Hike of the week: Despite its modest height, South Fortuna Mountain is still a tough climb
This 5-mile loop through Mission Trails Regional Park takes hikers to the mountain’s peak and through coastal sage scrub and oak habitats ...
Hike on one of 40 former rail lines in Colorado
Since railroad lines linked communities, rail trails typically function as connectors, too. While there’s no standard ...
Hike of the week: Despite its modest height, South Fortuna Mountain is still a tough climb
Crows soared overhead as I made my way up the steep staircase leading to South Fortuna Peak in Mission Trails Regional Park .
How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer
Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the ...
Find the ancient heart of America on a road trip through the Indigenous southwest
A new road trip of the Southwest’s Indigenous heartlands offers travellers a greater understanding of the past, present and ...
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument opens access to the Largest 3D Map of the Universe Yet
A new data release from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is now available for researchers to explore. The collection ...
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Climbing group makes historic land acquisition in the Red River Gorge
In February, the RRGCC purchased land from the Ashland Wildlife Management Area in Lee County. It includes 718 acres of land, ...
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Is This the Underground Everest?
I’m accustomed to moving across dangerous terrain, but down here printed maps are often useless ... We know that Mount Everest is Earth’s highest peak, but the potential for conquering ...