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Rookies on the range

Rookies on the range

Cows dot a square plot of land near Haunted House pasture, 2 1/2 miles from the Colorado Cattle Co. ranch. As a light drizzle settles in, a group of city slickers are told it's their job to figure out how to move the cattle.

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The view's a bit better from on top of a horse

You might not saddle up on your morning commute. But when it comes to summer wildland exploration, there's no better way to experience the ridges, gullies and distant forested enclaves of Colorado than atop a good ol' horse.

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Mountain Activities »

Plan your month, July

Be sure to pencil in the Bob Cook Memorial Mount Evans Hill Climb and the Crankworx Colorado Freeride Mountain Bike Festival.

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Skiing & Snowboarding »

Snowboarding tops outdoor activities for visits to the ER

The first national study to estimate recreational injuries shows snowboarding accounts for a quarter of such emergency room visits.

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Camping »

Expert pitches a few remarkable campsites

Johnny Malloy is to tent camping as John McCain is to politics, Emeril Lagasse is to cooking and Bruce Springsteen is to rock 'n' roll.

Hiking »

Take a hike!

An ancient forest, a wilderness river, a gentle mountain lake, a desert canyon and a dark canyon all await you in the backcountry reaches of Colorado this summer. Colorado is laced with hundreds of great hikes, but here are a few to get you started.

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Hunting & Fishing »

Fishing hot spot: Pueblo Reservoir

The reservoir offers good fishing for a variety of warm-water species amid state park amenities before the July 4 weekend rush.

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Rookies on the range

Cows dot a square plot of land near Haunted House pasture, 2 1/2 miles from the Colorado Cattle Co. ranch. As a light drizzle settles in, a group of city slickers are told it's their job to figure out how to move the cattle.

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Outdoors Columns & Blogs »

DENTRY: Struggle endures to protect Browns Canyon

Let freedom ring. To say the view from a granite knob high above the east bank of the Arkansas River inspires patriotic sentiment would be an understatement.

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