Claire Barber

Where to Find It: Black Forest Distance: 9 miles Elevation Gain: approximately 500 feet Difficulty: Easy to intermediate  Know Before You Go: The Pineries 9-mile loop has no bailout points. Once you are...

Change is the one certainty of back to school this year. Return to learning plans have been fluid as Colorado Springs school administrators have attempted to balance student, teacher...

Where to Find It: Chipita Park, Ute Pass west of Colorado Springs Distance: About 3.5 miles one way from the trailhead to Crystal Creek Reservoir Difficulty: Difficult Peak Elevation: 9,505 feet Know Before...

Colorful murals and detailed sculptures have been cropping up all over downtown since May. As part of the Downtown Partnership's annual Art on the Streets exhibit, art from around...

What will the ski season look like this year? Will there even be a ski season? As with everything during the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty rules. What we do know...

It has been two years since the cranes and construction crews moved in at the summit of Pikes Peak to build a new, state-of-the-art Summit Complex. And this summer,...

No matter where you look in Colorado Springs, there’s Pikes Peak, sending out its reassuring welcome to get out and enjoy the great outdoors. This summer is definitely not...

(Small) backyard barbecues, red, white and blue, plus a COVID-19 mask too. The coronavirus has altered Fourth of July plans and festivities—along with everything else—but there are still plenty...

If your idea of the public library is the antiquated knowledge repository of yore, then you probably haven’t been paying attention. But all the COVID-19-induced isolation at home has...

Summer’s here, and kids are clamoring to get their adventures started. Now they have something to cheer about. Even though COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in summer plans, many...