Adventure
Sneaky singletrack
"Moab, Moab, Moab." That’s about all you hear this time of year as mountain bike enthusiasts pack up their rigs, load the bikes on top and head west into the Utah desert. And while Moab does sound nice, those who are looking for something a bit different can turn ...
On the trail to recovery
Deep in Shadow Canyon, en route to South Boulder Peak, there is modest evidence of the monstrous floods that ravaged the Front Range. The humble creek that dribbles beside the trail has routed itself around the collection of stray boulders and fibrous tree debris. ...
Pro Challenge starting line? We’ll take it
Cyclists rejoice. Out of the dark of winter, a time of year...
Pick your park
The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are cooling and each week it’s getting darker a bit earlier than the last. It’s been just over a month since the seasons changed. Have you visited a national park yet...
Pedaling higher
In the launch of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Colorado will challenge France for the title of toughest race in the world, putting 128 cyclists to a grueling test against fierce climbs that crisscross Colorado mountain passes, long distances and an uphill time trial...
If you build it, they will ride
I’m probably too young to be making jokes about dating myself with cultural references, but I’ll take this one — remember the T-shirts about biking in Moab that boasted “I survived” and when you came home bloody after a weekend on slickrock, you felt like, yeah, I ...
Giving it more than 110 percent
Twelve percent — it’s not even a good tip, but to Boulderite and ultrarunner Jay Rawlings, it represents the extra 22 miles he ran during his seven-day leg of MS Run the US endurance relay for multiple sclerosis research (see “More than a foot race,” Boulder Weekly, ...
Ladies first ahead of USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Women will come first when cyclists start racing into Aspen on Aug. 22. That’s right, the all-men’s cycling USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be preceded by the Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge, a criterium race in downtown Aspen that finishes an hour before riders in Stage...
Looking away from the past: ‘Duk County’ at Adventure Film Festival
Jordan Campbell’s journey to South Sudan, and the film documenting the volunteer work of eye doctors from the U.S. there, started far across the globe in Tibet...
