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Hiking

Ice Lakes Trail near Silverton to reopen after last year’s wildfire

San Juan National Forest crews cleared more than 5 miles of debris

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

As hikers flock to Colorado 14ers, trail-building crews work to rescue the alpine tundra

Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has worked on 35 of the state’s 58 mountains higher than 14,000 feet, fixing ‘social trails’ created by climbers taking the most direct route to the summit

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildflower season offers scenic hikes

Wildflowers are blooming in the San Juan Mountains and are thriving from all the rain. Here are three trails to view them. Horse Creek Trail: This trailhead is on Colorado Highway 145 b...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado’s arch park: Rattlesnake Canyon

Day hike west of Grand Junction offers bountiful formations

DATE: Jun 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Sports

A hometown spring hike north of Durango

Mitchell Lakes Trail, Pinkerton-Flagstaff Trail lead to wide-open views

DATE: May 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Arapaho, Roosevelt national forest to require reservations

Some locations will become day-use only

DATE: May 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Landowners shut down access to three Colorado fourteeners

Bross, Democrat and Lincoln temporarily closed

DATE: Apr 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Impact of logging near Dolores raises concerns about recreation access

10 years of timber work to overlap popular trail and camping area in Boggy Draw area

DATE: Apr 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Youth Corps to work on motorized trails

Heavy use and wildfires impacts recreation areas

DATE: Apr 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Damaged Colorado Trail section expected to be clear of avalanche debris by fall

Grant will help fund summer trail work

DATE: Mar 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Repeatable delight: Upper Muley Twist Canyon in Capitol Reef National Park

Capitol Reef hike offers contrasting scenery

DATE: Feb 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Permit system on the way to control crowds on Ice Lakes Trail

High visitation has led to significant impacts on the landscape, Forest Service says

DATE: Dec 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

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