Adventure
Outside the boxes
As it does for most high schoolers today, Jocelyn’s world came at her in a rush. The early morning alarm gave way to the...
Benjamin trail – it’s money
Perhaps the rapture did happen, because one evening this week my wife and I were falling into a state of bliss and shredding up the new Benjamin Loop Trail as if, in fact, there was no tomorrow...
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 ...
Outdoor industry threatens Utah over enviro policy
At the just-concluded Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake, the multibillion dollar outdoor industry issued blunt notice...
Flying high
Getting high is easy for a lot of Coloradans. But staying high can be a challenge.
Such is the case with paragliding — where pilots...
Working on a problem
Entering the lobby of the Boulder Theater on the evening of Jan. 25 for the premiere of Uncharted Lines, a new feature film by...
Showing up to fear
The sound of heavy rockfall echoes off of the nearby mountains. Like gophers, heads pop out of tents searching for debris. The smell of...
The next step
I guess I’ve become the diversity person,” Jamie Logan says from her home in North Boulder. “Everything feels really good in my life, so I...
Few Colorado ski resorts still operating see good snow
Most Colorado ski resorts are closed for the year. Too bad the weather doesn't agree that ski season is over...
The emerging tenkara, a simplistic fly-fishing technique
It’s a rarity when the newest trend on the scene is actually more traditional than the status quo. Such is the case with the emergence of tenkara, a Japanese minimalist flyfishing technique that dates back hundreds of years, and came about well before the fly-fishing...
Planking into the record books
Gabi Ury looks, acts, and talks like your typical high school sophomore — sure, at four feet eight inches tall, Ury may not be at the head of her class in terms of height — but the lifelong Boulder resident is on the verge accomplishing something very few can say ...
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...