Adventure
There’s more than one way to be a cowboy
It was late February 2016, and from what Steven Wiersma could tell, the bull had to be close to 1,900 pounds, having been on...
How can I stay warm winter camping?
I received a zero-degree down sleeping bag over the holidays and I'm...
Finding the flow
What defines a flow trail? Let’s think back to the halcyon days of a kid’s summer, dripping popsicles, scabbed knees and all...
One way or another
Injuries often take athletes out of the game, but for Boulderite J.T. Thompson, a fractured neck gave him the push he needed to enter...
The Abetone advantage
The warm scents of the Mediterranean followed us as we turned inland from Italy’s Mediterranean coast and headed toward the mountains. We could see through the early spring haze that there was snow up there; an unlikely rumor from under the palms that dotted the ...
Who died at Crooked Creek?
Trial law prohibits the admission of statements made outside the court as hearsay, statements said or written outside the trial and the bounds of an oath to tell the truth, beyond the ability of the judge and jury to observe and assess their delivery or attorneys to ...
Five Summertime Secrets
With the summer solstice in our rearview mirror and the hottest days of July ahead of us, it’s time to take advantage of the wealth of outdoor and other cultural activities that Boulder offers...
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...
Don’t let obstacles be an obstacle
Before you stop reading this because you see the word “parkour” and think you know what it is (leaping over the airy gaps between...
‘New Alpinism’ promotes cross training regimen for climbing success
Steve House was seeking a better way to train after he was forced to turn back during his attempt at Pakistan’s Masherbrum, a 25,659-foot peak, in 2003. He’d had overtrained for the climb, according to Scott Johnston, who stepped in to provide some advice. Johnston ...
Drone season
For sporting types like ourselves, the alluring call of the wild drone was not something we could resist...
Women’s Wilderness girls program scholarships open
Scholarship applications are currently being taken for the Women’s Wilderness Institute girls’ programs. The Institute offers four- to 14-day trips for girls beginning at age 9. Their classes allow girls to try out backpacking, rock climbing and hiking a peak, or ...


















