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It’s easy to find the history of the men for whom some of Colorado’s highest mountains are named. But when it comes to places named for women, like Mount Ida, or Mount Lady Washington – it’s tough to figure out just who those women were. We talk with a Colorado author who set out to discover some of that history.

The Northern Colorado Trail connects a series of existing trails and roadways to allow for a 292 mile trek across northern parts of the state.

Using infrared trail cameras, cell phone location data and fitness tracking apps, Montana-based Headwaters Economics is able to more accurately estimate usage and economic impacts.

Avalanche season is here, but a new partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center aims to make it easier to stay updated on risks and warnings.

The City of Fort Collins says the final segment in city limits to connect the 45-mile trail is near completion. The paved path is decades in the making.

Brian Green of Aurora’s Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department said the city has spent about $36,000 on two Action Trackchairs, featuring tank-like treads that allow users to cruise over the uneven surface of dirt trails.

There are thousands of popular hiking trails in the Mountain West, but until recently it’s been difficult to measure just how many people use them. Now, the nonprofit Headwaters Economics is combining infrared counters with fitness tracking apps to accurately measure trail use so that land managers can gain a better sense of how to spend.

The family that owns Walmart Inc. plans to construct public trails on their private land in Colorado.The Aspen Times reports that members of the Walton…

A late spring weather system dropped snow and rain on Northern Colorado in mid-May, leaving many trail goers and campers without their usual haunts for…

Larimer county officials are hoping to take the sting out of encountering closed trails with a new online map. NoCoTrailReport.org covers trails managed…