Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... This week’s hike is fast becoming an autumn favorite. The loop hike visits three high passes that afford spectacular views of three distinct valleys, not to ...

There’s a narrow window every year when the American landscape does something genuinely extraordinary. Trees that spent ...

Rising more than 14,000 feet, these twin peaks are a favorite spot for hikers and wildlife-watchers, boasting beautiful vistas and breathtaking scenery. In fact, Maroon Bells' jagged peaks and ...

Arguably the most photographed place in the Rockies, Maroon Bells, CO is a gorgeous alpine meadow with towering snow-capped peaks and a reflective lake. When to go: Summer equals family vacation time.

There’s a mountain in Colorado that experienced alpinists describe with a mixture of reverence and genuine fear. It sits deep ...

When entering the Maroon Bells Scenic Area, familiar signs identify the U.S. Forest Service as the agency responsible for managing the alpine paradise found within the Maroon Valley. As visitors ...

Maroon Bells, Colo. — As fall temperatures begin to cool in parts of the West, sightseers and photographers flock to the Maroon Bells in the Colorado Rockies, where the aspens deliver their autumn ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Longs Peak is one of two Colorado treks on Outside magazine’s list of “20 most-danger- ous hikes,” which includes volcanos, battle sites and a mountain in ...

Peggy Jo Trish doesn’t have Aspen’s easiest job, but she does have one of the most rewarding — with her “office” located in the shadow of the Maroon Bells. As Maroon Bells Scenic Area manager, Trish ...

A trial reservation system for buses to the Maroon Bells was heartily endorsed by the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority board of directors Thursday as a way to ease industrial tourism affecting ...