Mt Rosalie
The fourteener nearest Denver, Blue Sky used to be called Mount Evans after the governor responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre.
Decalibron
The Decalibron … neither an ancient Greek sport nor a machine of science fiction, it’s a hiking trail that gets its name from the first syllables of Mounts Democrat, Cameron, […]
Ivy Baldwin
Balloonist William “Ivy” Baldwin was the first American aviator to be shot down in wartime – in 1898, during the Spanish-American War.
Olga Little
When Olga Little came to Durango in 1895 as a teenager, she was already an experienced horse handler. She then became Colorado’s first woman “jackpacker.”
Ouray’s Danny Boy Connection
You don’t get more Irish than Danny Boy. And yet, without a Colorado link, that poignant combination of words and music might never have happened.
Julia Greeley
On the streets of Denver in the late 1800s, a woman in tattered clothes, pulling a wagon laden with food, fuel and clothing, was a model of philanthropy.
Avalanches
Colorado gets thousands of avalanches a year. The Ute knew to avoid avalanche-prone areas, but many miners and settlers did not.
Creede Underground Fire Station
Colorado’s last silver boom town Creede incorporated in 1890 and burned down two years later. It burned again after twenty years, and for a third time in the 1930s.
Sulphur Cave
Colorado has 16 National Natural Landmarks. You’d recognize many of them: scenic, iconic places like the Garden of the Gods, Hanging Lake.
Medano Creek
One of the country’s top 25 beaches is here in landlocked Colorado in Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Mt Sniktau
The thirteener Mount Sniktau near Dillon is easily accessible from Denver and Boulder, which makes it a popular hike.
Chalk Cliffs of Mt Princeton
Majestic Mount Princeton has a notable feature on its southeastern side: Chalk Cliffs. Well, actually, they’re made of kaolinite.
Prunes the Burro
The humble donkey is central to Colorado’s early mining history. The tough, sure-footed little animals carried millions of dollars in gold and silver out of mines on steep, narrow trails.
Mounts Massive and Elbert
Looming west of Leadville in the Sawatch range is Mount Massive, an appropriately-named behemoth with five summits, and more area above 14 thousand feet than any other mountain in the […]
