Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:35:08 MDT

If you go What: "Running with the Mind of Meditation" When: Sept. 3-6 Where: Shambhala Mountain Center, in Red Feather Lakes More info: shambhalamountain.

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:08:47 MDT

Saturday night is just heating up in Boulder, but by 9 o'clock I'm Zen-ing myself to sleep. My alarm is set for 1:40 a.m., just four-and-a-half short hours away.

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:44:55 MDT

When Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci wanted to draw the inner workings of the human body, they at times had to sneak into cemeteries and grab bodies to take back to their studios.

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:58:51 MDT

When bank secretary Jane Hathaway set out bird-watching on the old "The Beverly Hillbillies" TV sitcom, she generally was decked out in full British army surplus regalia -- khakis, pith helmet and military field glasses.

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:38:35 MDT

Back in the dark, cold days of winter, you might have run by the outdoor tracks at Potts Field on the University of Colorado's East Campus, or one of the high school tracks at Fairview, Boulder or Monarch.

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:33:02 MDT

Back in the dark, cold days of winter, you might have run by the outdoor tracks at Potts Field on the University of Colorado's East Campus, or one of the high school tracks at Fairview, Boulder or Monarch. Likely, they were covered with snow and ice, and perhaps you ran by with a wistful look on your frozen face, thinking of warmer days to come, when you would be able to run free and fast wearing only shorts and a T-shirt.

Fri, 9 Jul 2010 00:31:31 MDT

When I called Jon Harp several weeks ago to inquire about the fishing on the Conejos River, he peppered his response with terms like "outrageous" and "awesome.

Thu, 8 Jul 2010 00:10:23 MDT

Sometimes the effects of weather are immediate, such as a hail-damaged roof. Other times, the weather of one season can spill over to affect the next season.

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 19:46:35 MDT

In light of several local, high-profile climbing accidents, it's easy to think that climbers are nothing more than reckless risk-takers.

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:28:54 MDT

Some July dawn, you might be lucky enough to see a peregrine falcon stoop down from the sky aiming at a duck, pigeon or starling.

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:06:18 MDT

A t 9 a.m. on a bluebird Saturday, my partner and I pulled in next to the only other car at an obscure crag in the South Platte.

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:21:52 MDT

The long run is key to any training program, from a beginner's to an Olympian's, as you might have heard before. But if you're one of the many who ran your first race ever at the Memorial Day Bolder Boulder 10K last month, now that the summer racing and training season has started it should be emphasized that the long run needs to be your priority run of the week.

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:36:40 MDT

A recent spell of unseasonably hot weather seems to be melting all the high-country snow at once. The resulting record runoff conditions aren't exactly music to the ears of Colorado fly-fishers.

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:01 MDT

There is plenty of good birding year-round, but, for me at least, nothing tops the frenzy of mid-spring, with its waves of migrants and the arrival of local summer residents in their showy alternate plumage.

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 22:43:24 MDT

As I approached the small pullout to "Crag X" off Interstate 15 a few months ago, I was slowed by a gnarly traffic accident.