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Trail crews assembled by the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative work on a rock wall on Mount Sneffels near Telluride. Colorado's Non-Motorized Trail Grant Program has given the fourteeners group a $250,000 grant for similar trail maintenance this summer. (Provided by Colorado Fourteeners Initiative)

As federal government becomes “more unpredictable,” hikers may look to the state to maintain trails

By John Meyer

April 7, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Nonprofit leader: "The state is likely to be a more influential trail funder in the...

FILE - In this May 28, 2013, file photo, a hiker takes a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Outdoor enthusiasts and nature photographers hoping to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of the hugely popular trail in the U.S. Southwest will now have a better chance at landing one of the elusive permits after the U.S. government Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, tripled the number of daily visitors allowed. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

The prettiest places in the U.S. that you’ll need a lottery permit to visit

By Mindy Sink

April 3, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers...

Mountain goats traverse the east ridge of Quandary Peak (14,270 feet) in 2014. (Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)

Trails on 12 Colorado fourteeners are about to get upgrades

By John Meyer

March 26, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

“Our iconic fourteeners will now be even more accessible and safe to summit," Gov. Jared...

Backcountry camping permits in Rocky Mountain National Park for this summer, including some near Longs Peak, go on sale on March 1. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)

Wilderness backpacking permits for Rocky Mountain National Park go on sale March 1

By John Meyer

February 26, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Unless you already know where you want to camp, you should do some research ahead...

A view of the Big Thompson River Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, from the city’s new Wild Natural Area in west Loveland. (Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald)

Loveland’s new Wild Natural Area to open on Friday

By Jocelyn Rowley

February 26, 2025 at 12:09 p.m.

The site features a trail with access to the Big Thompson River and opportunities for...

Linda Kilis, left, and her husband Steve Locke in front of the Signature at Promontory Pointe Apartments in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Can mold exposure cause Parkinson’s disease? Colorado Springs family hopes to prove “landmark” legal case

By Elizabeth Hernandez

January 28, 2025 at 1:16 p.m.

Steve Locke saw his active life turned upside down by discovering he had Parkinson’s in...

Tthe summit of Pikes Peak, as seen from the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, (Ed Andrieski/ Associated Press file)

State to help manage federal lands around Pikes Peak as increased crowds bring trash, overwhelm facilities

By John Meyer

January 17, 2025 at 11:29 a.m.

Issues on public lands on and around Pikes Peak in recent years have included discarded...

Climbers work their up a climb near the competition wall during the annual Ice Fest in Ouray, Colorado on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Photo by Nina Riggio/Special to The Denver Post)

One Colorado adventure for each month of the year

By Mindy Sink

January 15, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

A calendar full of ideas: From ice climbing in January to wildflower hikes in July.

Patrick Pipkin of the Free Land Holder Committee reviews historic documents that he says pertain to property within the San Juan National Forest on Oct. 16, 2024, in Montezuma County north of the town of Mancos, where area residents recently removed a fence erected by the group. (Photo by Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post)

Free Land Holders file rambling response to lawsuit seeking to bar group from seizing public lands in Colorado

By Noelle Phillips

January 10, 2025 at 6:06 p.m.

Patrick Pipkin opens the legal brief, filed in U.S. District Court in Denver Tuesday, by...

Environmental protection specialist Jeremy Reineke checks the temperature of the coal seam under Marshall Mesa as contractors and staff with the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety excavate the 12-acre site to extinguish the smoldering coal and prevent it from sparking wildfires, in Boulder County, Colorado, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

How do you extinguish a coal fire that’s burned under Boulder County for a century?

By Noelle Phillips

January 6, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

When the project is finished, the excavation team will have moved 182,000 cubic yards of...

Missing hiker found dead near Boulder’s Third Flatiron

By Lauren Penington

December 19, 2024 at 7:33 a.m.

Boulder sheriff's officials found the man's car parked near the Gregory Canyon trailhead Wednesday morning...

Snow covered Flatirons in Boulder, Colorado ...

Hiker dies after falling from Boulder’s Second Flatiron

By Lauren Penington

December 17, 2024 at 8:02 a.m.

When the hiker didn't return home on time, his friends searched the trail area and...

Patrick Pipkin of the Free Land Holder Committee discusses historic documents pertaining to property within the San Juan National Forest in Montezuma County north of the town of Mancos, Colorado, where area residents recently removed a fence erected by the group, as seen on Oct. 16, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post)

Property owners tied to Colorado group that fenced off public land failed to pay taxes on the acreage they do own

By Noelle Phillips

December 7, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

That trust failed to pay $12,301.40 in property taxes on three 60-acre parcels, according to...