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Flagstaff, Ariz,. became the first ever DarkSky Community in 2001. Central Idaho is home to the only DarkSky Reserve in the U.S. and Utah has the highest concentration of DarkSky places globally. More towns in Colorado want to join the ranks.

Pack burro racing is a uniquely Colorado sport: Runners hit the trail with a donkey by their side. It requires a high level of fitness and an ability to persuade notoriously stubborn animals to run alongside you. A Colorado Sun reporter set out to run her first pack burro race and wrote about the experience.

After years of record-setting tourism, Colorado’s mountain towns have seen a drop in the number of visitors this year – especially international travelers, who tend to stay longer and spend more than day-tripping vacationers. We hear more about what’s behind the decline, and the impact on local businesses.

Steamboat Springs can close the Yampa River — a hotspot for tubing, swimming and fishing — when it's too low and hot.

The trails on a few of Colorado most popular fourteeners are getting a facelift this summer. Crews lift heavy boulders, create stairways, and sleep on the mountain for days at a time. The redesigned trails will make them more sustainable for future hikers.

In the early part of the 20th century, Lincoln Hills was a retreat in the mountains west of Denver created for Black American families to spend time in the outdoors. A new exhibit at History Colorado in Denver explores the legacy of this haven during an era of segregation. We learn more about Lincoln Hills on today’s In The NoCo.

A hotter, drier future means advocates have to get creative to keep water in streams.

Putting a value on the state’s river recreation economic impact is a challenge.

Parks for whitewater kayaking hold a special legal status, but some river experts say it's time for Colorado's water law to evolve.

Boulder is a hot spot for rock climbing... and many climbers engage in something even riskier called ‘scrambling.’ This involves climbing huge rock faces without using ropes. Today on In the NoCo you’ll hear from a Boulder man who dug into a century’s worth of data around scrambling accidents – and it changed how he approaches his favorite hobby as a result.