Adventure
South African shot, robbed while kayaking Amazon
A South African expeditionist was shot multiple times Aug. 26 in the arm and neck while trying to navigate from the source of the Amazon to the Atlantic Ocean...
Bear Country
Nature’s alarm clock is ringing early for black bears, and some aren’t hitting the snooze button. Recent warm weather in Colorado — temperatures as high as 75 degrees — is stirring some bears from their dens a few weeks early, and officials are reminding residents in...
Local support
Kim Larson’s shop in Lafayette may raise some eyebrows from passersby — and cheers from those burdened with heaving bosoms...
Snowshoe hot spots
It’s a shame that Boulder rarely holds enough winter snow to break out the snowshoes on a regular basis. On those occasions when we get significant snowfall, Boulder’s forested trails are a wonderful place to spend a powder day tromping through the woods...
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 ...
A new view of coming home
Greenland is a theater for the adventurous, a place where snow-capped, granite mountains rise from the ocean and reach for an impossibly blue sky. Greenland rock is some of the oldest on planet Earth, estimated at 3.8 billion years old. It is solid, beautifully ...
Dressed for success
Nicole DeBoom was watching the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in 1982 as Julie Moss entered her final mile of the race with a comfortable lead and her body began to give up. Moss collapsed and got back up several times until she couldn’t stand, and then she ...
Ride with purpose
Kevin Sheehan has taken his ski bike down the same run at Eldora Mountain Resort countless times, but this time was different.
Riding the lift...














