Adventure
You Could Smell Humanity
She let them sleep in her woodshed. But all night long, recalls Boulder resident Stan Havlick, he could hear the young woman praying fervently that the foreign cyclists tucked soundly into their sleeping bags wouldn’t harm her...
The language of stoke
TGR’s latest mountain bike film ‘Esperanto’ features a Littleton local becoming a freeride idol for the next generation of riders
The power of Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak, located just outside of Aspen, stands at 14,018 feet and is the 47th highest mountain in Colorado. In contrast to its aesthetically symmetrical neighbors, the Maroon Bells, Pyramid has a raw, jagged quality evidenced in the broken yet graceful lines ...
Adventurers need accessibility—Colorado legislation aims to lay the groundwork to close...
A house bill (HB 21-1318) passed during this year's legislative session allowing funding to create an Outdoor Equity Grant program. Once the application period...
Mushroom hunter
We are in a mixed pine and aspen forest at about 8,000 feet. We walk slowly, scanning the ground for signs of the golden fungus we intend to pile high in our wicker basket. We have seen everything we don’t want — russulas, puffballs and trash. When we do finally ...
When you’re in the ring
The other guy lands another stinging jab on Israel.
Then, a flattening smack when his glove slams into Israel’s head. Israel crouches low and pulls...
Why hasn’t anyone thought of this before? Take a hike and...
The air on top of Peak One (12,805) on July 15 at 6:33 a.m. is clear, the temperatures are cool, and the breakfast? The...
All in for the long ride
At the Boulder Transit Center on 14th Street, Tom Sampson loads his bike onto the rack of the N bus and fastens down the...
No excuses, just run it
It’s no surprise when Krystalanne Curwood suggests sitting on the patio at The Laughing Goat Coffeehouse on Pearl Street, despite the wind.
It seems reflective of...
Running local
There’s climbing all the Colorado 14ers — which typically takes a few years and culminates in the right to wear an “I climbed all...
Alaska: reality & mystique
Alaska is one of those places that exists as much in mystique as in reality. The land of the midnight sun transcends time and...
A tale of two runners
One was a collegiate runner from the East. One was a collegiate runner from the West. One was showered in champagne at the end of his first ultramarathon, while the other received five stitches after his ultramarathon debut. One goes by Sage Canaday. One goes by ...


















