Steve Lipsher

A hiker ascends Grays Peak in Summit County, which has the nation's most active citizens and longest lifespan.

Lipsher: Summit County and the living is easy

June 30, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

Colorado's Summit County has 1.3 percent unemployment, its residents are the nation's most active, and we have the longest life expectancy. These things are not unrelated.

After environmental activist Pete Kolbenschlag wrote a snarky comment on a newspaper鈥檚 website last fall criticizing SG Interests, the Houston-based energy company took exception and filed a libel suit against him in Delta County district court, claiming that he had harmed the company鈥檚 reputation.

Lipsher: Despite intimidation from an energy Goliath, this environmentalist David isn’t backing down

May 26, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

Environmental activist Pete Kolbenschlag was sued for writing a snarky comment on a newspaper鈥檚 website last fall criticizing SG Interests, a Houston-based energy company.

U.S. Forest Service officials frustrated by vandalism are thinking about temporarily closing the trail to Hanging Lake, one of the most popular attractions in western Colorado.

Lipsher: At Hanging Lake, vandals once again leave their mark on nature

April 22, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

There is nothing charming or appealing about the spray-paint scribblings on rocks and trees leading to Glenwood Canyon鈥檚 famed Hanging Lake.

Scott Christopher, Outreach Program Manager with Bicycle Colorado, showing one of the safety tips about extending yours arms out when making a left or right turn, July 2011.

Lipsher: Cyclists are collateral damage for careless drivers

April 1, 2017 at 12:03 p.m.

I know that the mere presence of cyclists on the road is enough to raise the tempers of the intemperate, but the fact is, bicyclists have the right to be...

Colorado House Bill 1102 would prohibit the 鈥渆xcessive exhibition of smoke鈥� by drivers.

Lipsher: A chance to stick it to “coal rollers”

March 4, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.

To anyone who鈥檚 been enveloped in a cloud of sooty smoke intentionally blasted from a modified diesel pickup, the introduction to a 鈥渃oal roller鈥� stands as a particularly unpleasant encounter.

Tourists ride in a classic American convertible car past a picture of Cuba's late leader Fidel Castro where locals mark the anniversary of the Revolution in Havana on Jan. 8.

Lipsher: What does Trump mean to Cubans? It’s complicated

January 27, 2017 at 12:00 p.m.

These days, Cubans are allowed the greatest freedoms since La Revoluci贸n 57 years ago -- when Fidel Castro came to power -- now that his brother Raul has ascended to...

REI's flagship store next to the South Platte River in Denver. The outdoor retailer plans to open a store in Dillon, which offered a sales-tax rebate to help lure REI to town.

Lipsher: Why I’m not completely thrilled that REI is coming to the mountains

December 24, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

With the recent announcement that outdoor-retail giant REI is moving into Dillon, however, I find myself confronting a dilemma.

USA flag painted on cracked paint texture.

Lipsher: A note to the future about the fall of America (which came with a tweet)

November 26, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

Unable to stop the decline and fall of the American empire, I have chosen instead to document it in the hopes that you, some future reader, may gain understanding in...

Lipsher: In Colorado, it seems anyone (everyone?) can run for president

October 28, 2016 at 5:43 p.m.

You know, maybe they鈥檙e onto something about the 鈥渕ainstream media鈥� and 鈥渞igged elections鈥� and all that. How else to explain why, when I opened my Colorado ballot this week, I...

Hikers crowd the 14,060-foot summit of Mount Bierstadt.

Lipsher: Getting away from those who are getting away from it all

October 1, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

I recently found escape from the holiday-weekend crowds while trail running in Dinosaur National Monument, which is west of Craig, which is west of Steamboat Springs, which is a three-hour...

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