Many Coloradans are getting outdoors to hike as sunsets continue to get later, snow melts, and temperatures warm. Here's a look at the forecast and gear list for low and high elevation hikes.

Like most exposed mountain hikes in Colorado, this trail requires an early start to avoid afternoon thunderstorms above the tree line section, even during summer. Mount Elbert is the highest peak ...

Mount Massive (14,421 feet) is north of Elbert. • Directions ... require technical climbing skills; others are long hikes with well-marked trails. All require stamina and a little bit of ...

In early August, on the shoulder of Colorado’s highest peak, 14,439-foot Mount Elbert ... still call it night, hiking the remote Black Cloud Trail that leads to Elbert’s southeast ridge.