Every autumn, I have to spend at least one full day drenched in color. I hike in late September when the aspen are putting out peak wattage, the forest floor glows and the sky is clear all day. A ...

Even as temperatures start to drop with the approaching fall, there’s nothing like cooling off during a strenuous hike with a cold plunge in a high-altitude lake. Colorado offers many an adventure, ...

Last year, for the first time in six years, I didn’t race and didn’t log my usual 3,000 miles. Nagging injuries, a lack of race-entry luck, and a growing guiding program all played a role, as did an ...

Relevant maps: Trails Illustrated No. 102; Monarch Lake 7.5 minute; Grand County No. 2; Arapaho National Forest Getting there: From U.S. 40 at the western edge of Granby, drive north on U.S. 34 for ...