Nature in Colorado

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

Stay in a luxury cabin or refurbished Airstream in this former mining camp-turned-retreat.

A short but powerful waterfall resides amid Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes.

Take a dip in the world's largest mineral hot springs pool.

A quiet rock and botanical garden is the beautiful centerpiece of Fort Lewis College.

A glimpse of a waterfall is reached by a steel catwalk along a slot canyon located in an Ouray city park.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

Strange red rock formations that have been attributed to a higher power for hundreds of years.