Recently, I have been writing my column about my visit to Colorado Springs. This is one more story about my visit. I am going to talk about my most favorite part of Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. I ...

In my column in the Jan. 23 edition of The Independent, I wrote about the many features in the EXPLORE Act, a single piece of recently passed federal legislation that simplifies, standardizes and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Completing a trail encircling Pikes Peak and expanding camping opportunities in the shadow of the landmark locals call “America’s Mountain” are expected to ...

I’ve always been of the opinion that September is the best month to be in Colorado. The days are still fairly long, the weather is still warm, the monsoons are behind us, there are still wildflowers ...

Canon City is only about 45 minutes away from Colorado Springs and the more desert-like environment offers warmer hiking conditions. Winter weather is possible in March, so beware of muddy conditions ...

MUSKEGON, MI - A Muskegon woman is sharing her story of completing a 12-mile hike up Colorado’s Pikes Peak Mountain, despite being legally blind. Jan Thom made the trek up 14,115 feet in two days this ...

The Buffalo Creek Recreation Area (BCRA) is only about a 45 minute drive from Woodland Park and offers a delightfully complex trail system. This route executes a large loop around the jagged features ...