Outdoor Issue

August 19, 2011 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

Since Colorado’s professional stage race was announced, the road to its 2011 start has been bumpy with management turnover, re-routing and the exclusion of two development teams on a technicality.

Magazine

By the Books

June 14, 2011 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

In the books below, you’ll find tales of adventure and survival, animal encounters and a history of the area we all call home.

Magazine

Home on the Range

May 20, 2011 Like 2 Chris Hawkins

Keota is being swallowed up slowly by the prairie.

Magazine

Winged Migration

April 15, 2011 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

A small bird darts just overhead, hugging the side of the ridge, holding its wings back like an F-14. Binoculars and cameras point quickly in the little jet’s direction. “What is it?” someone asks.

Magazine

Danger Up High

March 17, 2011 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

Andy Glossner had just started his turns on Ruby Jewel Bowl when the steep slope began moving.

Magazine

A Winter’s Trail

February 8, 2011 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

If lift tickets aren’t in the budget, try Alpine’s skinny Nordic cousins—classic and skate.

Outdoor Issue

Bunny Slopes and One-Piece Suits

November 29, 2010 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

Most skiers have their first experiences on snow not long after their first steps. My wife, for example, grew up in upstate New York and learned to ski at 3. It’s in her blood like oxygen. First, she gets excited…

Outdoor Issue

Birds of Prey

October 18, 2010 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

It’s Tuesday but just barely. I’m meeting Andy Hall and his ferruginous hawk, Tony Stark, at a Starbucks. The sun won’t show up for at least another hour. In this early part of the falconry season, Hall explains, it’s best…

Outdoor Issue

A Ride of the Century

August 17, 2010 Like 0 Chris Hawkins

If your workouts are in the doldrums, set one of Colorado’s big September rides as a goal. There’s still time and it could be the boost you need. Call this the 7-minute abs of cycling.

Outdoor Issue