I learned so much from tackling this gnarly thru-hike. Here’s why I left feeling complete—and why someday, I'll go again.

Since railroad lines linked communities, rail trails typically function as connectors, too. While there’s no standard ...

Toni Henthorn fell from a cliff in Rocky Mountain National Park while on an anniversary hike. The investigation exposed her husband's decades of deception.

The last time we featured Ute Valley Park in this series exploring trails of the Pikes Peak region, we featured an aptly ...

Temperatures are rising and snow is melting in Colorado, signaling the start of the spring hiking season. Although the trails might still be a bit muddy and slushy, the Centennial ...

Instead of schlepping up and down I-70 in a snowstorm, why not take the easy drive to Golden for a mountain getaway? Tucked into the foothills just west of Denver, Golden offers its own little ...

One challenging descent, the Northway Trail, navigates around the edge of Crystal Mountain's Northway ... With four distinct ski areas, Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, offers a glut of hiking opportunities.

When the crowds descend upon Arches National Park in southern Utah, you can be about 100 miles away enjoying the world's second largest concentration of natural arches at Rattlesnake Canyon in ...

Ziplining in Colorado offers a thrilling way to take in the state’s natural beauty while enjoying an adrenaline-pumping ...