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The Modern History of the Wolf in Colorado

On a quiet night in the middle of the Colorado backcountry, you’ll find that one sound is absent that can often be heard in many wild parts across North America – the howl of a wolf. Once a […]

Blake DeHuff gives Mangalitsa the pig a pet Chancey Bush — Blake DeHuff gives Mangalitsa the pig a pet. Photo Credit: Chancey Bush

Colorado Springs farmer creates hog heaven at former horse ranch

Of all the heritage breeds of livestock that Blake DeHuff raises, his claim to fame remains the Mangalitsa pigs. The pigs, whose lineage dates to the early 1800s in Hungary, are prized by chefs […]

Sunset over Grand Lake, Colorado. Photo Credit: Stephen Martin (OutThere Colorado)

Searching for the Soul of Grand Lake

The phone rings at Bob Scott’s Authentic Indian Jewelry. So goes the greeting from the shop owner, his voice a silky, Southern twang recalling his Texas youth: “It’s a beautiful day in Grand […]

Jason Roys and Ian Schimpfle drive Schimpfle's Toyota down the rough road that leads to their claims near the top of Mount Antero and Mount White. The pair have been friends since the sixth grade and spend their summer in pitched tents in the forest above 11,000 feet - a modern day-mining camp. Photo Credit: Parker Seibold, The Gazette

The Rough and Rowdy Treasure Hunt on a Colorado 14er

The road is even worse than before, steep and slim and boulder-strewn as always, but now with avalanche debris adding an extra crunch and rivers running wider and deeper. Sandra Gonzales slams on the […]

Kent Viles points out details on his Dobrato hanging on the wall of Castle Creek Guitars in Gunnison in June. Viles has built 100 Dobratos and plans to put another 100 in his next round. This is the only one left from his first batch. Photo Credit: Kelsey Brunner, The Gazette

Colorado-made guitar played by world-famous celebrities

GUNNISON • A peculiar, sweet sound drifts down Main Street. Castle Creek Guitars is warmly lit and cedar scented, squeezed between the humble downtown’s boutiques and bars. And inside, the owner […]

Lake San Cristobal laps against its shores in Lake City on Thursday, June 28, 2019. Photo Credit: Kelsey Brunner, The Gazette

Lake City a historic Colorado town you can’t miss

The day is finally here. I’m visiting with the mayor, who has the look I’d expect of this mountain town’s mayor — shorts, T-shirt, white beard and ponytail poking from ball cap — when the […]

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Lake San Cristobal laps against its shores in Lake City on Thursday, June 28, 2019. Photo Credit: Kelsey Brunner, The Gazette

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Lake City a historic Colorado town you can’t miss

BY Seth Boster

Loretta McEllhiney peak manager of Colorado's 54 14,000-foot peaks, hikes up an eroded section of the Devil's Playground approach up Pikes Peak Wednesday, August 2, 2017. McEllhiney, who hikes up the mountain for work day after day, is meticulously planning a reroute for this section of trail. Photo Credit: James Wooldridge, The Gazette

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Colorado’s mother of 14,000-foot mountain peaks

BY Seth Boster

Visitors rest under the giant VW bug sculpture at the Swetszille Zoo near Fort Collins on Sunday, May, 2018. Bill Swets 77, has been creating creatures from scrapes of metal since 1985. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock, The Gazette

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Colorado zoo turns scrap metal into incredible animal sculptures

BY Seth Boster

An old X-ray machine used to check the fit of a pair of shoe in pre-1960s sits next to modern flip flops Monday, June 4, 2018, in Benges Shoe Store in Grand Junction, Colorado. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock, The Gazette

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Colorado’s oldest shoe store still open for business

BY Seth Boster

A couple of people get ready by sitting on the roof of their car for the start of Transformers: The Last Knight at the Star Drive-in on Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Monte Vista, Colorado. The Star Drive-In is part of the Best Western Movie Manor. Photo Credit: Dougal Brownlie, The Gazette.

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Watch drive-in movies from bed at this hotel in Colorado

BY Seth Boster

Todd Murray, 56, will be competing in the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race for the 26th time Saturday. He has ridden in every edition of the grueling race, and his daughter, Lauren, will be riding in it for the first time. Photo Credit: Chancey Bush, The Gazette

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Colorado Springs’ Todd Murray is Leadville 100’s mountain biking Superman

BY Seth Boster

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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

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Girls that Shred: Meet Bethany Lebewitz

BY Emily Morris

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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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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