As a teenager in Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, Annalise Grueter could not believe the order of her cross country team coach. “We were going to be hiking/jogging a (13,000-foot mountain) for training ...

Even as temperatures start to drop with the approaching fall, there’s nothing like cooling off during a strenuous hike with a cold plunge in a high-altitude lake. Colorado offers many an adventure, ...

A new trail has been built to a popular, high-alpine lake in Colorado. That's Lost Lake, reached a short way off Cottonwood Pass outside of Buena Vista. Hannah Hunter with Volunteers for Outdoor ...

A wide footbridge over Boulder Brook leads to the Sprague Lake Loop Trail, a 0.7-mile, hardpacked dirt and gravel trail in Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park, perfect for wheelchairs, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, ...

Colorado’s alpine lakes make for stunning destinations for hikers. While summer is the easiest time of year to reach the trails, winter has a special allure. Sunlight dances on ice, snow covers the ...

Colorado’s best fourteeners with the most sustainable hiking trails, across different ranges, with relatively solid rock up to summits over 14,000 feet. Eighty million years after continental plates ...

The Alpine Loop, a rugged byway winding through Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, is renowned for its stunning vistas, rugged terrain, and remote beauty. But behind its breathtaking landscapes is a ...