Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.” – Edward Abbey For most Americans, true wilderness is something not easily reached. In ...

The Wilderness Trust recently announced acquiring 20 acres of private property within Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness. Photo courtesy The Wilderness Trust Colorado’s biggest wilderness area is ...

We in Colorado are lucky. Our state has 44 congressionally designated wilderness areas covering over 3.7 million acres, including three in Eagle County — the west side of the Eagles Nest, the Holy ...

Rep. Diana DeGette’s Colorado Wilderness Act — part of a larger package of public lands protections including the CORE Act that recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives — has been more than ...

Colorado’s largest wilderness area is a 488,000-acre blank spot on the highway map roughly bordered by Durango, Silverton, Creede and Pagosa Springs. Laced with 500 miles of trails through the rugged ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. With towering mountains and vast swaths of wild forests, Colorado has earned a reputation for being outdoorsy. Winter transforms Colorado into ...