La Veta, Colorado

Boasting the tallest sand dunes in North America dropped upon a melting pot of ecosystems, this young national park is a photographer's dream. Read these five tips to make the most out of your limited time there! 1. Get there before first light.  For photography buffs, this one seems obvious. ...

In March of this year I went to Great Sand Dunes National Park on a whim. I was this close to not going but am so glad I did. I was on a trip to Rocky Mountain National Park and had gotten one solid day of exploring in before the weather turned nasty and Alex and I were chased from our backcountr...

Good light, perfect campsites, wildlife and wide open space…that’s what we were after. This adventure started on a Friday morning. Keith, Kimberly and I were in Denver, packing Keith’s FJ Cruiser for a 3-day weekend in and around what is arguably the National Park System’s most underrated park, G...

The 72 hours we had in Red River, New Mexico were something out of a skier’s paradise. For those of you who chase winter, you know the stereotype; the ski towns are crowded and overpriced so badly that it starts to dampen your interest in staying in bounds at all.  This place was something that ...

Tucked into a narrow valley in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the mountain outpost of Red River, New Mexico, is one of those towns that it's almost hard to believe exists. Surrounded by mountains, the forested slopes of New Mexico's tallest peaks rise right off of Main Street. Small in size but ...

Red River, New Mexico, is the summer destination you didn't know you were dreaming of. Nestled into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the one-time mining town is perched at 8,750 feet elevation and is surrounded by the Carson National Forest. Make the Red River Ski & Summer Area your home base,...