Story and photos by Shauna Stephenson My love affair with the Wind River Range came at first sight. It is a short affair but ardent, an unspoken tie to the granite peaks that lifted up so many years ago when the world was in geological turmoil. We glance out toward those distant peaks as the horses [...]

Story By Joseph Boven A man stands before a small pit of dirt, in his arms he carries a doll. As he puts the dirt into a small bag he prays that the owner of the doll, his daughter, will be healed. This is the High Road of New Mexico, where the space between the past [...]

Slip just outside of Lyons to hike Button Rock Preserve, a public sanctuary designed to protect wildlife and the watershed of Ralph Price Reservoir. Follow the Lollipop Loop Trail paralleling North St. Vrain Creek. Access is easy for those with families or just seeking a leisurely hike. Getting to Button Rock Preserve From Lyons, take Highway 36 [...]

Plenty o’ air up there THAT WHOLE “CLIMBING is 90 percent mental; 10 percent physical,” very true, IMO. The Knife Edge, for me, at least, was an interesting experience. In some respects, it was as “hairy” as I had expected. In other respects it was anticlimactic. In general, it wasn’t what I had expected. For one, [...]