Outdoors

I’ve visited Moab lots. I’ve climbed off Pot Ash Road, rafted the Daily Run, biked on Slick Rock and Poison Spider and camped with my family alongside the Colorado River. But, I’ve never experienced Moab like I did last weekend at the Sorrel River Ranch. Located...

October is the time of year when turning leaves signal cooler mountain air. It also means the end of a busy bike season in the San Juans. For those who want to squeeze in one last event before the snow flies, Mountain Village has got your...

I was grumbling from the minute I woke up. I had a humongous hangover—I don’t usually drink anymore, but our two- and three-year-old children spent the night at their grandparents so Blake and I could celebrate our anniversary. I guess we celebrated a little too...

A few years ago I swore I'd never miss another Telluride autumn. And I meant it. But life is what happens while you're making plans and life dictated that we would be on the road a lot this fall. We had just finished a two week...

On the Double Armstrong weekend—when “Giant Step” Neil passed away after 82 unblemished years on this planet (minus one day on the moon) and Tour de France Lance fell a long way from grace after deciding to no longer fight to protect his dope-tinged reputation—the...

The final stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was run in the (comparatively) level streets of Denver Sunday afternoon. Taylor Phinney (BMC) ran the 9.5 mile course in 17:25:50 to win the stage. Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC), who spent...

Rory Sutherland (United Healthcare), an Australian who now calls Boulder home, surged up Flagstaff Mountain for the Stage 6 win on Saturday. Clearly Sutherland is at home in his adopted home town. With five different stage winners in six legs, the leader jersey has passed again,...

The USA Pro Cycling Challenge Stage 5 from Breckenridge to Colorado Springs on Friday ended with group sprint that resulted in a second stage win for Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda). There was a bit of confusion near the end: at the second of three circuits of...

The running joke at the Durango press conference last Saturday was how many cities across America Tom Danielson claims as his home town. His statement that he wants to return to live in Durango certainly helps his popularity with Colorado fans. The stage victory in...