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.

Denver is getting a direct flight to this sunny island, full of rainforests and rum, beaches and bananas

November 13, 2023 at 6:35 a.m.

When it comes to Puerto Rico, you have to make hard choices: day or night? Rainforest or beach? Modern or historic?

Yoga classes at The Blake in Taos Ski Valley are one of the group activities for solo travelers. (Photo by Mindy Sink/Special to The Denver Post)

More people are traveling solo — and they’re in good company

August 31, 2023 at 2:39 p.m.

The travel search engine Kayak reported that searches for single traveler flights are up 36% in 2023 over 2022.

The new cold plunge pool at Iron Mountain Hot Springs' Upriver World Experiences. (Photo courtesy of Iron Mountain Hot Springs)

Cold plunging is a hot trend in Colorado. Here’s where to try it.

August 7, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

A plunge into ice-cold water might sound like just the thing on a hot summer day, but there鈥檚 more to the art of cold plunging than that.

Vail Resort offers The Forest Flyer Mountain Coaster at Vail Resort offers 3,400 feet of thrills and some of the best mountain views in Colorado. (Photo by Jack Affleck/Town of Vail)

Alpine slides and mountain coasters provide summer fun in Colorado

July 6, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Once the snow has melted off the slopes, the joys of swooshing and bumping down the Rocky Mountains are gone. Or are they?

A view of the 'Crested Pool' hot spring with it's unique colors caused by brown, orange and yellow algae-like bacteria that thrive in the cooling water, turning the vivid aqua-blue to a murkier greenish brown, in the Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming on June 2, 2011. (Photo by Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images)

Yellowstone National Park聽is all patched up. Here are 6 tips for your next trip

July 4, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

After historic flooding in 2022, Yellowstone National Park is fixed up and ready for visitors this year.

The campus of the Aspen Institute. (Provided by the Aspen Institute)

Aspen is bursting with festivals this summer

June 6, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Many of the city鈥檚 festivals and other events happen each year, but some are new on the scene.

An artist's rendering of Populus, view from the street. (Provided by Studio Gang)

Can you be an eco-friendly traveler in Denver?

June 4, 2023 at 11:47 a.m.

If nothing else, Earth Day each April serves as a reminder to be mindful of everyday habits -- from how your home is powered to what you do with leftovers....

Who says yoga classes have to be routine? Try it with puppies, cats, goats, beer wine and more. (Getty Images)

In Denver, you can find yoga classes with beer or cats or sushi or … much more

April 21, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

For the purists, things like goats and butterflies can be too much of a distraction during a yoga class. It is a very different experience to be using all five...

Desert globemallow in front of the Superstition Mountains in the Lost Dutchman State Park. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

Colorado wildflower season is months away; so, why not check out an Arizona superbloom

April 11, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

This is where I found what looked more like a superbloom with nearly a forest of the classic saguaro cacti surrounded largely by the yellow-orange California poppies up and down...

The Meow Wolf tourist attraction which has been described as an "immersive, multimedia experiences" at its location in an old bowling alley in Santa Fe, New Mexico on July 31, 2017. (Mark Ralston, AFP via Getty Images)

Less than 6 hours from Denver, this trippy town should be on everyone’s bucket list

March 5, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

In addition to some hot soaks and a massage, participants will take ketamine with a licensed medical provider and 鈥渢our guide鈥� for their psychedelic journey.

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