Mindy Sink

Mindy Sink is a freelance guidebook author and travel writer based in Denver, CO. She is the author of "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Denver and Boulder," "Walking Denver," and the Moon Handbooks Guide to Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. Find out what she's up to at聽.

A new thru-hike circling Denver takes map skills — which is all part of the adventure

May 20, 2024 at 6:59 a.m.

Is Denver鈥檚 new 177-mile Orbital Trail something you've been wanting to try?

Castlewood Canyon State Park offers hikers-only trails. (Vic Schendel, provided by Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Try these hiker-only Colorado trails to avoid mountain bikers

April 16, 2024 at 1:02 p.m.

There are so many fun ways to enjoy the great outdoors in Colorado, but it's not always easy to share. It can be alarming to have a mountain biker or...

The annular eclipse in October 2023 mesmerized crowds that gathered throughout the Four Corners region. This, near totality ring of fire photograph was captured at Anasazi Arch Arch near the Colorado and New Mexico border north of Aztec New Mexico. (Shaun Stanley/Special to The Denver Post)

Traveling for the solar eclipse in April? Prepare to pay astronomical prices.

March 24, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Avert your eyes from the "math" of totality.

At Colorado Clays, competitive and recreational shooters can practice their aim with sporting clays, skeet and trap, using both rifles and pistols. (Jerry Neal, Colorado Parks & Wildlife)

Colorado has established state-run shooting ranges in recreational areas to help contain the sport

February 23, 2024 at 2:09 p.m.

Competitive and recreational shooters can practice their aim with sporting clays, skeet and trap.

Here’s how to have a snowmobiling adventure in Colorado

February 13, 2024 at 7:02 a.m.

Whether it抖阴ap your first time on a snowmobile or you鈥檙e ready to explore the wilderness on your own machine, there are plenty of opportunities to ride across the snow in...

Colorful buildings are part of the charm of Tucson鈥檚 oldest neighborhood, Barrio Viejo. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

10 things you can only do in Tucson (including the southernmost ski resort in the country)

February 12, 2024 at 8:56 a.m.

The good news -- it抖阴ap a bargain with $15 lift tickets!

LAKE CITY, COLORADO - JANUARY 13: A moose and her calf are pictured in deep snow along Colroado State Highway 149 on Slumgullion Pass on January 13, 2021 near Lake City, Colorado. The moose or elk, Alces alces, is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic configuration. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

How to see Colorado wildlife in the winter months

February 7, 2024 at 8:02 a.m.

This is the season when deer and elk migrate to lower elevations to avoid deep snow as they look for food and shelter.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, CO - NOVEMBER 3: People hike along the trail around Bear Lake on November 3, 2019 in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Bear Lake is an easy hike from the parking lot with a multitude of longer hikes in the area. The couple were visiting from Maryland. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

6 great winter hikes across Colorado

January 22, 2024 at 7:56 a.m.

You begin the Jenny Creek Trail by walking up alongside the skiers who are heading down the slope at Eldora.

The herd of Texas Longhorn cattle, belonging to the Searle Ranch, lead the annual National Western Stock Show parade as it makes it's way up 17th Avenue on January 7, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. Along with the cattle were horseback riders, cowboys and cowgirls, the Westernaires, and antique tractors. The parade was led by Grand Marshal Rich Karlis, a former Denver Broncos' place-kicker. The 2016 National Western Stock Show opens Saturday. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

Denver’s longhorn cattle drive isn’t the only livestock parade in the U.S.

January 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

"I think it抖阴ap real important to get a real-life glimpse that shows them people are still living in the country, raising cattle, moving cattle, and that their hamburger doesn鈥檛 originate...

Laura Allard-Antelmi, grower and co-founder, checks over a recent harvest at MASA Seed Foundation on October 16, 2022, in Boulder. The farm has 250,000 plants on site with fruits, vegetables, and seed plants. Masa Seed Foundation is an agricultural cooperative that grows open pollinated, heirloom, locally and regionally adapted farm grown seeds. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

The future of food is banking on climate-resistant seeds like the ones grown in Boulder

November 13, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

It抖阴ap not enough to just grow one鈥檚 own produce anymore; the first step is in planning for foods that can grow in a changing climate starts with which seeds are...

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