Telluride is one of southern Colorado's most spectacular mountain towns. Nestled in a deep glacial valley, and surrounded by high alpinee peaks, it's a classic skiing and hiking destination in the southern San Juan Range. [...]
In the southeast corner of Colorado you'll find Great Sand Dunes National Park, home to North America's largest sand dunes. But it's also home to much more, including 13,000 foot mountains, backcountry mountain passes, beach-like [...]
Colorado’s four national parks are scattered across the state, and feature a diverse number of sights and splendor to explore. From mountains and canyons to ancient ruins and sand dunes, this state has some amazing [...]
Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado is one of my favorite places in the world. With 14,000 foot peaks, alpine lakes, waterfalls and wildlife, it's everything a hiker or backpacker could want in a single [...]
The Colorado rocky mountains are a beautiful and amazing place to explore, but it's also a dangerous setting with plenty of risk. Even with the best planning and preparation, accidents and injuries can happen, especially [...]
Whether you're skiing in Breckenridge or visiting during the summer, 14ers offer an exciting way to spend a day exploring the Colorado rocky mountains around you. You're in luck as there are many 14ers near [...]
There are few better places to serve as a fourteener base camp than the town of Buena Vista, Colorado. Situated in the Arkansas River Valley, it's bordered by the massive Sawatch Range, home to more [...]
Pikes Peak towers over Colorado Springs, with its Barr Trail trailhead just a 20 minute drive from the city. No other major city in the state of Colorado is so close to a 14er (a [...]
Grays Peak, along with its twin Torreys Peak, is an easy summer fourteener, no more than a long hike with significant elevation gain. However, Climbing Grays Peak in Winter have many more challenges to contend [...]
For the past sixteen years, public access to Mount Bross has been closed due to liability concerns of the owners. However, that doesn't stop thousands of people from illegally summiting the mountain anyways, usually shrugging [...]
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