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Experience this popular wellness trend at these Colorado destinations
By Daliah Singer Special to The Gazette A hot soak followed by a cold plunge. This modern idea of “contrast therapy” is rooted in ancient practices. Today, the hip wellness endeavor occurs in urban areas as often as it does in the wilds, but the intention remains the same: soothe sore muscles, boost mental clarity and improve sleep quality. While research has yet to support any long-term health benefits, that hasn’t kept the practice from taking over the globe.
America's first ‘National Park City' is Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga was featured on Condé Nast Traveler' s Bright Ideas in Travel 2026. Read the full list of winners here Maclellan Island is an overgrown wilderness of pine trees, pawpaw, and rivercane in the Tennessee River, across from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee . The mile-long dirt trail I'm traipsing along crisscrosses the 24.5-acre site, where residents include raccoons, muskrats, American robins, osprey, and cormorants.
It’s Shoulder-Season Time in Colorado—Here Are the State’s 12 Best Destinations from Fall to Summer Original
This article was originally published in 2023 and most recently updated on September 21, 2026, with current information. You could spend decades exploring Colorado’s stunning scenery and top attractions and still have more to experience. No single trip can cover everything that makes the state a traveler’s dream destination. Hit the highlights by following this guide to top experiences in each season, from relaxing hot springs to epic hikes and everything in between.
America's First ‘National Park City’ is Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chattanooga was featured on Condé Nast Traveler's Bright Ideas in Travel 2026. Read the full list of winners here. Maclellan Island is an overgrown wilderness of pine trees, pawpaw, and rivercane in the Tennessee River, across from downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee. The mile-long dirt trail I’m traipsing along crisscrosses the 24.5-acre site, where residents include raccoons, muskrats, American robins, osprey, and cormorants.
The Country's First Nature Library Lets You Check Out Camping Gear Like Books
The earthy scent of waiting-to-be-opened books permeates the air when I walk into the Anythink Nature Library just outside Denver, Colorado. It’s to be expected, as the 33,000-square-foot, sunlit space just opened its doorsAugust 8. But the hundreds of people surrounding me aren’t paging through those tomes. There are kids scrambling over a dozen boulders that have been placed in an organic path inside.
Colorado’s Youth Mental Health Corps improves student attendance and behavior
Marissa Garcia, left, a Colorado Youth Mental Health Corps member, makes a point while meeting with York International student Leah Ameca, 17, in Garcia’s office at the school in Thornton, Colorado on April 21, 2026. Garcia is part of a national program that trains 18-to-24-year-olds to provide mental health and resource support to middle and high school students while they earn credits and behavioral health credentials.
Colorado’s youth mental health corps improves student attendance and behavior
Marissa Garcia can barely finish a sentence before a student stops to chat with her. She’s sitting in the blue-walled wellness room in the high school wing of York International School in Thornton. The calmly lit space is decked out with pillows, fidget spinners, games and a small hygiene closet. A steady stream of backpack-laden students walks past the open room between class bells. Garcia, who has curly black hair and is wearing gold-hoop earrings, a nose ring and a hoodie, looks a lot like them.
Screen Time: How VanEssential Became the Shop for Road-Trip Gear
This Colorado-based gear shop unique and well-crafted accessories for #vanlifers. Image Caption: Photo Credit: VanEssential Trying to get dressed in a van, surrounded by windows, is no easy task for someone hoping to maintain some, erm, decorum. When James Bartho couldn’t find a reliable or efficient solution for privacy, he set out to design his own. And those magnetic, insulated window covers are now the backbone of VanEssential, which manufactures a variety of gear for van travelers.
A Colorado county’s new ‘unicorn’ home health program fills gap left by provider’s closure Original
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Abraham Torres Razo smiles as he sits on his living room couch in his Nike sweats and a Mexican soccer jersey. Despite what he’s been through over the past three weeks, he’s pleased to see his nurse arrive at his door on an early April morning. The former cook was admitted to Vail Health in late March with abdominal pain. He ended up having two surgeries, including an ostomy. While he was there, the 46-year-old suffered a stroke.
9 reimagined motels around Colorado receive second life
Mellow Moon. Photo by Stephanie Buehler By Daliah Singer Special to The Gazette Forget the old, stodgy motels of the last century. These roadside destinations are being reimagined as boutique, yet still affordable, accommodations. Here are nine of our favorites across Colorado.
Taste Toronto’s Diversity with a Globally Focused Food Tour
Toronto offers a taste of the world. With more than half of its population born outside of Canada, the sprawling metropolis is considered one of the globe’s most diverse cities. You’ll hear that in the variety of languages resonating in your ears as you walk down the streets and in the impressive assortment of global cuisines — representing more than 230 ethnic origins — available from downtown to the city’s farthest reaches. Yes, there’s Chinatown and Little Italy and Little India.
The Curtis Hotel’s Multimillion-Dollar Makeover Reinvents Denver’s Happiest Stay With Nostalgic Flair
Key Highlights Funky fresh isn’t a phrase you typically hear associated with hospitality, but it could be the tagline for The Curtis (thecurtis.com), a pop culture–infused boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Denver. The Clue-themed room riffs on the classic whodunit game, complete with a playful nod to the billiards room. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CURTIS Nearly a decade ago, the quirky property introduced themed floors to the delight of overnight guests.
This National Park Alternative in Colorado Allows Only 30 Visitors per Day
Despite the spring heat, the sandstone in Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park is cool to the touch. Shards of black, gray, and clay-hued pottery rest on the ledge of what was once an active kiva, a subterranean room. Sections of its still-standing walls are charred black from fire. This ancestral land deep in southwest Colorado was once occupied by the Ancient Puebloans and is now on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation and managed by the tribe.
Colorado midwives sue state, saying regulators are making it harder for them to safely do their jobs
Kalie Caler was 8 years old when she decided that she wanted to deliver babies for a living. Born and raised in Pagosa Springs, she completed midwifery school in Florida before moving home to start Mountain Roots Midwifery in 2019. As the only midwife in town, she delivered more than a dozen babies during her first year, traveling an hour or more to support clients as far away as Mancos, Durango and Crestone. She also birthed all three of her own children at home.
Colorado midwives sue the state, saying regulators are making it harder for them to do their jobs safely
Kalie Caler was 8 years old when she decided that she wanted to deliver babies for a living. Born and raised in Pagosa Springs, she completed midwifery school in Florida before moving home to start Mountain Roots Midwifery in 2019. As the only midwife in town, she delivered more than a dozen babies during her first year, traveling an hour or more to support clients as far away as Mancos, Durango and Crestone. She also birthed all three of her own children at home.
Pregnancy Changes Mothers’ Brains. These Recent Discoveries Are Showing Us How
“Baby brain” isn’t the deficit it’s stereotyped to be, research suggests. Neural adaptations during pregnancy can prime soon-to-be-moms to become more attuned to their children and enhance social cognition I’d looked in every drawer, through every basket and on every countertop. I’d emptied out the contents of my purse and searched my coat pockets. Nothing. My husband’s keys had disappeared. It wasn’t until I walked outside 30 minutes later that I found them, dangling from the lock on our front door.
Breckenridge's latest addition is already crowded with fans seeking sweet pastries, bread
By Daliah Singer Special to The Gazette The line at Threefold Bakery, Breckenridge’s newest café, is more than 20 deep on a Sunday morning. Stacks of gleaming croissants, crisp scones, frosted cinnamon rolls and golden loaves of sourdough await behind the counter, with more being rolled, folded and baked in the open kitchen. The crowd isn’t here simply to carb-load before a day on the mountain. They want to taste the latest creations from one of Summit County’s top culinary talents, Matt Vawter.
Breckenridge’s latest addition is already crowded with fans seeking sweet pastries, bread
Threefold Bakery in Breckenridge. Photo by Emma Kruch, Emma K Creative By Daliah Singer Special to The Gazette The line at Threefold Bakery, Breckenridge’s newest café, is more than 20 deep on a Sunday morning. Stacks of gleaming croissants, crisp scones, frosted cinnamon rolls and golden loaves of sourdough await behind the counter, with more being rolled, folded and baked in the open kitchen. The crowd isn’t here simply to carb-load before a day on the mountain.
9 events to help celebrate Colorado’s 150th birthday
BurroFest 2026 is set for a summer celebration. Photo by Stacie Scott, The Gazette By Daliah Singer Special to The Gazette It’s a big year for Colorado, which celebrates its 150th birthday Aug. 1. Events are being held throughout the state to mark the occasion. We’ve rounded up the ones that shouldn’t be missed. Stories in the Sky Ongoing A series of nearly 150 drone shows is taking to the skies across the state in celebration of Colorado’s birthday.
The Galápagos Islands Overdeliver on Awe
Four days into our weeklong voyage around the Galápagos Islands, my brother and I stepped onto Bartolomé Island. The shells of Sally Lightfoot crabs looked like red diamonds bursting through the dark, volcanic rock. Turquoise water stood in shocking contrast. As we walked along a wooden boardwalk to the high point of the island — 374 feet above sea level — it felt as though we had stepped onto another planet.
Road Icon: Spartan Travel Trailers Were Palaces on Wheels
The company's airplane-inspired trailers brought luxury to new heights. Image Caption: Photo Credit: Spartan Trailers Mobile homes, of course, were created to cruise the open road. But the luxurious Spartan travel trailers—which first debuted 80 years ago—took their cue from something a little less grounded. Beginning in the late 1920s, the Spartan Aircraft Company—founded by oil magnate William Skelly, ultimately sold to John Paul Getty—manufactured airplanes at its plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Through partnership, prayer and perseverance, a small, suburban congregation responds to the community’s need for affordable housing
Penny Maxwell regularly drove by the sleepy corner of Aspen Drive and Tipple Parkway, where a three-story building was under construction. It was set to be the first apartment complex in Frederick, Colorado, about 30 miles north of Denver and the rapidly growing commuter town’s first affordable housing project. After her husband died, Maxwell moved to Frederick from a neighboring suburb, where she was getting priced out, to live with her daughter, son-in-law, three grandkids, two cats and a dog.
12 of Denver’s Best Date Night Restaurants
Dim lighting. A sultry soundtrack. Menus that double as conversation starters. Nearby cocktail bars or comedy clubs to extend the evening…. There are so many elements that make a place the right choice for an intimate outing. Whether you’re trying to impress a first date, celebrate an anniversary, or just do something (anything) without kids in tow, Denver has no shortage of restaurants that deliver on romance. Here, 12 of our current favorite date night spots around Denver. BearLeek Inside BearLeek.
9 Ways To Fill Your Belly This Hanukkah (Without Having To Cook)
When the calendar turns to December, my friends start asking me one question: When do we get latkes? Though most of my loved ones here in Colorado aren’t Jewish, sharing homemade latkes, or potato pancakes, with them has become a beloved tradition. But peeling and shredding dozens of potatoes and onions and frying them up in oil—a reminder of the story of Hanukkah when a small jar of oil lasted for eight days—is time-consuming.
Don’t let a layover or flight delay get you down. There are plenty of ways to pass the time at Denver International Airport.
Long layovers. Weather delays. Mechanical issues. A tardy crew. There’s a lot of waiting around when it comes to air travel these days. If you’re stuck at Denver International Airport for an extended period, don’t fret. Instead of just sitting at your gate for hours, have a bit of fun with these ideas. Fill up on local eats: Airplane food has certainly improved in recent years, but it’s still a microwave dinner when compared with sitting down at a restaurant that serves fresh, local cuisine.
An El Paso County pilot program is reducing suicides among veterans
Sitting outside on a warm July day in a white polo, his black ballcap backward, Heath Miller recounts his military career. Originally from Tampa, Florida, Miller spent 12 years in the Marine Corps, including multiple deployments to Kosovo and Afghanistan as a heavy machine-gunner. After an injury and the loss of multiple friends to suicide, Miller decided he was ready for the next step in his life. He was discharged in 2008 and moved to Colorado.
The Best Places to Ski and Snowboard Around the World
When the mountains call, skiers and snowboarders heed the invitation. From Japan’s light, dry powder to Utah’s fluff, powderhounds chase fresh lines around the world, and for good reason: Ski resorts are built in beautiful locations, and the culture of food, drink, and fun that surrounds the sport makes for an excellent vacation.
Riot BBQ is bringing Mexican barbecue to Denver - just don’t call it Tex-Mex
When Manny Barella was growing up in Monterrey, Mexico, barbecue was part of daily life. The smell of charcoal hung in the air wherever he drove on weekends. On Thursdays, his family, like everyone else he knew, would grill carne asada and play dominoes. On Saturdays, he and his friends would cook together after playing soccer. Asada is about “cooking with an open fire,” and it’s deeply ingrained in the culture and the community, Barella explains.
Set Your Sights on Denver, Where There's Always Something New
As the largest city within a 500-mile radius, Denver has long attracted those looking for a central gathering space, access to the outdoors and an exciting roster of activities. “Our backyard is the Rocky Mountains. It’s just breathtaking,” said Raymond Gonzales, president, Metro Denver Economic Development Corp., and executive vice president, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
On a cruise through the Galapagos Islands, you’ll see too many animals to count
“Octopus — there’s an octopus!” I quickly splash back into the water from the edge of the panga (or dinghy) where I was taking a break from snorkeling. My wetsuit is only half-zipped, but I quickly swim the 30 or so feet to where my brother is floating. Below us, a purple octopus curves its tentacles into the coral. It moves slowly, its skin shifting to appear sky blue and then pink as it slinks along the rock.
Women have filed more than 60% of Colorado’s paid family and medical leave insurance claims
Donna Thompson didn’t want to use a cane, but she was running out of options. After years of living with debilitating hip and knee pain, the 66-year-old needed extra assistance to get around. Though she retired from her office manager job four years ago and moved to Colorado from Kansas, Thompson was still working two jobs — at a consignment clothing store and handling bookkeeping at a Sprouts Farmers Market — for extra income. She couldn’t afford to take time off for surgery.
Why Are So Many More Women Being Diagnosed With ADHD?
Experts once thought ADHD was something only boys experienced. The research is finally starting to catch up with reality Key takeaways: What you should know about women and ADHD ADHD often presents differently in girls and women than boys and men. More common symptoms among females include struggles with time management, being hyperverbal and daydreaming whereas boys are more likely to display hyperactive symptoms.
Roman holiday: Denver now has a nonstop flight to the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain and pasta galore
Loading your audio article Two men — one younger, one older — are sitting quietly under a light gray awning, cleaning dozens of artichokes. Clear bags between their legs are slowly filling with the tough, green and purple outer leaves. I’m benefitting from their hard work: A fried artichoke sits on the plate in front of me (next to an Aperol Spritz, naturally). It’s shaped almost like a flattened dahlia, with its charred, golden-brown edges crisp and curling.
Road Icon: The Apache Ramada is In
In the early 1950s, campers had to be industrious. Tent trailers were a rare commodity, so avid travelers built their own. Eugene Lewis Vesely was one of those people. While planning for a family excursion to Alaska, he built a collapsible tent atop a boat trailer. The trip never happened, but a business—Vesely Manufacturing Company—was born. Based in Michigan, Vesely started with soft-topped tent trailers, offering a range of styles and price points, adopting the brand name Apache.
Colorado florist stresses importance of sustainable, responsible blooms
The cart is brimming with a rainbow of flowers: sunny marigolds, fragrant calendulas, spherical craspedias and dahlias of all different shades. Kim Zimmerman, herself a bright sight in an orange jumpsuit, stands behind the cart. She’s explaining to the small group gathered inside her Denver flower shop how to tie the plants together and make a flower crown. It’s one of her regular classes at the store. Zimmerman makes the process look easy. To be fair, she has had a lot of practice.
It's farmers market season. Here's a look at the Colorado crops that await. Original
Spring showers bring May flowers — and, more importantly, farmers market season. Though Colorado is known mostly for its Rocky Ford cantaloupe, Olathe sweet corn and Palisade peaches, regional farmers grow so much more. Here, a guide to some of the other produce you’ll encounter at the market this summer — plus, two recipes to make the most of your fresh finds. Leafy Greens Spinach, kale, cabbage.
Colorado’s Medicaid program now covers doula services
When Halle Payne became pregnant with her second child, she didn’t have much trust in the health care system. During her first pregnancy, when she was just 19 years old, doctors found what they believed to be a fibroid on her ovary. She was in her second trimester, and her providers recommended monitoring it during subsequent check-ups. Before her next appointment arrived, Payne got sick. “I thought that I was dying,” Payne, now 22, recalled.
A visitor's guide to Denver Botanic Gardens
Denver Botanic Gardens is a 24-acre oasis in the middle of the Mile High City. Dedicated in 1954, it has grown into a preeminent horticultural venue, displaying more than 36,000 plants across 50 curated gardens, with a focus on native plants that thrive in Colorado. It’s also become a leader in environmentally responsible practices such as water conservation.
5 Ways To Make the Most of Your Stay at the New Hotel Alpenrock in Breckenridge
It’s been just over five years since a new hotel opened in Breckenridge (the last one being Gravity Haus in December 2019), but the drought has finally ended. Hotel Alpenrock, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, debuted in January, making it the portfolio’s first property at a major ski resort. The 205-room hotel (near the base of Peak 9) is the result of a two-year renovation of the former DoubleTree.
Wayan Finds a Permanent Home in Aspen
The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Sign up today! There is a certain aesthetic to an upscale mountain restaurant. You know it when you see it: Lots of wood balanced out with steel, stone, or leather accents. A fireplace. Perhaps visible flames flickering in the wood-burning stove in the open kitchen. Plenty of natural light during the day. A neutral color palette.
Fat biking in Banff National Park: A winter adventure in the Canadian Rockies
It’s as though I’d never ridden a bike. The tires of my e-bike are slipping and sliding, the handlebar wobbling uncontrollably in my gloved hands. The inch-plus of freshly fallen powder is making it impossible for even the studded, fat bike ones beneath my feet to catch. It’s well below freezing — about 16 degrees — and icicles are forming on my eyelashes. The general rule of thumb in the outdoors is it’s easier going down than up. If only that were true at this moment.
Where To Go Snowmobiling in Colorado
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Not every outdoor adventure has to be epic Original
SUMMIT COUNTY • Cozy in the window seat of the newly built log cabin, I peered out at the snow that had settled on the needles of the plentiful fir trees beyond. The sun was shining, bathing Bald Mountain in warmth even on this January day. If I craned my neck, I could see ski tracks traveling up the hill. The rest of the group I’d trekked with to reach Sisters Cabin, a 10th Mountain Division Hut east of Breckenridge, were carving through the meadow’s softening powder before the sun set.
A Fusion of History and Modernity Makes Bangkok a Perfect Meeting Spot
In this city of contrasts, glass skyscrapers stand behind century- old temples. Street food vendors sling steaming noodles along roadways while tucked-away restaurants serve multicourse, Michelin-level cuisine. Roadways jam with cars as jewel-toned tuk tuks whizz through the gridlock. Long considered a tourist mecca, Bangkok also makes for a dynamic, budding location for corporate travelers.
A slippery fat biking experience in Vail - and where to try the sport across Colorado Original
I was biking in a snow globe. Fresh flakes were falling on the tree–lined trail that stretched in front of me. What was a groomed route earlier that morning had, by lunchtime, become a powder track. Suddenly, my tires wobbled and I was rocked from upright to lying on my side. Turns out, fresh snow and afternoon riding are not the combination you want when fat biking. • • • With Vail Pass closed because of the weather, my husband and I couldn’t complete the drive back to the Front Range.
8 new eateries making Colorado's high country even more craveable this winter Original
Not everyone goes to the mountains to ski (or snowshoe or dogsled). Some simply want a change of scenery for their three square meals a day. Luckily, the high country is delivering with a lineup of new eateries, some of which will mark their first winter in 2024 and others that will be ready to refuel hungry diners as the season deepens. Our suggestion: Get to these eight new restaurants before everyone else hears about them.
Colorado has made it easier for Native communities to vote, but barriers remain
Raymond Baker, a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, was hired in 2020 by the Colorado Secretary of State’s office to be the state’s first tribal registration and voting education coordinator. It was a temporary role that started just a couple of weeks before the election.
Colorado has made it easier for Native communities to vote, but barriers remain
Raymond Baker, a member of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, was hired in 2020 by the Colorado Secretary of State’s office to be the state’s first tribal registration and voting education coordinator. It was a temporary role that started just a couple of weeks before the election.
Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb?
Lying on the hospital bed with two elastic belts wrapped around my pregnant belly, I was doing my best to focus on the intake nurse’s questions: Have you had any recent thoughts of harming yourself? Are you sleeping? Do you feel safe at home with your partner? About 24 hours had passed since I’d last felt any nudges or kicks in my 28-week pregnant stomach, and I was panicked. My husband and I went to the hospital, where I was set up for a nonstress test to monitor our baby’s heart rate and movement.
Can a Mother’s Mental Health Impact a Baby in the Womb?
Lying on the hospital bed with two elastic belts wrapped around my pregnant belly, I was doing my best to focus on the intake nurse’s questions: Have you had any recent thoughts of harming yourself? Are you sleeping? Do you feel safe at home with your partner? About 24 hours had passed since I’d last felt any nudges or kicks in my 28-week pregnant stomach, and I was panicked. My husband and I went to the hospital, where I was set up for a nonstress test to monitor our baby’s heart rate and movement.
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