MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. – I was returning from a hike up Mount Vigil, the peak you can see from the Ranch at Emerald Valley, near Colorado Springs, when a leathery-faced cowboy walked by, humming a ...

Just off Old Stage Road west of Cheyenne Mountain, this trail winds through arcades of aspen below the ramparts of Mount Vigil. It follows an old city water pipeline, so it never gets too steep. It's ...

With The Ranch at Emerald Valley just a stone’s throw away from Colorado Springs, Monument or Woodland Park, it’s a natural destination for not only locals, but for national and world travelers. The ...

MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. — I was returning from a hike up Mount Vigil, the peak you can see from the Ranch at Emerald Valley, near Colorado Springs, when I happened upon a cowboy giving a driver ...