Great Christmas Gift For the 14er Bagger in Your Life!

For less than the price of five National Geographic Trails Illustrated Maps, you can provide someone the tool to access maps for all 50+ fourteeners!
Whether you’re planning to bag all 58 peaks, or summit a few of the most popular, having the best maps is not a recommendation, it is a requirement…
Introducing National Geographic’s Colorado [...]

Adventure Travel-Pisgah National Forest

While visiting friends in South Carolina, we decided to do some hiking in the mountains of nearby North Carolina. Mt. Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi River, seemed attractive since I’m use to hiking at 8,000+feet in Colorado. But, from a very reliable resource, we were referred to hike Mt. Pisgah instead and [...]

Backpacker Magazine – Survival Skills: How to Prevent Hypothermia

Make sure you are prepared for pretty much anything when you go out to play in the backcountry. Think…thoroughly before you go!  Review your survival essentials to carry when climbing a Fourteener, backpacking, bike camping, winter camping,  multi-day kayaking, or planning any backcountry travel expedition. Check out this video from Backpacker.com about hypothermia. Travel Smart [...]

“National Parks Best Story Competition” Winner- Jason Moore!

Thank you all for contributing to our “National Park Best Memory Competition,” they were so wonderful to read. So without any further adieu we’d like to present the story from our winner, Jason Moore, a local Coloradoan with a captivating memory.
My family is from southern California, my brothers & sisters, both of my parents, and [...]

A Chance to Win a $25 Gift Card from The Trailhead!

Three Gossips, Arches National Park, Utah  Photo Credit- JS

In the spirit of the upcoming film by Ken Burns, “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” The Trailhead is hosting a competition.
“The Best Personal National Park Recollection or Memory”
The panel of judges will consist of The Trailhead staff, so make your memories as vivid and colorful as [...]

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea | PBS

THE NATIONAL PARKS: AMERICA’S BEST IDEA
A series of episodes beginning on Sunday, September 27 at 8 p.m and airing one new episode each night through October 2nd. Here’s a film description and film preview from the PBS website:

“Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales — [...]

Backpacker Magazine – Trail Chef: How To Cook Pancakes…With Beer!

Here’s a creative way to pack in some carbs and fully enjoy your outdoor dining experience!

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Chaffee Citizens for Sustainability Meeting-Status Update on Nestle Water Project

CCFS Meeting-Status Update on Nestle Water Project
Where: Salida Community Center (3rd & G St.), Salida, CO
When: Wednesday, September 16 at 7:00 pm

At this meeting we will present some background, talk about the current standing of the permit application, discuss the permit resolution,  and explore some of the options that the public has to resist the [...]

Come Volunteer in B.V.!

Project Description:
Get outside one last time before the snow flies and enjoy brilliant fall scenery in one of Colorado’s most beautiful areas! Stretching out over two miles and providing beautiful vistas of the Collegiate Peaks, the Midland Hill Trail is one of the most popular trails in Arkansas River Valley. Due to its proximity to [...]