 • Jason Blevins — The Colorado Sun

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

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 • Stephanie Maltarich — The Colorado Sun

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

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 • Paolo Zialcita — Colorado Public Radio

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

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 • By Ryan Warner — Colorado Public Radio

Down but not out, not by a long shot

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 • Don Oliver — Staff reporter

Colorado’s arch park: Rattlesnake Canyon

Colorado’s arch park: Rattlesnake Canyon

hike west of Grand Junction offers bountiful formations

June 19, 2021 • Debra Van Winegarden — Special to the Herald

Farmington trails weave through town

Farmington trails weave through town

of the walkways even lead down to the Animas River

May 6, 2021 • Morgan Mitchell — Herald staff writer