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San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Photo Credit:Gary Gray (iStock). — San Juan Mountains of Colorado, Photo Credit: Gary Gray (iStock).

Is there a Colorado accent?

In the time he’s spent outside of the mountains west of Colorado Springs, Robert Denison’s cowboy drawl has marked him as an outsider in his own state. But as a third-generation Colorado native, […]

A pika yawns ferociously. Photo Credit: DougLloyd (iStock).

The Plight of the Mighty Pika

Imagine the scene at the top of one of Colorado’s 14,000 foot peaks on a sunny summer day. The air is thin, often accompanied by a chilled breeze. It’s quiet, rather lonely, but in a good way. […]

Christian Murdock Gazette Mike Headless Chicken — A sculpture of Mike, the headless chicken, in downtown Fruita. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock; The Gazette.

The Legend of Mike, Colorado’s Headless Chicken

A fifth-generation farmer is busy tending his fields when he’s asked about the chicken. Again. “Yeah,” Troy Waters says. “Everybody asks me about the chicken.” Only because he’s most […]

Manitou Incline — The Manitou Incline from a distance. Photo Credit: Charles Roach.

Manitou Incline the perfect place to train for sport of tower running

You probably haven’t heard of Steve Stermer’s sport. “The hardest sport you’ve never heard of,” it’s been described. Tower running. Stair racing. Call it what you prefer. It’s been […]

Shorty Joe and Gumby in the community garden of Community First! Village in Austin, Texas Christian Murdock — Shorty Joe and Gumby in the community garden of Community First! Village in Austin, Texas. Shorty Joe was homeless in the Austin area for 31 years prior to the development of this community in 2016. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock

Can tiny home communities help fix homelessness in Colorado?

One by one they gather, some bringing cans of corn and beans, others just bringing themselves. One man brings a plant he calls coffee kale — a plant he’s only watered with freshly poured java, […]

South Catamount Reservoir Seth Boster — South Catamount Reservoir. Photo Credit: Seth Boster

Fishing under Pikes Peak amid serenity and mystery

When people hear they can catch all the fish they want, they flock. That was the expectation last week at Crystal Creek Reservoir, which is being drained to repair an outdated dam — prompting an […]

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South Catamount Reservoir Seth Boster — South Catamount Reservoir. Photo Credit: Seth Boster

Features

Fishing under Pikes Peak amid serenity and mystery

BY Seth Boster

A rebuilt watchtower at Camp Amache AP Photo Russell Contreras — A rebuilt watchtower at Camp Amache, an interment camp that held as many as 7,597 Japanese-Americans and Japanese immigrants. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Russell Contreras.

Features

Dark history revealed at Colorado’s Japanese-American internment camp

BY David Ramsey; The Colorado Springs Gazette

Pikes Peak tank Pikes Peak Library District Special Collections — Photo Credit: Peak Library District Special Collections.

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100 years ago, a tank took on Pikes Peak

BY ML Cavanaugh; Special on The Colorado Springs Gazette

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.

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This hidden tunnel beneath Red Rocks Amphitheatre holds decades of secrets

BY Seth Boster

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.

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

BY Liz Forster

Photo Credit: Airman Magazine (Flickr).

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The Underground City Inside of Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain

BY Spencer McKee

Girls That Shred

Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson stand over an elk — Donnelle Johnson and Lisa Thompson stand over an elk. Courtesy photo.

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Don’t tell these women Colorado hunting “is for men”

BY Seth Boster

Plane in Flight - courtesy of Renee Geary - OutThere Colorado — Renee Geary flying a plane in the skies above Colorado. Photo courtesy of Renee Geary.

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Girls that Shred: Meet Renee Geary

BY Sammy Blair

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Girls that Shred: Meet Annelise Loevlie, CEO of Icelantic Skis

BY Sophie Goodman

Mascarenas Family - Vail GoPro Mountain Games - OutThere Colorado — Tina Mascarenas, Alexis Mascarenas, Megan Mascarenas, and Staci Stuter pose for a family picture at the 2015 Vail GoPro Mountain Games. Photo Credit: Eric Oberlander.

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Girls that Shred: Meet the Mascarenas Family

BY Alyssa Wendt

Bethany Lebewitz - Brown Girls Climb - courtesy of Bethany Lebewitz - OutThere Colorado — Bethany Lebewitz with a crew from Brown Girls Climb. Photo courtesy of Bethany Lebewitz.

Climbing

Girls that Shred: Meet Bethany Lebewitz

BY Emily Morris

Del Norte - Trail Running - OutThere Colorado-85 — Summit of a trail run in Del Norte, Colorado. Photo Credit: Stephen Martin, OutThere Colorado.

Backpacking

Girls that Shred: 6 Women’s Outdoor Activity Clinics in Colorado

BY Emma Murray

The First Diaries

The First Diaries

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The First Diaries: That Time I Hiked My First Thirteener

BY Haley Gray

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The First Diaries: That Time I Tried Mountain Biking

BY Haley Gray

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Climbing

The First Diaries: That Time I Learned to Belay

BY Haley Gray

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College Outside: How to Literally Major in Mountains

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College Outside: The Outdoors-Loving Hypocrite

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College Outside: How to Plan Your First Real River Trip

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College Outside: Advice for Finding Your First Pair of Climbing Shoes

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College Outside: The Right Jacket to Pack on Any Adventure

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College Outside: Education Through Experience, Importance of a Gap Year