First Person: A Baby Story
I’m racing through my childbearing years, yet I’m still ambivalent about having kids. Do I go with my instincts or listen to reason?
Magazine Section: Department
Life According To… Kenny Passarelli
After decades spent touring the globe with some of rock’s biggest names—including Elton John, Joe Walsh, and Hall & Oates—Kenny Passarelli, a Denver native, returned home last year. Here, the 60-year-old bass player talks to 5280 about making music, looking for new challenges, and his long, strange trip.
Secrets of the South Platte
Denver’s nearest national forest is stacked with recreational opportunities.
The Newtonian Method
How an upstart Boulder company is trying to remake the running shoe, one convert at a time.
Rediscovering the Lost World
The Morrison Natural History Museum gives visitors a hands-on look at homegrown fossils—including the original Stegosaurus—that could change everything we thought we knew about dinosaurs.
Blossoms of Winter
The survival of Colorado’s famous wildflowers depends on deep, lingering snows—but the forecast doesn’t look good.
The Boys of Spring
Arizona’s Cactus League serves up baseball, beer, sun—and a great way to escape the winter weather for a weekend.
Life According To… Katie Uhlaender
Breckenridge’s Katie Uhlaender, a World Cup champion skeleton racer, hopes for glory in this month’s Olympics in Vancouver. She talks to 5280 about speed, perseverance, and the lessons she learned from her dad.
Being Brave
Why jumping off a high ledge is easier than baring your soul in words.
The Next Best Thing
Even with a recent $1 billion makeover, Snowmass will never be as glamorous as Aspen. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
The Feel-Good Jail
How a Boulder County program is creating a kinder, gentler—and promising—method for criminal rehabilitation.
Barely Hanging On
Why Colorado’s community ski hills soon may be a thing of the past.
Let the Games Begin
Three adrenaline-pumping sports that are guaranteed to heat up the chilly season.
A Door Into the Beyond
The quiet, small-town pleasures of LaPorte, Colorado.
Life According To… Tom Hornbein
It’s been more than four decades since Tom Hornbein tackled the previously unclimbed west ridge of Mt. Everest and made mountaineering history. Here, the Estes Park resident, scientific adviser for CU’s Altitude Research Center, and retired physician ruminates on his love of mountains, the perils of high altitude, and the night he bivouacked at 28,000 feet on Everest.
Hidden Treasures
Finding literary surprises at the University of Northern Colorado’s James A. Michener Library.
Back for More
How a seemingly straightforward injury became an endless odyssey—with no relief in sight.
Gear Guy
How Big Agnes cofounder Bill Gamber and his company know what outdoor athletes want.
Ranch Hands
How the Colorado Art Ranch created the only Artposium in the world.
Admiring the View
One perfect art-filled day in Colorado Springs.
