Recently, I have been writing my column about my visit to Colorado Springs. This is one more story about my visit. I am going to talk about my most favorite part of Colorado Springs: Pikes Peak. I ...

MUSKEGON, MI - A Muskegon woman is sharing her story of completing a 12-mile hike up Colorado’s Pikes Peak Mountain, despite being legally blind. Jan Thom made the trek up 14,115 feet in two days this ...

Every summer, thousands of people make the curvy, sometimes nerve-wracking journey to the summit of one of Colorado’s most iconic “fourteeners”: Pikes Peak. Unlike most other fourteeners, there’s more ...

It might be the second week in August, and September is just around the corner, but as anyone who has spent any time in the Pikes Peak Region knows, there are plenty of really warm days still ahead ...

Completing a trail encircling Pikes Peak and expanding camping opportunities in the shadow of the landmark locals call “America’s Mountain” are expected to be the first priorities of a new partnership ...

In August 2023, Brandt Holmes posted a photo of himself, family members, and friends climbing Pikes Peak on Facebook. When Jan Thom came across the post from her home in Michigan — her childhood ...

I’ve always been of the opinion that September is the best month to be in Colorado. The days are still fairly long, the weather is still warm, the monsoons are behind us, there are still wildflowers ...

PIKES PEAK, Colo. (KOAA) — Crews with Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI) got some help from a group of volunteers for their “pack-in” day on Pikes Peak. "We were expected to at least carry a ...

Colorado Springs is opening the road to the top of Pikes Peak earlier than usual for their Special Sunrise events on select mornings throughout the summer and the early fall. Typically, gates open at ...