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Download the best from the  2009 Folks Festival Lineup. M. WARD Hold Time (Merge, 2009) With a list of influences dating from Don McLean’s glory days, M.Ward runs below the mainstream radar but Hold Time may be the Portland-based indie fave’s most accessible album yet. His cover of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On” is at once [...]

The Folks Festival may not be as popular as Telluride Bluegrass and Rockygrass, but this can’t-miss event up in Lyons draws some of the best acts in the country and there’s something refreshing about the vibe. So pony up for your tickets and plan for a chill weekend of tunes and lawn chairs. I would [...]

Here in Denver, it’s the time of year when locals dream of deep powder and wax all nostalgic for the Elway era. Just saying the name “Elway” is like uttering the echo of “Denver.” It is the invocation of the patron saint of every powder-skiing, Frisbee-tossing dude from Denver. “You know, it’s John Elway’s town, [...]

The best way to explore Crested Butte? Set up a base camp on a dirt road and explore. Our local writer dishes on just how it’s done. The first time I car camped in Crested Butte, it was an act of necessity. After driving 2,200-plus miles from Lowell, Massachusetts, we were pushing north on Hwy. [...]

EO’s guide to the best drive-in campgrounds: Just pull up the vehicle, unload and enjoy. What’s there not to like about car camping? It combines the fun and adventure of a backpacking trip with the comforts of a two-burner stove, stand-up-room tent, cooler of beer and plush air mattress. Not to mention, if you’re short [...]

At the risk of blowing the most closely guarded secret in the Front Range, we send a former Nederland resident back to his old stomping grounds to uncover the truth about the riding scene, local politics, all those hidden trails and what the future has in store for a community that still rides for the [...]

Colorado’s San Luis Valley channels all vibes—14ers, natural hot springs, Tibetan stupas, a top-notch microbrewery, and the occasional UFO sighting. The San Luis Valley is so big (122 miles long and 74 miles wide), high (7,500 feet) and flat (the roads here are laser-straight and seem to disappear into the curvature of the Earth) that [...]

The Colorado climbing and retail legend imparts his wisdom on the joys of the high peaks, shares the highlights of his in-store mountaineering museum, and talks about how customers just like to hang out on his couch. With all due respect, Gary Neptune—the owner and founder of Boulder’s Neptune Mountaineering—is built like a chimpanzee. He’s [...]

What’s your folly? Answer that odd little question and you could be cruising on a new bike. New Belgium Brewing claims its folly is beer, of course, and the Fort Collins-based brewer has been giving away limited edition New Belgium Cruisers to web visitors and Facebook friends. And what’s Elevation Outdoors’ folly? … exploring every [...]

Where to find ripe, juicy, fresh Colorado fruit on the Front Range Colorado’s Mesa County peach trees require 10 years to mature, but once they do, they’ll yield some of the juiciest fruit in the nation, superceding even California’s best. Warm sunny days and cool dry nights here, combined with soil chock full of phosphates, [...]