Beginner’s Guides

Beginner’s Travel Guide: Three Winter Days in Ouray, Colorado

Camping is great, but not in the winter. Staying in a hotel doesn’t make you any less outdoorsy, and you can keep enjoying Colorado year-round if you take advantage of the great indoors during the colder months. I spent a long weekend in Ouray, and this southwest Colorado town is the perfect winter getaway. window.wanderlogEmbedKeys=window.wanderlogEmbedKeys||[];window.wanderlogEmbedKeys.push(‘vifqbmtaii’);window.wanderlogEmbedOptions={“alwaysShowRouteLines”:true,”version”:2};!function(){var Read more
Beginner’s guide to ice climbing in Colorado

The thing I love the most about Colorado is how everyone embraces winter, and I took that love of winter to a whole new level this weekend. I spent four days at the Ouray Ice Park for its annual ice festival in southwestern Colorado. The ice park prides itself on welcoming climbers of all abilities, Read more
Five ways for beginners to survive winter running

I got the bright idea to run my first 5k right as winter was arriving in Denver. A few years later, I signed up for my first half marathon in April and realized I had to start training at the beginning of December. Needless to say, I’ve had a little experience with how to stay Read more
Beginner’s guide to skiing Copper Mountain

Work your way up from the easiest greens to your first blue run at Copper Mountain. Read more
Beginner’s Trail Guide: The Byzantine Road on the Greek island of Paros

When we decided to go to Greece for our honeymoon, I didn’t think hiking would be a big part of it. But the islands have beginner-friendly trails that are a must for anyone traveling there. Besides the Caldera Path in Santorini, our other big hike was the Byzantine Road on another Greek island called Paros. Read more
Beginner’s guide to microspikes for snowy hiking and running

Getting outside year-round is tough. It’s dark, it’s cold, it’s icy. I can’t fix daylight savings time or the thermometer, but I can help you with traction. Read more