Dan England

Some Colorado parks are allowing “wild” ice skating

The skating ranger at 11 Mile State Park says recreation is changing and that skating outdoors should be accommodated – when the conditions are right

4WD chairs designed to get people with disabilities deep into the Colorado forest

Track-chair program in Staunton State Park gives users a rare opportunity to experience the wilderness. Now the state park wants to push it across Colorado

Colorado’s outdoors offers a kind of therapy, but it’s not a magic pill

Nature’s therapy – ‘Vitamin N’ – helps improve mental and physical health

Colorado’s outdoor industry knows it could be more inclusive

The industry acknowledges that there’s a large population that doesn’t feel included

Doctors urged to rethink how they treat, speak with ‘extreme athletes’

Mental strength can help them overcome perceived physical weaknesses

Dark-sky designations bring the promise of tourist dollars to rural Colorado

It also advances the notion of light pollution as an environmental issue