Light years from the corporate ski resorts along the I-70 corridor of central Colorado, Purgatory and Wolf Creek offer a divine reward for a little extra travel time — a touch of ski heaven
Scientist models Earth’s climate, vegetation patterns at last glacial peak
The study checks the NCAR model’s reliability by simulating past climates and comparing its results to geological data, such as pollen deposited in lake sediments at the time, fossilized, and recently retrieved from lake cores.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
A map of greater Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Biking Jackson Hole’s scenic route: Antelope Flats
Antelope Flats, about 12 miles from the heart of Jackson Hole, has plenty of connecting roadways and almost no traffic.
Jackson Hole’s dirty little secret: The gates to fat-tire heaven are just outside of town
The variety and challenge of mountain biking in greater Jackson Hole, Wyoming is as good as it gets.
Rowdy Jackson Hole: Big, bad and beautiful
Unlike most Western “resort” towns, there is in Jackson the underlying reality that tourism will never completely wrest control here. Lycra will not replace leather.
Biking to the City of Gnomes: Colorado’s Wheeler Geologic Area
Nestled in south-central Colorado, Wheeler Geologic Area features pinnacles and spires formed from long-ago volcanic eruptions in the San Juan Mountains.