Here in Colorado, we’re in love with camping. Okay, we may be obsessed with camping. Winter is so long and enduring that in the brief spell between June and September, when you might not freeze to death in the mountains at night, the draw is irresistible for many....
As a native of the flat Midwest, I lived much of my life thinking of hot springs as the rotten-egg-smelling, skin-melting-off-the-body pools I’d seen at Yellowstone on vacation. Most of the country east of the Mississippi is devoid of geothermal energy, with the...
Editor’s note: Scott Rappold is a Colorado-based journalist who takes his job—and his fun—seriously. Please drink, eat and trip responsibly. Ever since Colorado was the first to legalize marijuana, we’ve been known as the place where adults can enjoy mind-altering...
Sitting in evening rush hour traffic on I-25, watching a night game at Coors Field or taking in an ArtWalk on Colorado Blvd., you look up and there’s just not much to see. So great is the light pollution. But drive a couple hours south into the mountains, and there’s...
High in the mountains above Telluride in southern Colorado, you can actually take a 1,000 foot walk against a cliffside. And you can do it safely. It’s a “trail” - the word is used loosely--known as the Telluride Via Ferrata. Italian for “iron path,” it’s a system...
We're all about extreme here in Colorado. Many people live or come here to visit our lofty mountains, raging rivers, and deep powder snow - all of which, compared to most other places in America, may be considered quite extreme. Then there are man-made adventures—from...
