Next week the Post Independent’s annual Summer Guide hits newsstands. Pick up a copy for all your friends visiting town, and for inspiration on your own summer routine. This story is only one of many ...

"Before Roanoke's first snow we went an hour west in search of a snowy hike. We found it at the Hanging Rock Tower trail near Paint Bank on Rt. 311. The area often gets the upslope snow that we miss ...

First Day Hikes, those treks in nature meant to start the year off right, will be at state parks across the state on Jan. 1. Three state parks in the region — Hanging Rock, Pilot Mountain and Stone ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. When to go: Early. We mean it. Hit the trail by 8 a.m. If not, you’re likely to share the trail with 100 of ...

GLENWOOD CANYON — The 1.2-mile climb to Hanging Lake, with its steep, rocky ascent, is breathtaking because of its 1,000-foot elevation gain. But the payoff at the top, where waterfalls spill into the ...

Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown attracts painters, photographers, walkers, and birders with its trails that run under thick forests, through fields of wildflowers and along Red Maple Pond. Its ...

Following the reopening of the Hanging Lake Trail after a large mudslide shut down the popular hiking destination on May 1, the Middle Colorado Watershed Council will take their annual watershed ...

GLENWOOD CANYON — Buried beneath an enormous pile of fallen timber, boulders, gravel and dried mud lies the remains of a hiking bridge that was swept off its footings on the Hanging Lake trail and ...

GLENWOOD CANYON — The 1.2-mile climb to Hanging Lake, with its steep, rocky ascent, is breathtaking because of its 1,000-foot elevation gain. But the payoff at the top, where waterfalls spill into the ...