Colorado Mountain Air Archives - Elevation Outdoors Magazine

5 Overlooked Spring Tune Ups

by James Dziezynski May 2, 2013

Even though Old Man Winter is making more unexpected visits than your crazy ex, spring really is just around the corner. Melty, yucky days are the perfect time to get your gear affairs in order, especially those components that often get overlooked until you actually need them in the field. Besides inflating your bike tires [...]

The Power of the Strong: Thoughts from the Endurance Community on the Boston Bombing

by James Dziezynski April 16, 2013

I was in the midst of writing this blog yesterday when the news of the Boston Marathon bombs flooded my social media feeds. The impact of this senseless and cowardly act resonates strongly within the Elevation Outdoors community. Many of us are runners – or triathletes, or cyclists, or adventure racers. We know what it’s [...]

How Did We Get Here?

by James Dziezynski February 20, 2013

A great thing about living in Colorado is that most people you meet are from somewhere else, pretentious “Native” bumper stickers be damned. Everybody who has ended up here has a story, some tale of motivation that brought us from there to here. Some stories are fairly typical: student comes to the University of Colorado, [...]

Mardi Gras Snowmass Style

by James Dziezynski February 14, 2013

The annual Snowmass Mardi Gras festival is one of the best parties in the mountains and not just because you get to high-five an extinct species.

Tracking Wolves by Dog Sled

by James Dziezynski January 29, 2013

In the shattering cold wildlife thrives, evident in the fresh tracks that wend randomly through the trees and over hardened lakes.

Boulder’s Overlooked Hiking Trails

by James Dziezynski November 1, 2012

Boulder’s access to a wealth of fantastic hiking makes it one of the most foot-traffic friendly cities in Colorado. The marquee trails tend to be lively, well-traveled places but rest assured there are low-key enclaves where you can break away from the crowds and explore peaceful pockets in the foothills. These trails are less traveled [...]