Brainard Lake Recreation Area, northwest of Ward, has two trails that highlight the fall foliage: Mount Audubon and the Sourdough Trail. The Audubon Trail provides excellent views of the aspens, whereas the Sourdough Trail provides a more dense forest experience. Driving time from Boulder is around 50 minutes. Photo credits: Les Madson

“There are two things that sparked my space interest. The first being it was highly publicized in the 60’s when I was growing up, so I had a lot of opportunity to see what was going on. Later, my interest continued as I read and understood the technology that got people to the moon. I […]

Erie is just west of Interstate 25, with easy access to Interstate 70, Denver International Airport, and the entire Front Range of Colorado. The Planning Area of Erie is 48 square miles in size, stretching from the north side of State Highway 52 south to State Highway 7, and between US 287 on the west […]

photo credit: Tony Harman

There are four species of hummingbirds that are commonly seen in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. The most common hummingbirds you’ll encounter are the Broad-tailed (Selasphorus platycercus) and Rufous (Selasphorus rufus). The Calliope (Selasphorus calliope) and Black-chinned (Archilochus alexandri) hummingbirds are less common. photo credit: Tony Harman

A bass player balancing on his cello while playing on Pearl Street Mall. photo credit: Mikey Kahn

Summer is a longtime Boulder resident and will be a Senior in High School this year. She loves the people in Boulder and likes that everyone really cares about each other. Summer was part of the team that helped save the Twin Lakes Owl preserve in 2016. Keep up the good work Summer and thanks […]