By Kim Fuller Published in Elevation OutdoorsSummer is still in full swing in Park City, Utah, and now is the time to get rolling on the area’s top-notch mountain bike terrain.With over 400 miles of singletrack trails, Park City is the first and only International Mountain Biking Association gold-level ride center in the world. Since 1992, Park City’s Mountain Trails Foundation has been maintaining all the trails, carving ... continue reading...
3 Crucial elements for Vitality in the Aging Athlete
By Kim Fuller Published by the Vail Vitality CenterAccomplished mountaineer and Vail Vitality Center endurance coach, Ellen Miller, is 56 years old, and she works with a lot of athletes ages 50 through 60, and beyond, incorporating discussions on how the aging process has started to impact their physical performance and overall lifestyle.She explains how those who have been athletes throughout their lives ... continue reading...
Del Norte Beckons Mountain Bikers
By Kim Fuller Published in The Denver PostDEL NORTE - On a late summer morning, it was quiet on the streets of this town on the edge of the San Luis Valley, the soft scene cut only by the occasional hum of a car or, more often, by the whirring sound of bike wheels turning.Eager to see the town, I ventured out from my cozy abode in the historic Windsor Hotel, which has its roots in Colorado's late-1800s gold ... continue reading...
Get to know the local brew
By Kim Fuller Published June 2015 on Vail Valley MagzineVail Valley breweries tap their kegs for the summer seasonOne of the great things about Colorado craft brews is that they can often be enjoyed under a blue blanket of sunny skies. The Vail Valley has some top-tier beer, quenching the end of an epic day spent cruising beneath the aspen trees or coasting on the rapids of the river.While the local, regional and national brew ... continue reading...
Hiking Versus Climbing
COURTESY OF MOUNTAIN ONLINEBy Kim Fuller Published Summer 2015 for Mountain Magazine Hiking involves blisters and a honed appetite; climbing comes with a high risk of death. Do you know the difference? Kim Fuller reports from Colorado’s Maroon Bells. Two men survey the midday view from atop 14,156-foot South Maroon Peak in Colorado’s Elk Mountains. It’s October 8, 2014, and David Richardson, 32, looks past his ankle-deep ... continue reading...
