For many, the arrival of fall means the hiking boots get hung up for the season and the gym membership gets reactivated, but for me, it means sunset hikes. Heading out late when the days are already ...

SILVERTHORNE — Heading into my hike of Ptarmigan Peak, there was one variable affecting the climb. On the National Geographic map of Vail, Frisco, and Dillon I was using to plan my hike, it said the ...

As I was hiking with a friend in Poway for this week’s column, I began to fully appreciate how nice it is to have a distraction from difficult tasks. We were heading up a steep grade toward one of the ...