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My first whitewater rafting experience in Colorado

My first whitewater rafting experience in Colorado

"Remember, if you fall out of the raft, get your feet up and forward as fast as possible. If you don't, a foot could get lodged between underwater rocks and that's one way people die." [...]

Rangely, Colorado: The town where OHVs roam

Rangely, Colorado: The town where OHVs roam

  • Nina K. Glaser, OutThere Colorado
  • May 24, 2022
Everything old is new again at the 81st Annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo

Everything old is new again at the 81st Annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo

  • Nina K. Glaser, OutThere Colorado
  • May 19, 2022
Get to know some of Colorado's official, living symbols

Get to know some of Colorado's official, living symbols

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • May 9, 2022
LOOKING BACK: Infamous serial killer escapes custody twice in Colorado mountains

LOOKING BACK: Infamous serial killer escapes custody twice in Colorado mountains

  • Tamera Twitty
  • May 4, 2022
Smokejumping, other outdoor extremes shape life of Colorado woman

Smokejumping, other outdoor extremes shape life of Colorado woman

  • Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Apr 25, 2022
Stockpiled booze and hidden tunnels helped get 'dry' Colorado Springs its fix

Stockpiled booze and hidden tunnels helped get 'dry' Colorado Springs its fix

  • By STEPHANIE EARLS stephanie.earls@gazette.com
  • Apr 21, 2022
A rugged fourteener hike in Colorado's 'most remote' mountain town

A rugged fourteener hike in Colorado's 'most remote' mountain town

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Apr 19, 2022
Rangely, Colorado is Open for Business

Rangely, Colorado is Open for Business

  • Nina K. Glaser, OutThere Colorado
  • Apr 14, 2022
LOOKING BACK: Gunman holds three hostage along iconic Colorado mountain pass

LOOKING BACK: Gunman holds three hostage along iconic Colorado mountain pass

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Mar 29, 2022
Colorado used to be home to 'cheetahs' – and their impact may still be seen today

Colorado used to be home to 'cheetahs' – and their impact may still be seen today

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Mar 25, 2022
LOOKING BACK: Bear eats woman at Colorado home after decade of alleged illegal feeding

LOOKING BACK: Bear eats woman at Colorado home after decade of alleged illegal feeding

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Mar 22, 2022
Colorado part of 'nuclear sponge' – here's what that means

Colorado part of 'nuclear sponge' – here's what that means

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Mar 16, 2022
Colorado's oldest synagogue refuses to fade: The miracle of Temple Aaron

Colorado's oldest synagogue refuses to fade: The miracle of Temple Aaron

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Mar 14, 2022
DON'T PANIC: Here's where Colorado's snowpack stands 28 days from the typical peak

DON'T PANIC: Here's where Colorado's snowpack stands 28 days from the typical peak

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Mar 11, 2022
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Locals face soaring housing costs in Colorado ski towns

TROUBLE IN PARADISE: Locals face soaring housing costs in Colorado ski towns

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Mar 9, 2022
Going back 77 years, one of Colorado's oldest ski shops is also its most colorful

Going back 77 years, one of Colorado's oldest ski shops is also its most colorful

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Mar 2, 2022
Colorado once a coastal environment, mapping from CU Boulder shows

Colorado once a coastal environment, mapping from CU Boulder shows

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Feb 28, 2022
On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers' Olympic dreams

On the slopes, a struggle for Black skiers' Olympic dreams

  • Aaron Morrison, The Associated Press
  • Feb 17, 2022
Come Home to a Breckenridge Staycation at Beaver Run Resort

Come Home to a Breckenridge Staycation at Beaver Run Resort

  • By Nina K. Glaser
  • Feb 10, 2022
6 animals on Colorado's endangered species list

6 animals on Colorado's endangered species list

  • Tamera Twitty tamera.twitty@outtherecolorado.com
  • Feb 1, 2022
LOOKING BACK: The night ecoterrorists attacked a Colorado ski resort 'for the lynx'

LOOKING BACK: The night ecoterrorists attacked a Colorado ski resort 'for the lynx'

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Feb 1, 2022
This Colorado dog walks like a person, and the world has taken notice

This Colorado dog walks like a person, and the world has taken notice

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jan 28, 2022
The true number of 'fourteeners' in Colorado remains a widely debated topic

The true number of 'fourteeners' in Colorado remains a widely debated topic

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jan 26, 2022
LOOKING BACK: Three pipe bombs detonate in Colorado, killing multiple people

LOOKING BACK: Three pipe bombs detonate in Colorado, killing multiple people

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jan 24, 2022
The Ins and Outs of a Ski-In, Ski-Out Staycation at Beaver Run Resort

The Ins and Outs of a Ski-In, Ski-Out Staycation at Beaver Run Resort

  • Nina K. Glaser
  • Jan 20, 2022
LOOKING BACK: Scorned wife starts massive Colorado wildfire by burning letter

LOOKING BACK: Scorned wife starts massive Colorado wildfire by burning letter

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jan 19, 2022
Swastika-shaped runways, a pandemic predictor, and more: 5 bizarre theories about DIA

Swastika-shaped runways, a pandemic predictor, and more: 5 bizarre theories about DIA

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jan 17, 2022
5 important outdoor recreation happenings of 2021

5 important outdoor recreation happenings of 2021

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Dec 30, 2021
Redstone Castle a proud — and haunted? — symbol of mountain town's Victorian age

Redstone Castle a proud — and haunted? — symbol of mountain town's Victorian age

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Dec 9, 2021
All about Ma Ma and authentic Chinese at this Boulder eatery | Craving Colorado

All about Ma Ma and authentic Chinese at this Boulder eatery | Craving Colorado

  • By Seth Boster Special from The Gazette
  • Dec 7, 2021
A Colorado Springs family of explorers includes their adventure cat, Pluto

A Colorado Springs family of explorers includes their adventure cat, Pluto

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Dec 3, 2021
LOOKING BACK: 15-foot-tall wave floods Denver streets, killing and causing mayhem

LOOKING BACK: 15-foot-tall wave floods Denver streets, killing and causing mayhem

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Dec 2, 2021
11 reasons to be thankful for Colorado outdoors

11 reasons to be thankful for Colorado outdoors

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Nov 23, 2021
10 famous people that have stayed at The Broadmoor in Colorado

10 famous people that have stayed at The Broadmoor in Colorado

  • By Jennifer Mulson
  • Nov 23, 2021
Colorado Springs man's collection of license plates is decades in the making

Colorado Springs man's collection of license plates is decades in the making

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Nov 19, 2021
Explore the JAX Outdoor Gear Adventure Gift Guide

Explore the JAX Outdoor Gear Adventure Gift Guide

  • SPONSORED FEATURE
  • Nov 18, 2021
Colorado goat farm is a dream come true for fifth-generation farmer

Colorado goat farm is a dream come true for fifth-generation farmer

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Nov 10, 2021
How the Broadmoor became "the grande dame of the Rockies"

How the Broadmoor became "the grande dame of the Rockies"

  • Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazette.com
  • Nov 10, 2021
0 to 100: What I learned from my first 100-mile bike ride

0 to 100: What I learned from my first 100-mile bike ride

  • Spencer McKee
  • Nov 8, 2021
Talking adventure and camaraderie with the women of BABs Outside

Talking adventure and camaraderie with the women of BABs Outside

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Nov 2, 2021
In another pandemic winter, Colorado's hot springs have shining moment

In another pandemic winter, Colorado's hot springs have shining moment

  • By Seth Boster
  • Nov 1, 2021
Mountain pass railroad in Colorado unlike any other in country

Mountain pass railroad in Colorado unlike any other in country

  • Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Nov 1, 2021
1,300 active cold cases: Here's a look at 7 active cold cases in Colorado

1,300 active cold cases: Here's a look at 7 active cold cases in Colorado

  • Tamera Twitty tamera.twitty@outtherecolorado.com
  • Oct 29, 2021
Hellish adventure: Meet 'Satan's Minions' of Boulder

Hellish adventure: Meet 'Satan's Minions' of Boulder

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Oct 25, 2021
Hundreds of human bodies still buried under popular Colorado park

Hundreds of human bodies still buried under popular Colorado park

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Oct 19, 2021
Colorado's newest fire lookout brings fresh eyes to a one-of-a-kind job: 'It’ll never be this peaceful again'

Colorado's newest fire lookout brings fresh eyes to a one-of-a-kind job: 'It’ll never be this peaceful again'

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Oct 18, 2021
Colorado's iconic elk rut: 'You feel like you're in a crazy nature documentary'

Colorado's iconic elk rut: 'You feel like you're in a crazy nature documentary'

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Oct 11, 2021
Northwestern Colorado town the state's 'best-kept secret'

Northwestern Colorado town the state's 'best-kept secret'

  • Gina Cronin, OutThere Colorado
  • Sep 29, 2021
Colorado Springs woman runs a Harry Potter-themed hedgehog breeding business

Colorado Springs woman runs a Harry Potter-themed hedgehog breeding business

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Sep 28, 2021
Hedgehog running club based in Colorado Springs spreads smiles and tracks high miles

Hedgehog running club based in Colorado Springs spreads smiles and tracks high miles

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Sep 27, 2021
The aspen connection: A meditation of Colorado's favorite fall tree

The aspen connection: A meditation of Colorado's favorite fall tree

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Sep 20, 2021
Colorado man builds epic treehouses that surpass your childhood dreams

Colorado man builds epic treehouses that surpass your childhood dreams

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Sep 18, 2021
The story behind the  'Instagram worthy' mobile bars now available for rent in Colorado Springs

The story behind the 'Instagram worthy' mobile bars now available for rent in Colorado Springs

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Sep 17, 2021
Man hikes 1,100-plus miles to summit all Colorado fourteeners in one self-supported push

Man hikes 1,100-plus miles to summit all Colorado fourteeners in one self-supported push

  • Spencer McKee
  • Sep 9, 2021
Pawel Szafruga: Man walks 1,100-plus miles to summit Colorado fourteeners in single push

Pawel Szafruga: Man walks 1,100-plus miles to summit Colorado fourteeners in single push

  • By: Spencer McKee
  • Sep 9, 2021
The Colorado cycling challenge building muscle and bonds

The Colorado cycling challenge building muscle and bonds

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Aug 30, 2021
Colorado earth house among the 'quirkiest roadside Americana stays'

Colorado earth house among the 'quirkiest roadside Americana stays'

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Aug 29, 2021
The dark & creepy tale of Denver's Spider Man (Reader discretion advised)

The dark & creepy tale of Denver's Spider Man (Reader discretion advised)

  • Leslie James
  • Aug 26, 2021
A visit to 'Colorado's answer to Lake Powell': Ode to Navajo

A visit to 'Colorado's answer to Lake Powell': Ode to Navajo

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Aug 23, 2021
Rock climbing extraordinaire Paige Claassen finds balance on and off the wall

Rock climbing extraordinaire Paige Claassen finds balance on and off the wall

  • Spencer McKee
  • Aug 23, 2021
'Wild West' vibe thrives at Denver’s ‘oldest’ restaurant

'Wild West' vibe thrives at Denver’s ‘oldest’ restaurant

  • Leslie James
  • Aug 19, 2021
North America’s evidence of asteroid strike, dinosaur mass extinction first discovered in Colorado

North America’s evidence of asteroid strike, dinosaur mass extinction first discovered in Colorado

  • Leslie James
  • Aug 17, 2021
13 scenic mountain ranges found around Colorado

13 scenic mountain ranges found around Colorado

  • Leslie James
  • Aug 17, 2021
Meet the woman behind Colorado's new 100-mountain record

Meet the woman behind Colorado's new 100-mountain record

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Aug 9, 2021
100 years of Barr Trail: A magical journey to the top of Pikes Peak

100 years of Barr Trail: A magical journey to the top of Pikes Peak

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Aug 2, 2021
That time I almost had to fight a deer and what that encounter taught me

That time I almost had to fight a deer and what that encounter taught me

  • Spencer McKee
  • Jul 29, 2021
Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination

Tracing 100 years of Barr Trail history and the man who helped make Pikes Peak a destination

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jul 26, 2021
Why I Write About Death in Outdoor Recreation

Why I Write About Death in Outdoor Recreation

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jul 25, 2021
Little town has claim to Colorado's only rock-crawling park

Little town has claim to Colorado's only rock-crawling park

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jul 23, 2021
INSIGHTS | Stimulus, stimulus everywhere and just a drop for the Water Plan

INSIGHTS | Stimulus, stimulus everywhere and just a drop for the Water Plan

  • By JOEY BUNCH joey.bunch@coloradopolitics.com
  • Jul 19, 2021
RIVER TOWNS: PUEBLO | Giving and taking on the Arkansas River

RIVER TOWNS: PUEBLO | Giving and taking on the Arkansas River

  • By MARIANNE GOODLAND Colorado Politics
  • Jul 17, 2021
5 reasons to choose Rangely, Colorado – for more than a vacay among the gorgeous mesas

5 reasons to choose Rangely, Colorado – for more than a vacay among the gorgeous mesas

  • BY PATTY TOMSKY
  • Jul 15, 2021
In small Colorado mountain town, an unlikely circus prevails

In small Colorado mountain town, an unlikely circus prevails

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jul 14, 2021
Yes, you can own a pet kangaroo in Colorado – along with several other odd animals

Yes, you can own a pet kangaroo in Colorado – along with several other odd animals

  • Spencer McKee
  • Jul 12, 2021
Colorado's Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last?

Colorado's Rio Grande has sustained historic way of life in Alamosa. Can it last?

  • SETH BOSTER seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jul 11, 2021
Colorado Springs at 150 years | Arts, culture found home early in 'Little London'

Colorado Springs at 150 years | Arts, culture found home early in 'Little London'

  • Linda Navarro linda.navarro@gazette.com
  • Jul 8, 2021
Mountain town music festival to feature Stevie Nicks, Eric Church, Kings of Leon, & more

Mountain town music festival to feature Stevie Nicks, Eric Church, Kings of Leon, & more

  • BY PATTY TOMSKY
  • Jul 6, 2021
Remembering the Big Thompson Canyon flood, Colorado’s deadliest natural disaster

Remembering the Big Thompson Canyon flood, Colorado’s deadliest natural disaster

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jul 2, 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS AT 150 | How Colorado Springs streets earned their names

COLORADO SPRINGS AT 150 | How Colorado Springs streets earned their names

  • Jessica Snouwaert jessica.snouwaert@gazette.com
  • Jul 2, 2021
6 dangerous mushrooms found around Colorado

6 dangerous mushrooms found around Colorado

  • By Breanna Sneeringer
  • Jul 1, 2021
The 10 types of drivers you’ll encounter on I-70 in Colorado

The 10 types of drivers you’ll encounter on I-70 in Colorado

  • By Spencer McKee
  • Jun 30, 2021
New book chronicles colorful, lesser-known stories on Pikes Peak

New book chronicles colorful, lesser-known stories on Pikes Peak

  • Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jun 29, 2021
Know before you go: Springs' Pikes Peak Rodeo July 14-17

Know before you go: Springs' Pikes Peak Rodeo July 14-17

  • PATTY TOMSKY
  • Jun 24, 2021
Manitou Springs initiative seeks pollinator-friendly certification

Manitou Springs initiative seeks pollinator-friendly certification

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jun 19, 2021
7-minute video captures UFO above Colorado in "compelling" footage

7-minute video captures UFO above Colorado in "compelling" footage

  • Leslie James
  • Jun 17, 2021
Life on the high line: Inside the rising thrill across Colorado's outdoors

Life on the high line: Inside the rising thrill across Colorado's outdoors

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Jun 7, 2021
Old Colorado City studio offers a 'treasure hunt' of pretty things

Old Colorado City studio offers a 'treasure hunt' of pretty things

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • Jun 5, 2021
Beloved MeadowGrass Music Festival kicks off a long-awaited big summer for live music

Beloved MeadowGrass Music Festival kicks off a long-awaited big summer for live music

  • Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • May 29, 2021
Colorado mountain town designated as state's newest International Dark Sky Community

Colorado mountain town designated as state's newest International Dark Sky Community

  • Leslie James
  • May 29, 2021
A history of The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway

A history of The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • May 27, 2021
New wolf killing laws trigger push to revive US protections

New wolf killing laws trigger push to revive US protections

  • MATTHEW BROWN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
  • May 27, 2021
How the Pikes Peak Cog Railway was remade for a new era

How the Pikes Peak Cog Railway was remade for a new era

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • May 27, 2021
53 tell-tale signs that you're a true Coloradan

53 tell-tale signs that you're a true Coloradan

  • Spencer McKee
  • May 25, 2021
Rare natural event means that earth is moving in Colorado’s ‘most remote town’

Rare natural event means that earth is moving in Colorado’s ‘most remote town’

  • Leslie James
  • May 24, 2021
Hike to the 'Colorado Cannibal memorial site' near a remote mountain town

Hike to the 'Colorado Cannibal memorial site' near a remote mountain town

  • Leslie James
  • May 21, 2021
Colorado man's app built to track, celebrate mountain achievements

Colorado man's app built to track, celebrate mountain achievements

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • May 20, 2021
6 beautiful spots to hike and camp around Colorado

6 beautiful spots to hike and camp around Colorado

  • Patty Tomsky
  • May 20, 2021
14 rules every tourist should follow when visiting Colorado

14 rules every tourist should follow when visiting Colorado

  • Spencer McKee
  • May 19, 2021
5 fast facts about the “Tire Sports Capital of Colorado”

5 fast facts about the “Tire Sports Capital of Colorado”

  • BY PATTY TOMSKY, THE GAZETTE
  • May 19, 2021
Unrequited love: Meet the porcupines at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

Unrequited love: Meet the porcupines at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

  • By Jennifer Mulson
  • May 16, 2021
Colorado woman builds beautiful sculptures out of scraps of wood

Colorado woman builds beautiful sculptures out of scraps of wood

  • By Amanda Hancock amanda.hancock@gazette.com
  • May 15, 2021
5 tips for Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway first-timers

5 tips for Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway first-timers

  • BY PATTY TOMSKY SPONSORED FEATURE
  • Apr 21, 2021
A last ride for Colorado Springs WWII Buffalo Soldier John Nichols

A last ride for Colorado Springs WWII Buffalo Soldier John Nichols

  • By David Bitton david.bitton@gazette.com
  • Apr 18, 2021
Can the dream of Silverton prevail into the future? | Colorful Colorado

Can the dream of Silverton prevail into the future? | Colorful Colorado

  • By Seth Boster seth.boster@gazette.com
  • Apr 18, 2021
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