Adventure
Point taken
It’s typically windy in Rocky Mountain National Park. On this January Friday, however, it’s relatively calm and warm. With temperatures eking into the high...
A game of patience
When Tyler Kempney and Wes Fowler set out for Longs Peak in October 2018, they weren’t sure what they might find. But the pair...
Outside the boxes
As it does for most high schoolers today, Jocelyn’s world came at her in a rush. The early morning alarm gave way to the...
A big re-route for the road cycling world
The problem is not that people don’t want to ride their bikes. In fact, these are boom times for the cycling industry.
“We are experiencing...
Out your front door
Feeling the dirt under our feet and breathing in fresh air away from traffic while taking in mountain views is a way of life...
A six-legged team
The day the stay-at-home policies were announced in Boulder, Michael Stone was at Whole Foods. He had his new 2-year-old yellow lab, Geo, with...
Curb your turns
You know things have gotten serious when Eric Henderson tells you not to ski.
And he’s not alone.
The former backcountry and heli-ski guide — more...
Death Hollow, Utah
On March 26, bestselling indie-author Scott Stillman’s second book, Nature’s Silent Message — a collection of introspective essays about his mostly-solo backpacking adventures across...
Stayin’ alive
My thighs burn hotter than red coals, muscle fibers straining, screaming. I have to release. I fall. Face-first like a tripped kid on the...
Quicksand and barbaric yawps
On a ridge overlooking the Escalante River, nine people — seven teenagers, two adults — huddled together screaming, “I am human!” into the open...
Overtrained and underprepared
It was during the drive to Moab that Robert Marrow realized he might be making a huge mistake.
Relatively new to trail running, Robert had...
Outhouse deliverance
Lauren McCarthy and Patricia Melero were a mile deep in the backcountry of the White River National Forest when it began to snow. It...
