Adventure
‘It’s all about the ass’
I was walking down Bill Lee’s driveway at Laughing Valley Ranch in Clear Creek County when he said he wanted me to try something.
We’d...
Summer like an Olympian
Boulder County is home to a deep roster of Olympic athletes past and present, from homegrown heroes like long-distance runner Elise Cranny to relative...
Wheel love
For some American cyclists, moving to Boulder is synonymous with giving it a go as a professional rider. The city has long been a...
See something, say something
After a video taken from a train outside of Durango circulated online last year, we prodded Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Public Information Officer...
Rest stops
Ask a local long-distance cyclist: When you’re riding to a destination like Ward or Hygiene, is it the destination itself (“Just three more miles...
Back for more
Morgan Pearson was on the way back to his hotel in Paris, France.
He is one of the top triathletes in the world and has...
Cowboys and ski bums
You click into your skis and tighten the buckles on your boots as snug as you can get them.
But you’re not at the top...
Out and back
Jeff Banks knows his snow.
He’s skied all his life and is pretty damn good at it. He won a junior national championship in nordic...
Glide or Die
Becoming one of the most recognized professional climbers in the U.S. takes an affinity for the unknown.
You might say that’s one of Cedar Wright’s...
Rooted in place
Rising from the foothills, a geometric sandstone building sits alone atop a mesa like a specter over Boulder.
The edifice is difficult to capture in...
Summer stoke
Two things attract the attention of Boulderites year-round: powder days and the Grateful Dead.
Somewhere between those two addictions lives Teton Gravity Research (TGR), an...