Tag: Summer Guide 2024
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8 whitewater parks around Colorado
Drop into many of Colorado’s riverside towns and you won’t need to go far to find the culture of play. Increasingly over the years, towns have built and expanded central meeting places for enthusiastic kayakers, tubers and stand-up paddleboarders: whitewater parks of rock-made waves, drops and rapids. Whether you partake or spectate, here are eight…
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Colorado’s hot springs explained: Deep time, deep layers
We soak in Colorado’s hot springs. We feel the sweet relief on body and mind. And we commonly deduce a miracle. Rather, there is a scientific explanation. It’s an explanation dealing with deep time and the deep, subterranean layers of the Earth, where water meets minerals we associate with healing qualities. But we begin in…
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What a rush: 4 bucket list whitewater rafting trips in Colorado
Whitewater runners hope always for years like last year, when unusually gracious snowpack melted to swell Colorado’s rivers. It meant days on the Dolores River, which only rarely rises through the remote, desert canyon of the southwest. The Dolores is but one river on this state’s bucket list. Gunnison Gorge: The late, prolific landscape photographer…
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Stand-up paddleboarding spots for starting, training and sightseeing around Colorado
Stand-up paddleboarding, affectionately shortened to SUP, is the latest craze in Colorado’s water recreation scene. If you’re curious as to why, we’ve got some ideal starting spots in mind. Before you go, make sure you’re up to speed on rules, regulations and fees that vary across jurisdictions. Bear Creek Lake Park: While many Denverites take…
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Lakes, rivers, cascades and more: Water is Colorado’s grace of summer
In Colorado, it can often feel like you’re not in Colorado. For example, on the hot and dry Western Slope you might find yourself at Rifle Falls. Suddenly you are immersed in a tropical scene, refreshed by the cool spray of a three-pronged waterfall gushing from a limestone cliff to a verdant floor. Is this really…