Hiking Bob: Colorado Parks and Wildlife set to quietly increase park fees
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is asking the CPW Commission at its next meeting on March 4 and 5 for…
Hiking Bob: Read ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ for an inspiring story of overcoming injury
As a freelance writer and podcaster, I get emails every week asking me to review a product (NO), or write…
Ring the Peak Trail one step closer to reality
Being able to hike around – all the way around – the circumference of America’s Mountain on an unbroken system…
Hiking Bob: Be better in 2026
This time of the year is rife with traditions. Traditional religious and family rites to go with the various holidays…
Hiking Bob: Gift ideas for outdoor recreation
It’s the gift-giving season and many of us have someone who engages in outdoor recreation on their gift list. Whether…
Hiking Bob: Cañon City’s secret treasure Red Canyon Park
A 45-minute drive down Highway 115, Cañon City is a great hub of outdoor recreation activities. Both the town and…
Hiking Bob: Support outdoor nonprofits during the 2025 Give Campaign
It’s virtually impossible to enjoy outdoor recreation in the Pikes Peak region without relying on the many nonprofit organizations that…
Hiking Bob: Will 2026 budgets affect your park experience?
This is the time of the year that local governments in Colorado are busy working on setting their budgets for…
Hiking Bob: Being prepared for the seasonal transition and beyond
Early fall in Colorado is a time of transition. September is still shorts and t-shirt weather, wildflowers are still in…
Hiking Bob: It’s leaf peeping season!
It’s mid-September, and in Colorado that means it’s leaf peeping season, when the quaking aspens turn gold before going to…
Hiking Bob: Garden of the Gods Visitor’s Center and Foundation — 30 years of supporting an American icon
I first visited Colorado Springs in 1989 on a trip around the country, and like so many, was taken in…
Hiking Bob — The trek to Lost Lake makes a perfect July hike
Lost Lake is lost no more. Back in 2017, when I first hiked to Lost Lake, high up Cottonwood Pass…
Hiking Bob – Explore Colorado’s Dark Skies
“Welcome to Colorful Colorado” greets everyone who enters the state on any of the major highways. The state’s colors inspired…
Hiking BobHiking Bob — Staunton State Park has something for almost everyonesomething everyone
Staunton State Park is a gem of a park that offers something for almost everyone. You can go cycling, horseback…
Hiking BobHiking Bob — Let’s get loopy! A few of my favorite loop hikesfew hikes
Being in the mountains means that a lot of our trails are one-way, out-and-back kind of adventures. Or, at the…
Hiking Bob – Finding a new trail experience
Hikers can be creatures of habit, including yours truly. We have trails or parks we like and visit often, eventually…