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Solo hiker with plans to climb Mount Whitney in a day found dead FacebookTwitterEmail A Chinook helicopter dispatched for the rescue of Saulo Escalantes body in Mount Whitney.Courtesy of Inyo County Sheriffs Office A Texas man was found dead in Mount Whitney Tuesday after being last spotted climbing to the summit a week ago. Saulo Escalante, a 36-year-old man who lives in the Houston suburb of Conroe, Texas, was last seen mounting  Mount Whitney’s Main Trail last Thursday. He was reported mi...

Lakeview Campground Lakeview Campground, with wonderful views of the Twin Lakes Reservoir, is located about 20 miles south of Leadville, Colorado. The campground attracts many hikers looking to explore nature and the hiking trails in the surrounding area. Boaters can launch their craft at the nearby boat dock and fishing enthusiasts can find numerous locations at Twin Lakes Reservoir for fishing. This campground has single family sites. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ri...

LEADVILLE • Stand close enough to Vicki Koch and you’ll be sprinkled with flour. That is, if you’re in the kitchen when she’s making pizza dough for the second time that day. Her muscled arms create a faint cloud of white as she stirs. Never mind the flour dust. You’ll want to stand close enough to hear Koch talk about the pizza joint she and her husband, Tim, have run for 17 years. There, you can see her pizza socks. And hear her tell the story of the “Crocodile” pie, listed as ...

In Leadville, a pizza joint serves unique pies topped with shrimp or smoked trout that are beloved by locals and visitors alike.

Snowshoe of the Week Tennessee Pass, between Minturn and Leadville, not only designates the separation of the Mosquito and Sawatch mountain ranges but it also parts the watersheds between the Colorado and Arkansas river valleys over the continental divide. Adventuring in this area provides great opportunities to see giant subalpine fir and spruce trees with amazing views of Mount Elbert, the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains. While you may want to keep your eyes on the mountains, don’t forg...

Jan 15, 2021, 10:06 am 1.3K Shares Beautiful mountain ranges can be seen the top of Aspen Highlands Ski areas on March 17, 2017, in Aspen. The views from the top of Highlands Ski area are spectacular. The peaks include from far left to right: Thunder Peak, 13,932 ft., Pyramid Peak, 14,018 ft., Maroon Peak 14,156 ft., and North Maroon Peak, 14,104, dead center in photo. To the right are Sleeping Sexton and Buckskin Pass at 12,462 ft. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post) In the eternal ra...

1 of 8 After knocking off the Appalachian and Pacific Crest trails in consecutive years, twin brothers Garrett and Landen Napier set their sights on the longest of the United States’ three long-distance trails — the 2,800-mile Continental Divide Trail. By completing the hike, they became the first identical twins to capture hiking’s “Triple Crown” in three consecutive years. Courtesy photos Courtesy photos Courtesy photos Courtesy photos Courtesy...

Stranahan’s is a popular American single malt distillery out of Colorado that’s known for being one of the pioneers of this style of American whiskey. Of the various bottlings they offer, the yearly Snowflake offering is perhaps the rarest and one in which people will camp out in very cold temperatures to wait for. Now, in a charity auction that ends on December 10th, a range of bottlings from 2015-2019 are up for purchase to the highest bidders. The Stranahan’s Snowflake Vault Auction, a...