Graduation Day: Away from the XBox and out into the giant sandbox. Photo: Catherine Dold

Every kid can be a Certified Good Hiker

by Elevation Staff April 27, 2011

When Boulder resident and environmental writer Catherine Dold’s nieces came to visit in 2008, she thought it would be fun to teach the inexperienced flatlanders some hiking tips.

Rim to Rim to Rim

by Allison Pattillo April 27, 2011

Prepare yourself for the newest way to experience the Grand Canyon.

Lasting Victory: “The wilderness has helped me so much. It showed me where I was broken and slowly, it stitched both my body and mind back together...

Coming Home to the Wild

by Chris Kassar April 27, 2011

Boulder-based non-profit Veterans Expeditions reconnects those who have served with the outdoors.

Stone Mountains by Jim Thornburg

Read the Rock: Stone Mountains

by Chris Van Leuven April 27, 2011

The lofty—320 oversized pages and weighing the same as a small climbing rack—Stone Mountains: North America’s Best Crags (2011, Potlicker Press) by Jim Thornburg is the result of one man’s 20-year obsession with climbing and photography.

True Grit: Sand makes a nice base for a few inches of fresh. Photo: Justin Nyberg

Lines in the Sand

by Justin Nyberg April 27, 2011

Dune skiing is not for the sane, sober, prudent, deliberate, wise, well-informed or practical. It’s for lucky fools like us.

Jonathan Waterman

by Doug April 27, 2011

The author, explorer and conservationist talks to EO about the crisis facing the Colorado River and the future of water in the West.