Montezuma, Colorado

How can you explore Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in just two days, you might ask? Either you finally have your two days off of work after a long forty hour week and you’re located in Colorado, or you might be on your next great American road trip and only have two days to explore N...

Now that summer is beginning to show itself in the high country, it's time to think more about getting out and enjoying the beautiful car camping destinations throughout the Front Range. Although not an exhaustive list, this list should give you an idea of where to start and some of the beautiful...

Colorado is home to a pretty spectacular variety of backcountry huts, stunning mountain ski cabins, and other public and private winter getaways in the high country. The huts offer shelter from the biting winter cold as well as a base for winter adventures like backcountry skiing. Here are a few ...

Colorado is known for its tall mountains and great winter sports. This is all I thought the state was good for but now, after spending 17 days in this sunny state I have been proven wrong first hand. With driving, kayaking, climbing, hiking, camping, exploring and drinking you can have one wild e...

My gear organization didn’t always look this way. I had spent years dreaming of someday having a well-organized gear room. During that time, I had grown accustomed to sifting through giant plastic totes, rummaging under the bed, or searching in random backpacks attempting to find that one piece ...

Jones Pass is my hidden camping go-to spot in Colorado. It requires high-clearance vehicles for the majority of the pass but offers amazing views of Colorado that are relatively unknown. I tend to dip off to Jones Pass if I want to spend a spontaneous night out camping but don't have the time to ...

Two years ago I released "Colorado - A Living Landscape", a 5-year time-lapse project featuring fall in Colorado. Last year I set out to create the same powerful visual connection as the first film, but with my drone. This is Colorado's most incredible season and locations as seen from the air. ...

Originally posted on out-spiration.com Freedom to Roam Ahhh, the exhilarating feeling of open fields and rushing waters; the golden aspens glimmering in the wind; those pristine mountains capped in snow; the freedom to roam. Here in the United States we pride ourselves on our park systems and pub...

Most people think of Fort Collins as the loud beating heart of Colorado’s thriving microbrew community, and it is, but it is also a proud gateway to the Rocky Mountains: positioned right up against the Front Range and a mere 45 minutes from Rocky Mountain National Park, and even less to the Cache...

Looking to catch some fall colors around Colorado? Now's the time! Hit the road for those beautiful changing aspen trees. You'll know it's an aspen because of the way that it is.1. AspenEasily one of the most popular places in Colorado to catch the changing colors, it's not without good reason. T...

Chirping bats navigate the towering canyon walls that enclose the Colorado River from the outside world. They beat their delicate wings with certainty as they await the rise of the full moon over the rim. Their bouncing vocals, used for echolocation, and the rushing rapids of the Colorado River a...

I have noticed over this past summer the level of the trash, left along back roads, at campsites, or along hiking trails has steadily increased. Each time I come across a trashed campsite or a dog poop bag left along a trail I think "Why, why is this happening?" It simply does not make any sense ...

I honestly don't know why a product like this hasn't come along sooner! For those of you who don't know what a Gnarbox is, it's a small device about the size of an external hard drive. The device serves two purposes; one to store your photos / video like an external hard drive would, but more imp...

I followed this issue closely once I learned it was being placed on the November 2020 Colorado ballot. I was quite shocked that the reintroduction of a predatory species had found its way to a statewide vote. On that November 3rd day, while watching other monumental ballot issues, I kept a watchf...

As of Tuesday July 10, 2018, there are 14 fires burning over 191,000 acres in Colorado. Over half of that is from a single, human-caused fire. At least one other fire was caused by humans (with 6 more having unknown or under-investigation statuses). There have been at least 130 homes/structures d...

Every experience in the outdoors can prove to be a learning opportunity. The goal is to take those lessons learned and to ensure that future small or large mishaps do not occur again.  On my first solo backpacking trip on the Colorado Trail a few years ago, I learned multiple lessons after I enc...