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Dan Leeth

Dan Leeth is a travel writer and photographer. Find more of his work at .

Devon Cacy is at the controls in the locomotive cab on the Royal Gorge Route Railroad.

Colorado’s Royal Gorge Route train offers ride in the locomotive

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Colorado's Royal Gorge Route train offers ride in the locomotive

The Buffalo Pass route mines 34 miles of autumn gold as it crosses the Park Range between Hebron and Steamboat Springs.

Backcountry Gold Rush

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Backcountry Gold Rush

Scoop of a Caterpillar 315CL track excavator over Mt. Werner and the Steamboat ski slopes, Dig This, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.

Looking for a moving experience? Dig This

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Looking for a moving experience? Dig This

From top: Arizona (main photo): Hikers walk the River Trail through the Inner Gorge, Grand Canyon. Colorado: Hikers on the Columbine Pass Trail, Chicago Basin; Dianne Leeth and a mountain goat near Twin Lakes, San Juan Mountains. California: Hikers watch the sunrise from the summit of Mount Whitney, Sierra Nevada. Idaho: A moose wades in Isaac Lake, Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Area.

Best hikes of the West

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Best hikes of the West

Lost Lake Slough mirrors glades of glistening aspen hemmed by dark green spruce. The setting, scenery and ambiance make campers long to spend the night.

Colorado autumn: Gold digging

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Colorado autumn: Gold digging

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Colorado is a great place

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Colorado is a great place

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Vail vs. Canada’s best

November 17, 2006 at 5:50 a.m.

Vail vs. Canada's best

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Vail vs. Canada’s best

May 8, 2016 at 2:15 a.m.

Vail vs. Canada's best

The Leadville, Colorado & Sourthern Railroad is one of the attractions along the Yellow Leaf Road.

Follow the yellow leaf road

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

Follow the yellow leaf road

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8 ski spots that shine

June 21, 2016 at 1:28 p.m.

8 ski spots that shine