1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (752+ words) After a Boulder hike, a CU game, or a long Pearl Street walk, one important decision remains: french fries or onion rings? Fries may receive more attention, but a well-made onion ring delivers something entirely different. The first bite breaks…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (387+ words) Views from Mount Sanitas, Boulder At 6,843 feet above Boulder, sunrise on Mount Sanitas feels like a private performance staged above the city. For generations of Boulder residents, climbing Mount Sanitas has been more than a hike. It is a ritual,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1140+ words) Pearl Street Mall, one of the most famous outdoor malls in the country, set against the stunning backdrop of the Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado. Food always wins in Boulder. And more often than anyone admits, the winner is not…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (808+ words) Labor Day is the hinge in Boulder’s water calendar. The Reservoir swim season winds down, the south shoreline’s seasonal dog restriction ends, and plenty of local pups still have time for another warm-weather splash before Colorado’s colder mornings settle in....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (997+ words) The drive from Denver’s western edge to the Eisenhower Tunnel should take less than an hour. An Outside reporter timed it at two hours and fifteen minutes from the Dino Lots to the tunnel—on a stretch that should take…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (868+ words) Pearl Street Mall – Boulder, CO (Elevation: 5,430 ft)One of the most beautiful and top-rated outdoor malls in the U.S., with the Flatirons of the Rocky Mountains as a stunning backdrop Boulder’s restaurant scene receives plenty of attention for chef-driven dining…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (642+ words) There is something unmistakably Boulder about cold mountain water moving beneath cottonwood trees on a warm summer afternoon. Today’s Outdoor Picture of the Day captures Boulder Creek beside Eben G. Fine Park, where the water emerges from Boulder Canyon and…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (353+ words) There is a look that only water-loving dogs have. Ears pinned back. Eyes focused on the next ripple. Paws moving before the rest of the body has completely committed. Today’s beautiful girl puppy has that look—and she is going…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (387+ words) Boulder Flatirons from NCAR From the NCAR mesa on a clear summer afternoon, the camera looks north along the tilted sandstone wall. The great slabs appear stacked one behind another, gradually receding toward Chautauqua’s green meadows and historic auditorium. It…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (762+ words) Boulder does not treat coffee like décor. In many cities, the café is the destination. You sit down, open a laptop, and stay for hours. In Boulder, the cup is often the first mile. It happens in a parking lot…...