Steve Lipsher

Jeremiah Bishop raises his arm as he finishes third in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race.

Lipsher: How the Leadville 100 saved a town and created a community

January 11, 2018 at 3:58 p.m.

When Ken Chlouber created the Leadville 100, Leadville was experiencing 25 percent unemployment and he was looking for something to attract visitors and generate some revenue for local businesses.

Ammon Bundy speaks during an interview at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore., on Jan. 5. Bundy, the son of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy, led a group that illegally occupied the refuge for several weeks.

Lipsher: The GOP platform’s Cliven Bundy plank

July 23, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.

This is an attack on the American West, an attempt to take valuable land and invaluable landscapes away from all of us and turn it over to the states.

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Lipsher: Those doggie bags are there for a reason, hikers

June 24, 2016 at 12:51 p.m.

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A family camps on the Moraine Park Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Lipsher: In search of camping tranquility

June 3, 2016 at 2:07 p.m.

Although I'm becoming more accepting of creature comforts as I grow older, my idea of camping still involves a tent, a sleeping bag and a crackling campfire.

Steve Lipsher posted this photo of an offending truck on a local community page for Facebook, intending to provoke reactions and, admittedly, hoping to do some smoke shaming.

Lipsher: Coal rollers and their dirty tricks

June 7, 2016 at 3:20 p.m.

Lipsher: Coal rollers and their dirty tricks

University of Colorado researcher Will Yeck checks seismometers where he is monitoring seismic activity around Greeley in the wake of the May 31 earthquake there, on Aug. 14, 2014. Some in the area believe the May earthquake, at 3.4 magnitude, may have been caused by wastewater injection wells used in fracking. (Denver Post file)

Lipsher: Looking past oil and gas industry spin

April 14, 2016 at 5:22 p.m.

Lipsher: Looking past oil and gas industry spin

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., joined by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., left, and Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas, tells reporters that Republicans are taking legal steps to stop President Barack Obama from closing the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during a news conference on Feb. 24. (J. Scott Applewhite, Associated Press)

Lipsher: Guantanamo and the Republicans’ big secret

April 17, 2016 at 11:18 p.m.

Lipsher: Guantanamo and the Republicans' big secret

Kim Rollins, 64, of Burns, stands outside the Harney County Community Center in Burns, Ore., before the start of a news conference by officials on Wednesday. Authorities on Tuesday arrested the leaders of an armed group who had been occupying the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters to protest federal land policies. (Keith Ridler, Associated Press)

Lipsher: The screwy reasoning behind the Oregon standoff

April 18, 2016 at 5:54 p.m.

Lipsher: The screwy reasoning behind the Oregon standoff

Guns line the walls of the firearms reference collection at the Washington Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Lipsher: Licensing and training for all gun owners

April 19, 2016 at 5:04 p.m.

Lipsher: Licensing and training for all gun owners

Avalanche warnings have been posted for parts of the northern and central mountains. Many others have been upgraded to "very dangerous" by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, following a special advisory issued Thursday. (Denver Post file)

Lipsher: Ignorance and early-season avalanche danger

June 7, 2016 at 6:02 p.m.

Lipsher: Ignorance and early-season avalanche danger

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Lipsher: How the Leadville 100 saved a town and created a community

Lipsher: The GOP platform’s Cliven Bundy plank

Lipsher: Those doggie bags are there for a reason, hikers

Lipsher: In search of camping tranquility

Lipsher: Coal rollers and their dirty tricks

Lipsher: Looking past oil and gas industry spin

Lipsher: Guantanamo and the Republicans’ big secret

Lipsher: The screwy reasoning behind the Oregon standoff

Lipsher: Licensing and training for all gun owners

Lipsher: Ignorance and early-season avalanche danger