Pikes Peak, Colorado, USA

The most scenic mountains are volcanoes and thrust fault Mountains (Alps, Rockies, Himalayas). While Pikes Peak (14,110 ft above sea level) looks like part of the Front Range of Colorado's Rocky...

Visit Four Historic Towns Hiking Aspen to Telluride

The Rocky Mountains are among the last great frontiers. Here wildlife is abundant, with everything from elk, marmots, birds of prey, and larger animals such as mountain lions and black bears...

Mountain Magic, Winter Park CO

A rocky mountain ski trip is winter magic: snow-capped views above 10,000 feet, delightful apres-ski toasts with ski buddies, ripping a top-to-bottom run on packed powder, and a soak in the...

Give the Gift of Travel (Five Mountain Bike Vacations)

f you're like me, you're already scheming and planning for 2024 travel. And, since the holiday season is upon us, let's skip more stuff and give the gift of travel instead. What's on our 2024 wish...

Fall MTB Frisco, CO

Mountain biking is better…when you are actually in the mountains! The biking we do at home in Michigan, at sea level, on dirt trails with no rocks, on gently rolling hills, I pondered. Is that...

The #1 Best Ever Trip to the USA

The American West covers about 1,000,000 square miles (2,600,000 sq km). That's a lot to see, and there is a lot to see there. We started traveling in the American West in 1965. Although we never did...