It's 7:45 on a warm Saturday morning. We’re walking our dogs through Old Colorado City. Most of the stores are closed, but the 130-year-old commercial district is coming to life. At Carnelian Coffee...

Cripple Creek, Colorado May 14, 2020.On this warm spring day, Colorado Highway 67--the twisty two-lane mountain road that winds between Divide and Cripple Creek--is deserted, except for a couple of...

When I turned 17, I bought my first car, a used ’84 Chevy Cavalier coupe, from my dad’s friend in Denver. The wanna-be sporty two-door had a stick though, and when we picked it up, my dad handed me...

There are thousands of trails, parks and recreation areas scattered throughout the Pikes Peak region. After eight decades climbing and hiking throughout this magnificent state, here are ten local...

I grew up in Florence, Colorado. My parents used to own the town’s old video store when I was young, and if people knew me or my siblings, they could often find us running around the town barefoot,...

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,...