6 Great Easy Hikes Near Colorado Springs
Six easy, beautiful hiking trails in and around Colorado Springs to explore in any season!
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- Dec 18, 2021
New Year New Adventures - Planning Outdoor Adventures in Advance
If you want to visit popular parks or trails over the summer, the winter months are the ideal time to start planning that outdoor adventure.
- Oct 16, 2021
Hike to Interlaken Historic Resort
Read about this lakeside trail at the base of the tallest peak in Colorado that leads to a late 19th century historic resort!
- Jul 27, 2021
Reading the Outdoors - Books by Three Big Names in Nature Writing
Looking for some great nature, environmental, or adventure writing reads? Check out these three books from big names in the subgenre.
- Jul 16, 2021
Exploring Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area in Colorado
Eleven Mile Canyon Recreation Area, conveniently located an hour away from Colorado Springs, boasts many activities for the outdoor lover.
- Jun 17, 2021
9 Things to Consider Before Hiking with a Chronic Illness
I’ve learned to stop relying on trail ratings because the simplistic rating system is subjective at best and not meant for disabled bodies.
- May 20, 2021
Arches National Park - Hiking Devil’s Garden
In the middle of our first Colorado winter, I could think of no better place to visit than the warm red rock wilderness of southeastern Utah
- Mar 15, 2021
Climbing into the Past - Bandelier National Monument
Stacia and I walked along the trail, poking our heads into Talus House, climbing wooden ladders into the few cavetes the NPS allows visitors
- Feb 22, 2021
Zapata Falls Trail - Five Reasons to Beat the Traffic
Other than a quiet, peaceful hike, here are five reasons to get out early on your trek to Zapata Falls in southern Colorado.
- Feb 5, 2021
Identifying Trails for Hikers with Disabilities
February 4th, 2021 Identifying trails that are appropriate for the hiker with a disability is easier said than done, right? Finding easy,...
- Jan 10, 2021
Acknowledging the Good - Our Time Outdoors in 2020
January 9th, 2020 I’m confident that 2020 will be a year to remember, for the most obvious reasons. The pandemic and the resulting...
- Dec 22, 2020
Cheyenne Mountain State Park: Hiking in the Company of Mule Deer
As we walked slowly up the trail, eyes and ears on alert for more deer or wildlife, we saw the buck jump back on the trail and join the two
- Nov 20, 2020
Crested Butte’s Hiking Trails Will Leave You Speechless
I wanted to spend the entire day on these trails, exploring along the river, then further up the hillside into the Aspen grove, then deeper
- Oct 13, 2020
An Autumn Hike in San Juan National Forest
In Hermosa, we followed a sign for the Haviland Lake State Wildlife Area to Wagon trail. A plaque at the trailhead explains how this trail
- Sep 21, 2020
Camping at Great Sand Dunes National Park - Pinon Flats Campground
Great Sand Dunes National Park is absolutely stunning, and if you’re looking for a campsite that allows access to all of this park’s
- Aug 25, 2020
Hiking To Health
As it turns out, hiking as a form of exercise has a lot more to offer than indoor exercise routines. So how does hiking affect your overall
- Aug 14, 2020
Wilderness at 10,000 Feet: A Day in the San Pedro Parks Wilderness
San Pedro Parks Wilderness is this lush, green 40,000+ acre wilderness area within the Santa Fe National Forest. The wilderness is named for
- Jul 17, 2020
Shaded Trails for Summer in the High Desert - Hikes Around Albuquerque
Even in the high-elevation desert around Albuquerque, it’s not wise to be hiking out in an open, unshaded area during the summer months
- Jul 7, 2020
Hiking with Chronic Pain
Chronic pain, unlike acute pain caused by short-term illness or injury, cannot easily be rested, iced, and medicated away either.
- Jun 24, 2020
Following the East Fork of the Jemez River with the Dogs
The Las Conchas trail weaves closely along the river with multiple shaky wooden bridges for trail crossings, surrounded by strips of grassy
- May 28, 2020
Walking the Sandia Mountain Wilderness
From up here, we could observe the wilderness area around us, the line of the mountains reaching south past the city boundaries, and the web
- May 7, 2020
Adventure Postponed? Using 2020 for Reflection and Better Planning
So what do we do, now that our outdoor adventures for 2020 and the foreseeable future are in limbo?
- Apr 24, 2020
Landscape and the Pino Trail
This landscape that I see, framed by limbs and pine needles, may look radically different in years to come--not the geology of it, but...
- Apr 2, 2020
Staying Active During Social Distancing - Hiking the Neighborhood
As I write, most of us living are under strict social distancing and stay-at-home ordinances. While these measures are absolutely necessary
- Mar 9, 2020
Striking Views without a Climb - Hike Placitas!
But from the north, the mountains look slightly less abrupt as the juniper and pinion-covered foothills ease toward the crest and the crest
- Feb 8, 2020
New Mexico's La Ventana Natural Arch
At most points along this drive it’s not visibly obvious that the edge of the McCarty lava field is only feet away, since sage brush and
- Jan 26, 2020
Why Create This Blog?
In other words, there’s a wealth of blogs and online resources for the skilled and able hiker, but there’s markedly less out there for those
- Jan 15, 2020
Best Albuquerque Area Day Hikes
Albuquerque is a growing city, but in a way it still carries on the legacy left behind by the author and environmentalist Aldo Leopold.
- Jan 10, 2020
My Outdoor Goals for 2020
Instead of resolutions, set goals to do more of the good things from the year before. Read my outdoor goals for 2020.
- Dec 20, 2019
Weekend Camping at Heron Lake State Park
A weekend camping with the dogs by the lake in scenic northern New Mexico.
- Dec 6, 2019
Hiking with Dogs
Hiking with dogs can be fun and provide great exercise for your furry family members, as long as you're aware of dangers and prepared.
- Nov 15, 2019
Canyons of the Ancient National Monument - Sand Canyon Trail
Our October explorations of ruins at Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, along the northern and southern ends of Sand Canyon Trails.
- Nov 6, 2019
Technology & Wilderness
I believe technology and wilderness can co-exist, as long as both are accompanied by a solid dose of responsibility.
- Oct 30, 2019
Finding the Seismosaurus Trail
No signs, no trail markers, and no shade. Only some old tire ruts mark the way to the Seismosaurus dig site.
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