We hit the trail later in the day than planned, it was mid-April, so we had plenty of time to reach our backcountry camp by sundown-ish. Our route, the Sand Ramp Trail, would thread us almost 6 miles, around the backend of the 30 square mile dune field, snaking along through clusters of Pinon pines under a baking sun until nightfall.
Read More"Lost really has two disparate meanings. Losing things is about the familiar falling away, getting lost is about the unfamiliar appearing."
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An Independence Day storm rolls as the peak of 14,065 foot Mount Bierstadt catches last light.
Guanella Pass. Clear Creek County, CO
Read MoreOnce a Cretaceous ocean, remote South Platte River basin of Weld County, Colorado, is home to Pawnee National Grassland.
Towering above the high plains, Pawnee Buttes host nesting birds of prey. Decedents now circle and soar over dry washes where fossil hunters have flocked since 1870.
Read MoreIn Honduras and other Central American countries, drought and crop failure from climate change will hit the poorest hardest, exacerbating the immigration crisis.
Read MoreJohn Prine would tell stories between songs or when he’d reach for a new guitar. The packed audience was completely silent, hanging on every word, listening to a sermon of sorts, Sunday mass for the everyman.
Read MoreA serious prophet upon predicting a flood should be the first man to climb a tree. This would demonstrate that he was indeed a seer.
Read MoreGoing through older work, giving a fresh look to a backpacking trip to Olympic National Park, photographed and written way back when. The Pacific Northwest is wild and remote, a perfect place to hunt ghosts.
Read MoreMore than 50 years ago, the Grateful Dead play a mellow acoustic set billed as "Mickey Hart and the Heartbeats and Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck" — a ridiculous, stealth name referencing drummer Hart and Bob Weir.
Read MoreQuaking light spills through the leaves of my neighbor's aspen tree, gently casting its mark on a topographic map of Macon County, NC.
Read More“We made the experiment; and the fruit is before us,” Abraham Lincoln, Fragment on Slavery. 1857-1858 ca.
Read MoreAlmost exactly 24-hours apart, a Colorado storm blankets the landscape in Cherry Creek State Park.
Read MoreI was recently assigned to walk the Denver burbs for the Los Angeles Times and speak with primary voters and document canvassers. For the first time in 20 years, Colorado is holding a presidential primary instead of caucuses.
Read MoreThe United States maternal death rate is among the highest in the developed world. Eighteen states haven't studied these deaths and others tend to blame moms.
Read MoreMore than 4000 years since the Chinese observed the eclipse of 2136 BC, millions of Americans are flocking to cities and towns along “the path of totality” to witness this celebrated celestial event.
Read MoreVisitors read the raised bronze letters of the Columbine Memorial plaques in whispers, asking questions to God, survivors, the community, and each other.
Read MorePresident Abraham Lincoln was correct: we cannot escape history.
Read MoreThe historic Denver neighborhood of Whittier is northeast of the rapidly growing downtown. By standards of cities in the American West, it’s old.
Read MoreRecently assigned by Barcroft Media, I drove south to the small mountain town of Buena Vista, Colorado to link up with Hailey Wait.
Read MoreNathan W. Armes is a travel photographer and videographer based in Denver, Colorado.
