Coloradans looking for travel recommendations don’t need to go far to hit the nation’s top spot. That’s according to Men’s Journal, which this week released its list of the 50 best vacation destinations for 2024 and dubbed Ouray the No. 1 must-hit locale. The Western Slope mountain town beat out many of the country’s most … Read more
For the past three summers, North America’s highest-elevation via ferrata has made for an exhilarating addition to Arapahoe Basin’s summer recreation activities. Now resort officials are in the preliminary stages of planning a second one, and they have entered the approval process with the U.S. Forest Service. The first one, which opened in 2021 on … Read more
When we were six, we went to school together and brought that competitive spirit with us. It seemed normal that everything was a competition, whether it was school grades or who had the nicest clothes. Matilda Soderlund at Eaton Hotel in Jordan, Kowloon. Soderlund started climbing rock climbing when she was 11. Photo: Yik Yeung-man … Read more
This is more than a non-skier’s guide to winter in Colorado or a roundup of cool après-ski activities. This is my ultimate Colorado winter bucket list for epic off-slopes fun. Make this winter your season of adventure by trying some — or all — of these 23 unique experiences. Broome Hut. (Denver Post file photo) … Read more
One complication of training a kindergartener is that it can’t be too intense, said Mr Zikri. “We can’t go too fast, and I need to tone down the intensity for him so that it’s still fun for him … (so the challenge is) keeping it fun for him and getting him to stay motivated.” Ms … Read more
None of us has succumbed to altitude sickness but members of the few climbing parties below us don’t seem to have been so fortunate; some are throwing up violently. A morning view of Nelion, the second highest peak of Mount Kenya at 5,188 metres, from Point Lenana. Photo: Kang-Chun Cheng It takes nearly three days … Read more
Fodor’s influential “No List” discouraged travelers from visiting the American West in 2023, citing the increasingly dry Colorado River and the millions of residents who depend on its water. But for 2024, the company’s travel experts have recommended one place in Colorado that should be on every vacationer’s bucket list. Boulder is one of 24 … Read more
