All day-use visitors to the South Rim will park their cars in the gateway community of Tusayan and board a light rail car for the six-mile ride to the Mather Point Transit Center. Light-rail trains will serve this route year-round, at regular intervals, with a train scheduled to depart about every five minutes during the peak season.
Treasure in the San Luis Valley: The golden horde, part II
A simple listing of the San Luis Valley and Huerfano area’s lost mines and treasures is, to say the least, impressive.
Sykes Hot Springs, California: Spirituality without clothes
Any free-living, granola-eating, tree-hugging central coast Californian worth their sea salt has been to Sykes.
Hiking Colorado’s Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
While this area is heavily used during most of the year, venturing out during off-peak periods allows for a small measure of solitude.
Trails and tales of Arizona’s Canyon de Chelly
During the summer, Navajo families still live and farm the bottoms of Canyon de Chelly, Canyon del Muerto and Monument Canyon, all of which make up Canyon de Chelly National Monument in northeastern Arizona.
Colorado skiing 1997-98: Rich boys and old friends
What this all means is we can only hope for a wicked price war to break out.
Skiing and snowshoeing in Colorado’s backcountry: East of the Continental Divide in northern Colorado
For some, winter recreation means driving to a ski resort, paying for a lift ticket, and skiing groomed runs. Others, however, seek a purer outdoor experience. These people head to the “backcountry” of Colorado.