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.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has installed electric charging stations along 17 out of 26 scenic and historic byways, as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas pollution and make electric vehicles more practical and appealing. (Photo Courtesy Colorado Tourism Office)

Explore Colorado’s electric byways on an EV road trip

May 29, 2024 at 8:13 a.m.

As of February, 65% of the Centennial State鈥檚 historic and scenic byways are 鈥渆lectrified.鈥�

Head north to Wyoming for the opening of the Snow King Observatory and Planetarium in Jackson on June 1. (Provided by Snow King Observatory and Planetarium)

What抖阴ap new in Colorado this summer? Hotels, festivals, a wave park and more

June 3, 2024 at 10:51 a.m.

If you are among those wanting to try something new in the Rocky Mountain region, here are some suggestions that will give you reason to brag.

A mural found along Segment 26 of the Denver Orbital Trail. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

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.

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