Four legendary long-distance backpackers share their favorite training hikes to prepare for weeks or months of thru-hiking.

Fishers Peak State Park Manager Crystal Dreiling said the park's next "trail package" would soon go out to bid — a project ...

The Surf Hotel and its sister properties have helped to revitalize Buena Vista, a central Colorado town with plenty of outdoor activities for visitors.

In my column in the Jan. 23 edition of The Independent, I wrote about the many features in the EXPLORE Act, a single piece of ...

State Farm wants to raise home insurance rates for Californians by an average of 22% after the company paid out roughly $1 billion in claims due to the Los Angeles ...