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...
Pikes Peak APEX Is Springs’ Biggest Mountain Bike Race
If you race it, they will come—and help fund improvements to our world-class trails. That’s the idea behind the Pikes Peak APEX, the biggest...
Colorado Springs Hot Air Balloons Rise Above
The Labor Day Lift Off is one of Colorado Springs best and most beautiful annual traditions. And while things will look different this year...
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:...
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...
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...
It’s a Great Summer for Arkansas River Rafting
By the time we reach Zoom Flume rapid about halfway through Browns Canyon on the Arkansas River, I’d swear our guide is dousing me...
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....
Summer Day Camp Is Open in Colorado Springs
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...
Trail Maintenance in the Summer of COVID-19
I had been in Colorado Springs no more than two months when I found myself in the Garden of the Gods parking lot on...
