Claire Barber
Blackpacker Hikes the Colorado Trail, Diversifies Outdoors
It was somewhere near the end of the Colorado Trail (CT), with hundreds of miles of trekking behind her, that Patricia Cameron, finally felt like a thru-hiker, one of those...
Trails: Pineries Open Space
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...
How Colorado Springs Schools Are Handling Back to School
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...
Trails: Hiking the Mt Esther Trail
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...
Now Is the Right Time for Art on the Streets
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...
Colorado Ski Pass Deals and Pandemic Guarantees
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...
What’s Up on the Pikes Peak Summit Complex?
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,...
How to Play on Pikes Peak 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...
Where to (Safely) Celebrate the Fourth of July
(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...
Your PPLD Library Card Has Superpowers
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...