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Red Rocks Tunnel Josh Lenz Christian Murdock The Gazette — Josh Lenz walks through a hidden tunnel at Red Rocks. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock; The Gazette.

Denver

This hidden tunnel beneath Red Rocks Amphitheatre holds decades of secrets

In the days before this weekend’s start to another summer of music at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, crowds gathered at a sun-splashed pavilion, admiring the hills turning green again. They toured the […]

Dave Gilman, a soil scientist for the Burned Area emergency Rehabilitation unit, checks the recent paplication of Hydro Soil in the Hayman fire area Credit Tim Tadder — Dave Gilman, a soil scientist for the Burned Area emergency Rehabilitation unit, checks the recent paplication of Hydro Soil in the Hayman fire area. Photo Credit: Tim Tadder.

Features

The struggle to save Colorado’s forests in a changing world

When Mike Battaglia walked into the woods of the Pike National Forest on a sunny, late winter day, he pointed to the mature ponderosa pines — their needles assembled into bulbous groups, their […]

Spencer McKee Narrows Longs Peak — Me on the Narrows section of the climb. As you can see, the path gets pretty narrow and there's a big drop. Photo Credit: Alyssa Barg.

Adventures

The Allure of Longs Peak, Colorado’s “Deadliest” Mountain

While Colorado is filled with mountain peaks, one in particular seems to have captured the widespread allure of sightseers and adventures alike – Longs Peak. The only mountain in Rocky Mountain […]

Fruita horizon — Fruita is ripe with stunning flora and fauna throughout the spring months. Photo Courtesy: Go Fruita

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7 Reasons Why Springtime in Fruita Is Unlike Anywhere Else in Colorado

BY Andrew de Naray

Colorado geyser trail Nature girl (youtube) — Media Credit: Nature Girl (Youtube).

Adventures

The rewarding hike to Colorado’s only geyser

BY Spencer McKee

Entrance to the cave Photo Credit: underworld111 (iStock). — Photo Credit: underworld111 (iStock).

Adventures

The incredibly long Groaning Cave in Colorado

BY Spencer McKee

News

Woman Enjoying Delicious Burger Photo Credit: miodrag ignjatovic (iStock). — Photo Credit: miodrag ignjatovic (iStock).

News

Fast food restaurant to release CBD-infused burger on April 20 in Colorado

BY Spencer McKee

Sol Pais HOGP via Gazette — Sol Pais. Photo Credit: HOGP via Gazette.

News

Details emerge about woman’s death at Mount Evans

BY Liz Forster

The scene from the accident Courtesy Mike Petkash, KKTV — The scene from the accident Courtesy Mike Petkash, KKTV via Gazette.

News

Cyclist severely injured in Colorado crash with dump truck

BY Ellie Mulder; The Gazette

istock/getty images The sign at the entrance of the U.S. Army’s Fort Carson near Colorado Springs. Chmiel

News

Missing Fort Carson soldier found safe

BY Leslie James

Sol Pais HOGP via Gazette — Sol Pais. Photo Credit: HOGP via Gazette.

News

Manhunt ends with woman found dead at Colorado fourteener

BY Liz Forster

Jacquiline Eva Wilde Courtesy of KKTV — Jacquiline Eva Wilde. Courtesy photo.

News

Man admits leaving injured woman to die after off-road crash in Colorado

BY Lance Benzel; The Gazette

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Adventures

Rainbow Falls a quick, rewarding waterfall visit in Colorado

BY Seth Boster

Photo Credit: Airman Magazine (Flickr).

Features

The Underground City Inside of Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain

BY Spencer McKee

Colorful Mt. Garfield and the Bookcliffs in Western Colorado. Photo Credit: MGSmith (iStock).

Features

Out Where the West Begins: A Book of “Grit, Grace, and Greed”

BY Stuart Rosebrook, Ph.D.; Editor of True West magazine

Ted Bundy escorted out of the Pitkin County Courthouse in Colorado Ross Dolan AP file photo — Ted Bundy escorted out of the Pitkin County Courthouse in Colorado. Photo Credit: Ross Dolan (AP file photo).

Features

Ted Bundy’s Colorado file includes crowbar, ski guide

BY The Aspen Times via The Associated Press

Ling Li hikes up Barr Trail Kelsey Brunner — Ling Li hikes up Barr Trail. Photo Credit: Kelsey Brunner; The Gazette.

Features

What keeps the ‘Queen of Pikes Peak’ on her summiting streak?

BY Seth Boster

Cap kisses Chaela Kelsey Brunner — Cap kisses Chaela on top of her 1,500th summit – Fremont Peak. Photo Credit: Kelsey Brunner

Features

The unusual story of a Colorado mountain man and his canine companion

BY Seth Boster

Hiker points to the Summit of Fremont Peak Seth Boster — Hiker points to the summit of Fremont Peak. Photo Credit: Seth Boster.

Adventures

Panoramic views waiting at Fremont Peak near Royal Gorge

BY Seth Boster

Great Sand Dunes National Park, Photo Credit: marekuliasz (iStock).

Adventures

10 Things To Do at the Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve in Colorado

BY Breanna Sneeringer

Photo Credit: SWKrullImaging (iStock).

Adventures

10 Things To Do During a Trip to Pikes Peak

BY Breanna Sneeringer

Garden of the Gods, Photo Credit: tonda (iStock).

Adventures

9 Things to Do at Garden of the Gods

BY Breanna Sneeringer

Magnolia Mill @adventureswithnick (Instagram) — Magnolia Mill, the last visible building of Montgomery ghost town. Photo Credit: Nick Laursen (@adventureswithnick; Instagram)

Adventures

The Story of Colorado’s Sunken Ghost Town

BY Spencer McKee

Helen Hunt Falls David Bitton Gazette file — Helen Hunt Falls. Photo Credit: David Bitton; Gazette file

Adventures

Helen Hunt Falls a hike with rewarding views for all

BY Seth Boster

Places to Explore

Challenge Hill in Castle Rock — Challenge Hill in Castle Rock, Colorado.

Challenge Hill

Redstone Coke Ovens Stephen Martin — Photo Credit: Stephen Martin.

The Redstone Coke Ovens

Alpine Tunnel A.L. Szalanski (Wikimedia Commons) — Photo Credit: A.L. Szalanski (Wikimedia Commons).

The Alpine Tunnel

Westcliffe Colorado — Westcliffe, Colorado. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock; Colorado Springs Gazette.

Westcliffe Dark Sky Site

Monarch Pass - Monarch Crest Tramway-20 — Monarch Crest Tramway. Photo Credit: Stephen Martin, @explorewithmedia; IG.

Monarch Crest Tramway

devils head -@mrspenceproductions — Devil's Head Lookout on a cloudy day. Photo Credit: @mrspenceproductions (Instagram).

Devil’s Head Lookout

Moffat Street Pedestrian Bridge Pueblo Photo Credit Thaddeus Roan - OutThere Colorado — Moffat Street Pedestrian Bridge in Pueblo. Photo Credit: Thaddeus Roan.

Historic Arkansas Riverwalk

Bishop Castle - waitscm - OutThere Colorado — Photo Credit: waitscm

Bishop Castle

Bear Lake - Rocky Mountain National Park - @kerickane - OutThere Colorado — Bear Lake located in Rocky Mountain National Park

Bear Lake (Rocky Mountain National Park)

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park

Mike the Headless Chicken dherrara_96 (Flickr) — Photo Credit: dherrara_96 (Flickr).

Mike the Headless Chicken Statue

Frog Rock 4 - Katie Rae Bode - OutThere Colorado — Frog Rock, Colorado. Photo Credit: Katie Rae Bode.

Frog Rock

Guffey Cove - Spencer McKee - OutThere Colorado — Paradise Cove, Guffey, Colorado. Photo Credit: Spencer McKee

Paradise Cove (Guffey Cove)

Shrine of the Sun - Matt Wright - OutThere Colorado — Photo Credit: Matt Wright.

Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun

UFO Watchtower - Larry1732 - OutThere Colorado — The UFO Watchtower near Hooper, Colorado. Photo Credit: Larry1732 (FlickR).

UFO Watchtower