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Legislation to improve access to public lands and address issues related to rising usage has been introduced in the U.S. House.
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The Bureau of Land Management is hoping to implement what it calls the Blueprint for 21st Century Recreation, and a new report identifies ways to achieve those goals.
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The Cog Railway in Manitou Springs has been bringing people to the top of Pikes Peak since 1891. It is the highest and longest cog railway in the world.
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Rural programs sometimes struggle to get funding, can have lower participation rates, and might have residents with lower incomes who can’t afford outdoors activities.
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After a summer of heat above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the mountains east of Phoenix Arizona are finally cooling off. An NPR reporter hikes into the Superstition Wilderness.
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Artificial Intelligence has the ability to write everything from cover letters to movie scripts. It’s also being used to write books about gathering food in the wild. But AI’s foray into foraging comes with risks.
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In 1923, Eleanor Davis became the first known woman to climb the Grand Teton – the second tallest peak in Wyoming. A hundred years later, this all-female group of climbers along with an all-female team of guides were getting ready to summit the peak to celebrate her legacy.
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Author Jon Waterman has been exploring and advocating for wild spaces throughout the U.S. for several decades. He writes about his favorite ones in his new book 'Atlas of Wild America'.
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Nearly 30 hot air balloons flew over Snowmass Village last weekend for the annual Snowmass Balloon Festival. It’s a tranquil sport with extra meaning for one pilot from a military background.
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The energy drink company Red Bull hosts one of the top mountain biking competitions in the world every year in Southern Utah. But the event has never invited women, and the female freeriding community is trying to change that.
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Fall means it’s hunting season for many residents in our region. One popular way to hunt and fish is to lease land from private property owners for a more one-of-a-kind experience, and technology is changing the way people find these opportunities.
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Landowner John Reiber had closed Mount Democrat to avoid lawsuits. The sale opens access but does not slow effort to reform the Colorado Recreational Use Statute to better protect “freaked out” landowners.