The steady, well-graded climb leads you through a mixed conifer forest dappled with aspens, past small waterfalls, and ends at a scenic lake with mountain vistas. As the weather crept past 85 degrees ...

Why we love it: You’ll skirt the crowds headed to Eldora and find a sliver of solitude on this not-too-challenging route that weaves through Roosevelt National Forest. Pre-hike fuel: Don’t let the ...

We ought to purge “Lost Lake” from the roster of place names. The moniker is neither original nor unusual, for one thing — a cousin of the Pine and Rock and Deer creeks that also lie thickly on the ...