Adventure
Keystone for kids
I was feeling a little giddy. Yes, I was stoked to be grinding up the hill in Keystone Adventure Tours’ (KAT) all-world powder snowcat on a bluebird day to the Dead blaring “Truckin’.” But these days, what Daddy really likes is a happy family posse...
Cushy car camping
Let’s face it: Astro vans and Prius sedans are not the first adventure rigs of choice when it comes to Boulder’s outdoor crowd —...
No Al Canal!
I asked our driver what he’d recently heard about the canal. He responded, “We’ve been hearing about the canal for 50 years.”
We were driving...
On the groad
Not far out of the gates of the “Central Iowa Rock Road Endurance Metric” (or CIRREM, as it’s known in gravel circles), riders started going down on the dirt road in the middle of Iowa. A big guy on my left spilled hard and almost took me out. Another one up front ...
Growing ice
In late August, Aaron Montgomery received some big news via email. The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation, or UIAA, had officially selected him as an athlete to demonstrate ice climbing to the world during the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games...
All grown up
Birthdays are fun. There are cold libations. People make toasts. And there is usually some cake. In other words, it’s a party...
Going down, fast
The technique is solid: weight firmly on the downhill ski, eyes ahead, shoulders square. There’s fire in the eyes, determination there. There’s also beauty and grace and something timeless. Skiing is, after all, a sport that’s been around for years, and the carved ...
America’s best adventure bars
If experience has taught us one thing, it's that sun and adventure make...
Colorado Trail gets 80-mile complementary extension
The Colorado Trail Foundation has announced that it has added 80 miles of new trail to the Colorado Trail, which traverses the state from north to south...
Group to lobby for bikes on Pacific Crest Trail
One of the West's most famous and popular hiking trails could see bicyclists soon, if a new group can convince the U.S. Forest Service...
New kid on the mountain
When Liz Bailey first clipped her boots into a pair of dual snowboards two months ago, she was a little skeptical. An avid snowboarder, she wasn’t quite sure how these things on her feet would change the experience of gliding down the mountain...
Skijoring descends on Minturn
Lightening acceleration. Blistering speeds. Crashes and podium finishes. Teamwork and tradition. These are the elements of skijoring, an obscure sport with a rich history...


















