Castle Rock, Colorado

Most people think of Fort Collins as the loud beating heart of Colorado’s thriving microbrew community, and it is, but it is also a proud gateway to the Rocky Mountains: positioned right up against the Front Range and a mere 45 minutes from Rocky Mountain National Park, and even less to the Cache...

Looking to catch some fall colors around Colorado? Now's the time! Hit the road for those beautiful changing aspen trees. You'll know it's an aspen because of the way that it is.1. AspenEasily one of the most popular places in Colorado to catch the changing colors, it's not without good reason. T...

Chirping bats navigate the towering canyon walls that enclose the Colorado River from the outside world. They beat their delicate wings with certainty as they await the rise of the full moon over the rim. Their bouncing vocals, used for echolocation, and the rushing rapids of the Colorado River a...

I followed this issue closely once I learned it was being placed on the November 2020 Colorado ballot. I was quite shocked that the reintroduction of a predatory species had found its way to a statewide vote. On that November 3rd day, while watching other monumental ballot issues, I kept a watchf...

I have noticed over this past summer the level of the trash, left along back roads, at campsites, or along hiking trails has steadily increased. Each time I come across a trashed campsite or a dog poop bag left along a trail I think "Why, why is this happening?" It simply does not make any sense ...

As of Tuesday July 10, 2018, there are 14 fires burning over 191,000 acres in Colorado. Over half of that is from a single, human-caused fire. At least one other fire was caused by humans (with 6 more having unknown or under-investigation statuses). There have been at least 130 homes/structures d...

I honestly don't know why a product like this hasn't come along sooner! For those of you who don't know what a Gnarbox is, it's a small device about the size of an external hard drive. The device serves two purposes; one to store your photos / video like an external hard drive would, but more imp...

Every experience in the outdoors can prove to be a learning opportunity. The goal is to take those lessons learned and to ensure that future small or large mishaps do not occur again.  On my first solo backpacking trip on the Colorado Trail a few years ago, I learned multiple lessons after I enc...

Over the weekend the "416" fire burning outside of Durango more than doubled in size, to 17,000 acres. Over 2,000 homes have been evacuated, and the fire is only around 10% containment. It's the first large fire of what is shaping up to be a terrible fire season in Colorado. Statewide snowpack wa...

Every year I eagerly look forward to the start of hut season in Colorado, escaping far away from the rest of the world to a remote winter cabin.  As much as I love the opportunity to ski fresh lines all day long, it's really the time spent with friends sharing food, games, and stories of past ad...

I've always wanted to chase the fall colors and the golden aspens in Colorado I have always heard about and seen pictures of so this fall I booked a flight to Denver, rented a mini SUV and was off to the mountains. For the first couple of days I was in awe by the beauty that Colorado had to offer...

There are 58 peaks in Colorado over 14,000 feet. Visitors and locals add these Colorado hikes to their bucket-lists - some try to climb all of them! Legislative changes have led private landowners who own some of these peaks to rethink offering public access. Colorado hikes affected by liability...

This time of year is always exciting in the ski industry, more so in Colorado. In late fall we often have a handful of ski film premieres, like Level 1's Pleasure and Teton Gravity Research's Tight Loose, both incredible films in my opinion. A few weeks after, the snow begins to fall in the high-...

After carrying Riley’s water bottles, bowls, treats, doggie bags, booties, and paw wax for many years I had decided it was time that Riley started contributing by carrying his own weight on our hiking adventures.  Dog Pack designs have developed extensively in popularity and practicality in rece...

Are you ready for a challenge? This winter, take a road trip that tackles the slopes of five different ski resorts over five days. Where is this nirvana, you ask? Why, Colorado, of course. Colorado is home to some of the most sought-after Ikon Pass destinations in the United States. With your Iko...

Colorado is having a great snow year. Rather, an insanely great snow year. Average snowpack across the state is over 500% for this time of year, and hit over 100% in some counties. The ski industry in the state had a record year for skier days. Several late season storm systems refreshed the snow...