

NEW Editions of Best Climbs Rocky Mountain National Park and Best Climbs Denver and Boulder
The new second editions of my books BEST CLIMBS ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK and BEST CLIMBS DENVER & BOULDER were released this month b


Kasha Katuwe: A Persuasion of Rocks
There's something about the Western land that attracts my eye and sensibility. The land is elemental, defined by a storm of sunlight, ar


Candlemas: Winter's Warm Midpoint
Yesterday was Candlemas, the ancient festival of lights marking the midpoint of winter between the shortest day of the year on the winter so


Haunted Tunnels: Chasing Ghosts on Colorado's Gold Camp Road
Restless spirits have long haunted the Pikes Peak region. Cripple Creek, an 1890s gold mining town on the west side of Pikes Peak, is repute


The Moab Mastodon: Did the Big Beast Once Roam Utah?
The Moab Mastodon, a petroglyph on on a cliff band 300 feet above Hys Bottom on the Colorado River north of Moab, Utah, possibly represents


Ed Webster: Desert Travels with Climbing Buddy
Ed Webster--climber extraordinaire, Everest mountaineer, and prolific first ascensionist--was out here in Colorado from his Maine homestead


Two New Books Released May 1 by FalconGuides
I wrote the second and the new third editions of the best-selling Best Easy Day Hikes Colorado Springs book, detailing 25 hikes in the Pikes


Coyote at the Great Sand Dunes: Omen of the Trickster
Coyote (Canis latrans) is the wily trickster of mythology, who, like Prometheus, stole fire from the gods as a gift to the people. In Native


Mount Fuji: The Art of Japan's Sacred Mountain
Mount Fuji, Japan's 12,388-foot high point, is one of the world's most beautiful mountains. This symmetrical stratovolcano, towering


The Joy of Travel: Just Say Yes!
Travel is one of the best ways to expand your boundaries, to show yourself what's possible, and to move beyond the comfort zone of heart