/tags/hiking Hiking en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:27:35 GMT /2025-04-11/colorado-women-chosen-for-carson-to-canada-quest-hike Two Colorado women will each receive $5,000 to hike from the Nevada state capital to the Canadian border along a new trail that connect Carson City to a network of cross country trails. Fri, 11 Apr 2025 23:27:35 GMT /2025-04-11/colorado-women-chosen-for-carson-to-canada-quest-hike Kat Fulwider /news/2025-02-09/a-new-route-takes-hikers-nearly-300-miles-across-northern-colorado The Northern Colorado Trail connects a series of existing trails and roadways to allow for a 292 mile trek across northern parts of the state. Sun, 09 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT /news/2025-02-09/a-new-route-takes-hikers-nearly-300-miles-across-northern-colorado Alex Murphy /news/2024-12-19/boulder-county-investigates-two-separate-deaths-on-the-flatirons Boulder County officials say two people died this week while hiking and climbing around the Flatirons. The two deaths are separate incidents. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:39:03 GMT /news/2024-12-19/boulder-county-investigates-two-separate-deaths-on-the-flatirons Alex Murphy /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-25/an-underground-fire-near-boulder-has-burned-for-more-than-a-century-heres-the-plan-to-finally-extinguish-it Crews near Boulder are preparing to extinguish an underground fire that has been burning for more than a century. It’s one of 38 underground fires burning in coal seams around the state. We’ll hear how this unusual firefighting operation works. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:30:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-25/an-underground-fire-near-boulder-has-burned-for-more-than-a-century-heres-the-plan-to-finally-extinguish-it In The NoCo, Brad Turner, Ariel Lavery /news/2024-10-06/12-leaf-peeping-hikes-to-make-the-most-of-fall-colors-while-you-can Here are 12 hikes to show off the state’s best autumn colors. Some may require a bit of a road trip, but most are easy day hikes not far from the metro area. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-10-06/12-leaf-peeping-hikes-to-make-the-most-of-fall-colors-while-you-can John Renfrow, Colorado Community Media /news/2024-09-06/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscasts Each week KUNC collects and curates some of the more important stories of the week that have aired on our daily newscast. We know how busy life can be, and that it's not always possible to get your news on our airwaves (or from streaming us right here on our website). Fill in the gaps and catch up right here. No one enjoys the feeling of missing out! Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:21:50 GMT /news/2024-09-06/the-catch-up-this-weeks-highlights-from-kuncs-newscasts /npr-news/2024-08-29/15-workers-on-office-retreat-hiked-up-a-mountain-and-one-got-left-behind The insurance workers were on an office retreat in the Rocky Mountains when they met at dawn to begin a hike to the summit of Mount Shavano. But one man didn't make it back down until the next day. Thu, 29 Aug 2024 17:53:46 GMT /npr-news/2024-08-29/15-workers-on-office-retreat-hiked-up-a-mountain-and-one-got-left-behind Bill Chappell /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-18/how-new-technology-could-give-rescuers-an-edge-when-searching-for-missing-hikers When a hiker goes missing in the backcountry, every hour in the search to find them matters. Now, a new technology could give search and rescue teams a powerful new tool to find people fast. On In The NoCo, we hear more about how this technology can help search and rescue teams. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:21:01 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-06-18/how-new-technology-could-give-rescuers-an-edge-when-searching-for-missing-hikers In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /regional-news/2023-09-06/theres-a-new-way-to-see-how-many-hikers-are-hitting-trails-in-the-mountain-west There are thousands of popular hiking trails in the Mountain West, but until recently it’s been difficult to measure just how many people use them. Now, the nonprofit Headwaters Economics is combining infrared counters with fitness tracking apps to accurately measure trail use so that land managers can gain a better sense of how to spend. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 20:33:33 GMT /regional-news/2023-09-06/theres-a-new-way-to-see-how-many-hikers-are-hitting-trails-in-the-mountain-west Emma VandenEinde /news/2023-07-23/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-a-housing-tax-heat-up-and-hypoxic-hikers Colorado Sun Editor Lance Benzel joined us to talk about the big rise in property valuation appeals all over the state and a group of hikers not letting hypoxia keep them away from the mountains. Sun, 23 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-07-23/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-a-housing-tax-heat-up-and-hypoxic-hikers Nikole Robinson Carroll