Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... One of the best moments on any hike is when you turn the corner or take that last step before the view takes your breath away. On this loop, you’ll ...

Permits for overnight backpacking in restricted areas of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness in the rugged Elk Mountains west of Aspen go on sale next week. Advance reservation permits ($10) are ...

Hikers making the trip to Maroon Lake from Crested Butte and backpackers completing the Four Pass Loop are finding the last leg of their journey tougher than expected. The weary travelers are ...

This might be the last summer, maybe the second to last, that backpackers accessing the Four Pass Loop will be able to do so without a permit to camp overnight along the 26-mile route circumventing ...

Rising more than 14,000 feet, these twin peaks are a favorite spot for hikers and wildlife-watchers, boasting beautiful vistas and breathtaking scenery. In fact, Maroon Bells' jagged peaks and ...

Mountain Rescue Aspen rescued two hikers that were stranded after attempting to complete the Four Pass Loop. The Pitkin County Regional Emergency Dispatch Center was alerted at about 9:27 p.m. Sunday, ...

The breathtaking Maroon Bells, ancient, eroded and jagged, tower over crystalline glacial lakes near Aspen like a quintessential Colorado postcard. Most hikers stop at Crater Lake, but that is merely ...