Adventure
The end of an uphill battle
Usually, when someone repeatedly tells you no, you eventually take your energy elsewhere, the probability of a yes getting shelved with other dashed dreams....
The 50-mile race in Prescott, Arizona, offers historic sum for winners
Named for Prescott, Arizona’s infamous Whiskey Row—a collection of...
A home out of doors
Norie Kizaki’s origin story is atypical for a Boulderbased skiing and rock climbing guide. She was raised in a rural Japanese Buddhist monastery — and if you’re picturing an idyllic gabled temple tucked in amongst rocks and gardens, Google “Nata-dera” and you won’t ...
Getting wet
Blame it on Boulder. At least that’s where author, adventurer and Boulder native Eugene Buchanan lays responsibility for an interesting, eclectic life that has taken him around the globe in search of steep rapids on remote rivers and some not so steep and rapid...
Tales from the Trails
Have you ever held a position, even if it was only for a short period of time even just for a few hours that caused you to say to yourself, "I can't believe I'm actually doing this?" I have. Couple of times in fact...
‘Wilderness First Aid Field Guide’ is a must-have
There are many outdoor activities that require education and certification. Scuba divers, for example, must train indoors under an instructor’s supervision before hitting the open water. Or to legally drive a motorcycle, riders must pass a driving test and receive a ...
Breckenridge expansion gets Forest Service approval
Vail Resorts, owner of four Colorado ski destinations, has reached an agreement with the White River National Forest on a plan to add 550 new acres of skiing to Breckenridge Resort...
Mountain of a man: Fred Beckey discusses his new book
What impresses Fred Beckey, the 89-year-old mountaineer with more first ascents than he can, or at least has bothered to, count, is Madonna’s halftime show...
Blue River Century
Colorado’s best grassroots cycle tour Colorado`s mountainous landscape is tailor-made for epic cycling tours. Whether you prefer the challenging high mountain passes or the long stretches of rolling alpine meadows, pedaling in the high country is a feast for the...
My 100-game season
My baseball loyalty was irrevocably formed in 1961 at the tender and impressionable age of six when the Washington Senators relocated to Minneapolis and...
Allies in the Horse Nation
I don’t usually get up at 7 a.m. I wondered if the horses could sense caffeine jitters the way they could sense other kinds of jitters...