Photographer’s description: “I was backpacking up to Cloudy Pass and Lyman Lakes in the North Cascades and had a beautiful sunset one evening. Taken with Nikon D3400.” Critique: “Oooh. Thanks for ...

Fourth of July festivities in Breckenridge fire up at 7 a.m. for the fifth annual Independence Day 10K Trail Run, which starts and finishes in Carter Park ($25 pre-registration at ...

Ready for some summer fun in America’s national parks? So is everyone else. With vacation season in full swing, throngs of your fellow tourists will be winging their way toward fruited plain, purple ...

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Katharine Lee Bates used the term “purple mountains’ majesty” when she wrote the lyrics to the popular, patriotic song, “America the Beautiful,” but I’ve dropped the color for my version because most ...