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Outdoor Recreation

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Reader: B-cycle is taking this city for a ride!

    Britt Chester, who sold his car two years ago and relies on his bicycle and public transportation to get around, has been riding around this town's bike trails, stopping to snap pictures. This photos become posts in our "guess where I'm biking" series -- which has a B-cycle card as the prize for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Denver's best parks for bicycling

    Along with all the other things that Denver is friendly for, bicycling is definitely at the top of the priority list. We have Denver's B-Cycle program, bike trails, designated bike lanes in automobile traffic areas, and even constructed bike terrain parks for the extremists. Here is a list of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Tour de Fat raises more than $150,000 for Colorado bike organizations

    Westword photographer Brandon Marshall spotted a penny farthing in City Park at the 2011 Tour de Fat Denver​New Belgium Brewing, the Fort Collins-based brewery with the iconic cruiser bike logo and best known for its Fat Tire Amber Ale, raised more than $90,000 on September 3 for the Overland ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Camping tips for people who don't like the wilderness: Kenny Be's Hip Tips

    Berkeley alley getaway.​ August is a great month for enjoying a Colorado camping trip, but it is also the busiest. Rowdy campground crowds and hiking-trail traffic jams can add extra hassle to the burden of outdoor living. People who don't like the wilderness experience can still enjoy some Au ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    IKEA travelogue: Ten hours in line, a million crabby campers and a little sex

    ​Oh, IKEA, you truly are a marvel, with your large blue and yellow exterior, huge ass sign overlooking I-25 that could do battle against Godzilla -- and win! -- and your Swedish land of golden furniture opportunities inside. It's no wonder there were so many people camped out in front of your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads

    ​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 30, 2011

    Tour de Breck

    ​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011

    The Great Outdoors

    ​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 2, 2011

    Elevation Olympics

    ​The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado's 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as "Roadless Areas" for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboardin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2011

    Today in Stoke: 2011 Copp-Dash Inspire Award climbing expedition grants announced

    ​The spirit of Boulder's Adventure Film Festival founder Jonny Copp lives on: The five winners of the Copp-Dash Inspire Award grants for 2011 were announced on Friday, receiving $20,000 and climbing expeditions to Alaska, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan and Nepal. The grant program was estab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2011

    Grow show highlights the electronic garden: Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario

    Plug into the great outdoors.​ Forget the Colorado Home and Garden Show! As shown above, electronic lifestyle advancements have replaced the potted patio ficus tree with a Wi-Ficus phone-charging tree. Below, the greatest advancement will help growers use outdoor sunshine indoors...

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2010

    Mile High Music Festival: Come for the music, stay for the attractions/ammenities

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2010

    PEDAL POWER

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 1, 2010

    Bike to the Future in Breck

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 10, 2010

    Opening Doors to the Outdoors

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Make It Your Mission to Ride

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 13, 2010

    Happy Trails

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • News

    July 23, 2009

    Colorado Campground Confidential

    ​All right, so if for some reason, you're crabby about the line-up for this year's Mile High Music Festival -- which, you know what, say what you will about DMB and Jack Johnson; love 'em or loathe 'em, you can't deny there's some serious gems on the undercard (um, hello, Weezer? Phoenix? My M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Extreme snowshoeing? Yes, please!

    Leave it up to us crazy Coloradans to turn anything into an extreme sport. Parallel parking, shadow puppetry, tax preparation -- you name it, we'll "extreme" it. The latest outlet for local adrenaline and bone-fracture junkies, it turns out, is snowshoeing. Yes, snowshoeing, that thing where you st ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Happy Trails

    Leave it up to us crazy Coloradans to turn anything into an extreme sport. Parallel parking, shadow puppetry, tax preparation -- you name it, we'll "extreme" it. The latest outlet for local adrenaline and bone-fracture junkies, it turns out, is snowshoeing. Yes, snowshoeing, that thing where you st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Win a ski day with Cosmopolitan's 2008 Most Eligible Bachelor

    I have to admit: I always thought the men Cosmopolitan magazine chooses for its annual Most Eligible Bachelor contest were cheeseballs. Every year, fifty eligible bachelors (one from each state) pose shirtless in the mag, next to a brief description and quote, in the hopes of being crowned the Most ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 5, 2008

    Teva Tastic

    I have to admit: I always thought the men Cosmopolitan magazine chooses for its annual Most Eligible Bachelor contest were cheeseballs. Every year, fifty eligible bachelors (one from each state) pose shirtless in the mag, next to a brief description and quote, in the hopes of being crowned the Most ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 14, 2008

    Climb Every Mountain

    I have to admit: I always thought the men Cosmopolitan magazine chooses for its annual Most Eligible Bachelor contest were cheeseballs. Every year, fifty eligible bachelors (one from each state) pose shirtless in the mag, next to a brief description and quote, in the hopes of being crowned the Most ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 3, 2008

    Climb Every Mountain

    The Ouray Ice Climbing Festival brings fanatics together.

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2007

    Best of Westword Winners From 1988

    The Ouray Ice Climbing Festival brings fanatics together.

  • News

    October 11, 2007

    Denver's Bike Messengers Are a Union Divided

    Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2007

    The Bicycle Thief

    Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2006

    Road Warriors

    Bike messengers ride fast and they ride alone, which is why an effort to organize them has hit the skids.

  • Dining

    October 5, 2006

    Pepsi Center

    Who would wait in line for the Who?

  • Dining

    August 17, 2006

    Roughing It

    In the wilderness, even bad American beer works.

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Cycle Killer

    Why is the city putting the brakes on the Derailer Bike Collective?

  • News

    July 20, 2006

    Wheeling and Dealing

    Critical Mass is a mess to handle.

  • News

    May 4, 2006

    Critical Mess

    Denver bicyclists get taken for a ride.

  • News

    May 26, 2005

    Rough Ride

    Mountain bikers and hikers face off over wilderness.

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Quick Kayaking Fix

    Confluence Kayaks

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Bike Fixer

    Jenn Dice

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Campground

    Halfmoon Campground

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2004

    Crown Jewel

    Teva Mountain Games electrify Vail

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 25, 2004

    Best Camping Spot With Maroon Bells Access

    Silver Campgrounds, Aspen

  • Calendar

    February 12, 2004

    Vows With a View

    Loveland chimes in with Mountaintop Matrimony

  • Calendar

    September 11, 2003

    Rare Air

    Mile High Marathon stays the course

  • Dining

    June 19, 2003

    Consumed

    Cooking With Gas

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Snowshoeing for a Variety of Shoe Sizes

    Brainard Lake

  • News

    January 17, 2002

    Scene and Herd

    Building the future of the Stock Show.

  • News

    July 19, 2001

    Highest-Stakes Adventure

    When an athlete -- and parent -- risks his life, does his calculation make him a hero or a zero?

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Online Campsite Reservations

    ReserveAmerica

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Place for an Active Family Reunion

    Bruce Spruce Ranch

  • News

    May 18, 2000

    Get in Gear

    You can't spell "credit" without REI.

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    A Revolution Per Minute

    A few cyclists hope they have enough Critical Mass to fight Denver's car culture.

  • News

    August 19, 1999

    Black to Nature

    Bill Gwaltney wants to see more people like him at Rocky Mountain National Park.

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