Hoosier Pass

Hoosier Pass

Hoosier Pass, elevation 11,542 is located on State Highway 9 between Alma and Breckinridge straddling the Continental Divide in Park and Summit Counties. It serves as the dividing line between the Mosquito and Tenmile mountain ranges. There is a very popular 2.8 mile...
2022 Photo Contest, 3rd Place (2x tie) landscape category

2022 Photo Contest, 3rd Place (2x tie) landscape category

2022 Photo Contest, 3rd Place (2x tie) landscape category, “Castelleja-species”. Photo by Rhianna Kirk. The Columbine Lake Trail in Silverton, CO is located in the San Juan National Forest, about 4.8 miles north of Silverton on Highway 550, off Ophir Pass...
Purgatoire River Comanche National Grasslands

Purgatoire River Comanche National Grasslands

Purgatoire River, known locally as the Purgatory River (Purgatoire means purgatory in French), was named by French trappers to commemorate Spanish explorers killed in a Native American attack. The river is located in southeast Colorado and flows through the Comanche...
Lake Anne

Lake Anne

Near Buena Vista in central Colorado is Lake Ann nestled in a small cirque at 13,000 feet in the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness of the San Isabel National Forest. Famed for its aquamarine color, the lake is accessed by the 6.6 mile long Lake Ann Trail. The trailhead is...
Mathews Winters Park

Mathews Winters Park

Mathews Winters Park is located right on the edge of the Denver metropolitan area next to the intersection of I-70 and C-470. Owned and operated by Jefferson Open Space in Jefferson County, the park contains 2,461 acres and 12.2 miles of trails which provide access to...