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As the summer camping season opens, White River National Forest officials are emphasizing the importance of following food storage rules to ensure safety and minimize conflicts with wildlife, particularly black bears. Spanning 2.3 million acres,...

As the summer camping season opens this month, White River National Forest officials are emphasizing the importance of following food storage rules to ensure safety and minimize conflicts with wildlife, particularly black bears. Spanning 2.3...

Reservations opening for forest destinations

Permits and quotas were necessary to manage increasing numbers of visitors.

Permits for overnight backpacking in restricted areas of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, including Conundrum Hot Springs and the Four Pass Loop, go on sale next week.

The Ruffwear Front Range Dog Harness is, for me, an ideal dog harness for everyday use.

Lisa Kinsey completes rim-to-rim-to-rim hike in Grand Canyon

On September 27, six athletes were tasked with running 3.2 miles up the technical dirt hiking trails of Colorado's Steamboat Ski Resort--climbing 2,200 feet with an average grade of about 12 percent--with the chance to set a new fastest known time (FKT) and win a massive prize. While normally that kind of "Type II fun" is just for the sake of testing yourself and earning respect within the trail running community, what made this FKT attempt vastly different was the opportunity to...

See the infamous Maroon Bells from every angle as you hike and backpack the 26-mile loop that summits four 12,000-foot passes in White River National Forest between Aspen and Crested Butte.

From Rocky Mountain National Park trails to the Maroon Bells, here are some of the best hikes to see fall foliage around Denver and Colorado.