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Outdoor Recreation

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Guess where I'm biking near the Capitol building and win a B-cycle season pass

    Did you know Denver has more than 850 miles of paved off-road trails available to cyclists? This essentially means you don't need to drive a car, ever. What's better is that within our great city, Denver officials have declared certain roadways to be bike friendly -- you'll notice the bikes painted ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Colorado Mountain Club brings Mountain Fest to American Mountaineering Center

    "This year the Colorado Mountain Club is celebrating its hundredth anniversary, and it's also a big anniversary -- the tenth -- for our annual Mountain Fest outdoor education event," says CMC spokeswoman Rachel Scott. "We have a great program on Saturday and six other big events this year as part of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2012

    Andrew Skurka unpacks The Ultimate Hiker's Gear Guide

    The greatest adventures are always more about the journey than the destination, but that truism can be easy to forget when you can't wait to get that heavy pack off your back. If the actual hiking isn't the most enjoyable part of your backpacking trips, then you just might be going about the whole t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Ice, ice, baby: Chill at the Ouray Ice Festival, January 5-8

    Photo courtesy Don Madden/Ouray Ice Festival​If "Go ice climbing" is on your New Year's resolution list, this is your week: The Ouray Ice Park is 100 percent open, and the seventeenth annual Ouray Ice Festival starts on Thursday. Ouray is a serious, six-hour drive from Denver -- but if you're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch wins third USPA Canopy Piloting Nationals

    Photo by Dq Israd, courtesy J. Walcher CommunicationsNick Batsch coming in hot at the 2011 USPA National Skydiving Championships of Canopy Piloting​The mere thrill of jumping out of a plane wasn't enough for Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch, who took up the sport of canopy piloting (where the ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Treehouse Collective's annual Pitch a Tent party, September 3 near Idaho Springs

    Photo by Dq Israd, courtesy J. Walcher CommunicationsNick Batsch coming in hot at the 2011 USPA National Skydiving Championships of Canopy Piloting​The mere thrill of jumping out of a plane wasn't enough for Denver-based skydiver Nick Batsch, who took up the sport of canopy piloting (where the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2011

    I Made It: Celebrating the human-powered spirit of mountaineer Göran Kropp

    ​In 1996, adventurer Göran Kropp famously set out by bike from his home in Sweden, loaded with gear, and rode all the way to Nepal to climb Mount Everest. He made the summit on May 23 of that year, without bottled oxygen and without Sherpa support, then climbed down, got back on his bike, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Grand opening of Trestle Bike Park at Barnum Park North delayed to August 6

    ​Commuters passing Federal on 6th Avenue on their way into Denver may have noticed construction on what is shaping up to be an epic new mountain bike and BMX skills park, designed by Gravity Logic and pro rider John Cowan. The park will be operated by Winter Park's Trestle Bike Park crew in pa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2011

    Stop inviting me to ruin your camping trip

    Welcome to hell on earth.​From 1988 to 1992, I attended Girl Scout camp at Tomahawk Ranch in Baily. It was awesome. We made tie-dye T-shirts, ate burnt s'mores and hunted for Snipes (a fictionalized skunk-rat that was rumored to live in the woods and could only be captured in pillow cases by G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Last chance to register for the Adventure Xstream Series

    ​Regular old marathons, triathlons and century rides not grueling enough for you? The Adventure Xstream Series comes to Colorado on May 14 for AXS Buena Vista, and registration ($135-$235 depending on the race option) is still open through May 11. The event will send competitors whitewater kay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2011

    Today in Stoke: Lightweight backpacking clinic tonight with Andrew Skurka

    Photo via AndrewSkurka.comAndrew Skurka descends a high pass into the Canning River, Brooks Range during his 2010 Alaska-Yukon Expedition​Boulder-based adventurer Andrew Skurka estimates he's hiked/skied/trekked at least 25,000 miles in the last decade, including a 4,700-mile Alaska-Yukon Expe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2011

    Urban mountain bike course on track in Denver after discovery of illegal trail in Boulder

    ​ Parks rangers with Boulder County have shut down an illegal mountain bike trail built down a steep face on the north side of Flagstaff Mountain, after someone now identified as professional mountain biker Mike West was cited for using it. Luckily, extreme mountain bikers will soon have a new ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Today in Stoke: Sender Films releases Reel Rock Film Tour 2010 DVD

    ​Boulder-based adventure film company Sender Films just put out a new DVD compiling all six climbing films from the 5th annual Reel Rock Film Tour (DVD trailer after the jump): The Swiss Machine documents Ueli Steck's alpine speed record on The Eiger Nordwand; First Round, First Minute follows ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    The Really Great Outdoors

    ​Boulder-based adventure film company Sender Films just put out a new DVD compiling all six climbing films from the 5th annual Reel Rock Film Tour (DVD trailer after the jump): The Swiss Machine documents Ueli Steck's alpine speed record on The Eiger Nordwand; First Round, First Minute follows ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 30, 2010

    Happy Trails

    ​Boulder-based adventure film company Sender Films just put out a new DVD compiling all six climbing films from the 5th annual Reel Rock Film Tour (DVD trailer after the jump): The Swiss Machine documents Ueli Steck's alpine speed record on The Eiger Nordwand; First Round, First Minute follows ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 29, 2010

    Crank It at Winter Park

    ​Boulder-based adventure film company Sender Films just put out a new DVD compiling all six climbing films from the 5th annual Reel Rock Film Tour (DVD trailer after the jump): The Swiss Machine documents Ueli Steck's alpine speed record on The Eiger Nordwand; First Round, First Minute follows ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Boulder County attack: With three recent incidents, should nature lovers be worried?

    A Flickr photoPeak to Peak Highway.​On Thursday, we told you about the second recent attack on a nature lover in the Boulder County area this month. Now, a third: a man and a woman were reportedly kidnapped by a rifle-wielding man over the weekend, but managed to escape. How concerned should ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2010

    Gear Up for This Bike Show

    A Flickr photoPeak to Peak Highway.​On Thursday, we told you about the second recent attack on a nature lover in the Boulder County area this month. Now, a third: a man and a woman were reportedly kidnapped by a rifle-wielding man over the weekend, but managed to escape. How concerned should ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 17, 2009

    Quiet Time

    A Flickr photoPeak to Peak Highway.​On Thursday, we told you about the second recent attack on a nature lover in the Boulder County area this month. Now, a third: a man and a woman were reportedly kidnapped by a rifle-wielding man over the weekend, but managed to escape. How concerned should ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Tonight: Snowshoeing 101 at REI Denver

    ​Snowshoeing allegedly has merits of its own -- REI calls it "one of the fastest growing sports in Colorado" and my folks are nuts for it -- but for me its real value has always been as a stepping stone.I grew up snowshoeing/snowboarding in the Colorado backcountry alongside a few intrepid telemar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Hiking the Colorado Trail? Try it on Google Earth first

    ​If you're thinking of hiking the Colorado Trail, a 500-mile hiking trail that stretches from Denver to Durango and covers almost every type of terrain our fair state has to offer, the first step you take should be online. Thanks to the efforts of Jerry Brown of Bear Creek Survey Service, who ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2009

    From the week of June 25, 200

    ​If you're thinking of hiking the Colorado Trail, a 500-mile hiking trail that stretches from Denver to Durango and covers almost every type of terrain our fair state has to offer, the first step you take should be online. Thanks to the efforts of Jerry Brown of Bear Creek Survey Service, who ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    Boulder Naked Bike Ride is naughty-bits free

    The Boulder Police Department's threat of potentially registering genital-displaying Naked Bike Ride peddlers as sex offenders seems to have done the trick. This weekend's Ride went off without a hitch, but with plenty of stitches over groins -- and pasties on male and female nipples alike, as can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2009

    Kenny Be's Worst-Case Scenario: A Stapleton staycation sunset campfire with a skyline view

    Don't let the recession stop your plans for a summer R.V. excursion. Instead of paying for numerous tanks of gas and countless campground fees, you can stay right here in Denver and vacation in the neighborhood that offers strip-mall camping and sunset marshmallow roasts. A staycation in the Staplet ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Let the Games Begin

    Vail hosts a mountain of fun this weekend.

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2009

    Top graduation gifts include... private DJ lessons?

    A Flickr photo The University of Colorado at Boulder's commencement ceremony took place on Saturday, where grads laughed in the face of swine-flu fears with a little help from Purell. But the folks at Boulder's Cloud 9 Living, which specializes in "world-class experience gifts," know that plenty of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Today's Night & Day featured event: Chart your course for the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum

    I'm a total map freak: I suppose that's been true since the very first time I ever spun my family's old globe of the world and let my chubby little finger fall on some far-flung nation. Later, my mother the hiker began bringing home those topographical state forest maps to study, as she sought to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 8, 2009

    Hip Hip Ouray

    I'm a total map freak: I suppose that's been true since the very first time I ever spun my family's old globe of the world and let my chubby little finger fall on some far-flung nation. Later, my mother the hiker began bringing home those topographical state forest maps to study, as she sought to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2008

    John McCain live on KOA this morning

    I'm a total map freak: I suppose that's been true since the very first time I ever spun my family's old globe of the world and let my chubby little finger fall on some far-flung nation. Later, my mother the hiker began bringing home those topographical state forest maps to study, as she sought to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Ultimate Rush

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • News

    August 28, 2008

    Don't Fence Me In

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Summer Guide

    June 12, 2008

    Sports Go to Extremes

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Culture

    June 12, 2008

    Sports Go to Extremes

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Calendar

    June 12, 2008

    Fat Chance

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Calendar

    January 24, 2008

    Climbing High

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Trail Mix

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Calendar

    November 29, 2007

    Talking Shop

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • Calendar

    May 10, 2007

    Bird Is the Word

    Durango hosts a competition for Frisbee fans.

  • News

    June 2, 2005

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of June 2, 2005

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Snowshoeing Getaway

    'S No Wonder! Snowshoe Tours

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 24, 2005

    Best Quickie Mountain Hike

    Herman's Gulch

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2004

    Wets Up?

    Inflatable kayaking satisfies the urge to submerge

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Without a Paddle

    Inflatable kayaking satisfies the urge to submerge

  • Sports & Recreation

    April 4, 2002

    Best Trail Named for a Blind Mountaineer

    Erik Weihenmayer Trail for Health
    Lookout Mountain Nature Center and Preserve

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Yurts

    Colorado State Parks

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Water-Skiing School

    Soda Lakes Water Ski School

  • Sports & Recreation

    March 29, 2001

    Best Lakeside Campsites

    Heaton Bay

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best sandwiches

    TreeHouse Cafe

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best place to plan your campout

    Colorado State Parks activities and facilities Web page www.coloradoparks.org

  • Best of Denver

    June 29, 2000

    Best casual bike tours

    Blazing Saddles

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