Adventure
A little bit of Canada comes to Colorado
Film festivals tend to stay put. Imagine how confusing it would be if the Cannes Film Festival was suddenly relocated to Bordeaux? What if...
Swiss sailing: A bike trip through the Alps, sans Facebook
Shunning social media since the beginning of this year has been an interesting experiment, the effects of which are definitely exacerbated by living in the bubble known as Boulder...
Pro Mountain Biker Kelli Emmett at home on the trails
Kelli Emmett has a thing for dirt. Whether she’s riding her 300 KTM motorcycle or any one of an array of mountain bikes, the 33-year-old Colorado Springs resident feels most comfortable away from pavement...
One tank of gas
How far can you go on one tank of gas? Two hundred miles? Three hundred? Four? Well, it all depends upon where you’re headed...
Rolling dice
As the Government Affairs Director for the International Mountain Biking Association, Jenn Dice heads up the lobbying arm of the leading mountain biking advocacy group in the United States. She rode into the job by accident, after getting involved in endurance ...
A world running for a chance to walk again
University of Colorado graduate Thomas Cloyd has gone through painstaking changes in his life, both physically and mentally, after a spinal cord injury left him in a wheelchair. The May 4 World Run in Denver, a race organized to raise money for a cure for spinal cord...
Gay rodeo corrals an all-inclusive crowd
Andrew Johnson didn’t grow up dreaming about rodeos, let alone dreaming about becoming an international rodeo star. Rather, it was something of happenstance, something he claims he was pulled into by “the luck of the draw...
NBA player becomes first openly gay athlete in US pro sports
Longtime NBA player Jason Collins has come out as gay in an editorial column for Sports Illustrated, becoming the first openly gay athlete in any US team sport...
Rockered skis and snowboards make hitting the slopes easier for all
Part-time Boulder resident David Lesh is stoked. He’s skiing in Switzerland, and he’s landed at Vals, in the Graub%uFFFDnden region, with a meter of new snow on the ground and more on the way. He’s plunging through the trees, skiing faster than possible and ...
Stay alert for flash flood risk
The recent tragedy involving campers in Arkansas provides a stark reminder of the danger posed by a flash flood. Flash floods occur when excessive water rapidly fills dry creeks or riverbeds. A creek only six inches deep in mountainous areas can swell to a 10-...
Planks of glory
Standing atop Spillway, an intermediate groomer at Loveland Ski Area, I visualized my descent on the crowded ribbon of man-made hard pack tending towards icy. Sticking to a line was critical, and this task was daunting, as I had just strapped on my first new pair of ...
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...


















