There is an alternate route to this popular Western Slope destination, but be warned it is longer and more technical than the conventional trail.

The Blue Lakes, located in the San Juan Mountains between Telluride and Ouray, have become an international destination for hikers and mountaineers seeking to enjoy the Instagram-worthy alpine ...

This month marked the start of a previous U.S. Forest Service order closing the trailhead for Blue Lakes -- the launchpoint for the chain of turquoise waters high in the San Juan Mountains.

The Blue Lakes Trail hike is just under 9-miles long, round-trip. Besides the elevation — about 11,000 feet — there isn't ...

Hiking to a popular chain of lakes in Colorado could require a permit ... Blue Lakes day hikers could be capped to 40 — down ... Ouray Ranger District's draft plan has been met by praise from ...

Ouray, Colorado, is a year-round ... Looking west from the summit of Mount Sneffels at 13,812-foot Dallas Peak, with the Upper and Lower Blue Lakes below. This is one of the author’s favorite ...

A new Forest Service management plan covering some 16,200 acres outside Ouray will include permit requirements to not only camp in but visit the popular Blue Lakes area, the first ...