In my column in the Jan. 23 edition of The Independent, I wrote about the many features in the EXPLORE Act, a single piece of recently passed federal legislation that simplifies, standardizes and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Completing a trail encircling Pikes Peak and expanding camping opportunities in the shadow of the landmark locals call “America’s Mountain” are expected to ...

IT TO THE TOP OF PIKES PEAK IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. EVEN HIKING THE MOUNTAINS OF WHITE MOUNTAINS. PREPARING FOR THIS. AND IT WAS HIS DREAM. RUSSELL HARDY’S FAMILY SAYS HE ACCOMPLISHED HIS DREAM OF ...

South slope of Pikes Peak peers over hills at the north end of Boehmer Reservoir, the third in the chain of lakes, at the South Slope Recreation Area. Local and state elected officials and outdoor ...

I’ve always been of the opinion that September is the best month to be in Colorado. The days are still fairly long, the weather is still warm, the monsoons are behind us, there are still wildflowers ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Pikes Peak, one of Colorado’s most iconic outdoor destinations, is set to undergo significant improvements. Federal, state, and local agencies are working together on 30 ...

Community leaders including Representative Jeff Crank and Colorado Springs Council Member David Leinweber discussed an ambitious collaborative plan to revamp Pikes Peak's recreational areas and the ...

With the days getting longer, it’s time to start planning for springtime hiking excursions and Salida is less than a two-hour drive from Woodland Park. This quaint mountain town lies farther south and ...

Colorado Springs, Colo. (KRDO) - Starting Monday the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail will be closed at Van Buren street for a maintenance project. The work continues through Wednesday June 19th. According ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) partnered with El Paso County Code Enforcement to restore a section of a trail along Fountain Creek. EPSO said there were several ...