Peak fall color viewing time is coming up this weekend, Saturday, Sept. 27, and Sunday, Sept. 28, and local outdoor expert, “Hiking Bob” Falcone, has provided a ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Hiking is a favorite summer activity for Colorado natives and tourists alike, and it’s great exercise. But hiking does not come without risks. Thankfully, those risks can be ...

If you’re searching for spots to see the leaves change in Southern Colorado, hiking expert Hiking Bob offers some ideas.

After Kevin Silvernale finished thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in 2016, he was hooked and started devising his own long-distance trail. The 34-year-old Colorado local went on to hike the ...

After thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, I thought the 486-mile Colorado Trail would be a breeze. I could hike it in a month instead of four and a half; it’d be way less committing, allowing me to ...

Louise Barton remembers the exact backpacking moment when her career path changed. “I’m a botanist by training. I started working for the Forest Service and we were in Yellowstone doing huge off-trail ...

The Colorado Trail celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024, creating a great opportunity for The Denver Gazette and The Gazette staffers to get an intimate view of the trail via thru-hiking and ...

Compared with record numbers from 2020, it appears hiking has sharply dropped across Colorado's biggest mountains. That's according to Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, which recently released its ...