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The road up to the entrance on the North Rim of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

Biking the Back Roads

by Eric Ming

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"When I go biking, I am mentally far, far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else's heart." – Diane Ackerman

A lone skier on the Mountain Village Golf Course trail. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

Waxing Rhapsodic
The Zen of Track Skiing From a Swedish Sensei

1 month ago | 0

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Sisters in the Steeps students and instructors gather for a group shot on Silverton Mountain. (Photo courtesy Leslie Ross)

Backcountry Babes Rip It Up on Silverton’s Extreme Ski Terrain
'Powder snow skiing is not fun. It is life, fully lived, life lived in a blaze of reality. What we experience in powder is the original human self, which lies deeply inside each of us, still undama...

1 month ago | 0

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Cassidy McTigue taking aim on ducks late one afternoon in early November, on private land between Montrose and Delta. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

To Understand Hunt Camp ... Bring a Gun
The rules are a little inconspicuous, but I know enough not to complain, threaten to clean or remove the wet dog from the couch.

1 month ago | 0

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AVALAUNCHER – Dan Molloy and Craig Prohaska taking a shot at Telluride’s Palmyra Peak, elevation 13,320 feet, with one of the resort’s three Avalaunchers. These long-range rocket launchers are powered by compressed nitrogen, allowing the ski patrol’s Gun Crew to test the snowpack from a distance. The Telluride Ski Resort has utilized Avalauncher technology for more than two decades.

The Rites of Winter
Avalanche Management: It's all in a day's work for the Telluride Ski Patrol.

1 month ago | 0

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Walking on Water
Matt Wilson's Telluride Kayak School offers half- and full-day lessons on Trout Lake for Standup Paddleboard beginners.

4 months ago | 0

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Riding with Roudy at Gray Head, high above Telluride. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)

Ride With Roudy – You Might Learn Something
Don't let good-old-cowboy Roudy Roudebush fool you – there's a philosopher/scholar whose mind just keeps on churning behind that handlebar mustache and 10-gallon hat.

5 months ago | 0

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Two Well-Kept Cycling Secrets: The Colorado National Monument and Scott Mercier
Cycling is one of those sports like skiing and surfing. It’s just better done with locals. Locals know the side roads, the history and the ins and outs. Put simply, they know the way. Certainly it’...

5 months ago | 0

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Hidden High-Grade
Going underground opens up the history of the San Juans.

5 months ago | 0

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Tour the Grand Valley Wine Country
The Grand Valley American viticultural area, one of Colorado’s two federally designated wine regions, the Grand Valley, extends from East Orchard Mesa west, toward the flanks of the Colorado Nation...

5 months ago | 0

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