Jason Blevins

Alpacka Raft changed access to wet wildlands. The company’s Mancos factory sets a new bar for domestic manufacturing.

Vail Town Council hoped to raise more than $7 million a year for workforce housing with a 6% excise tax on Vail’s 2,600 short-term rentals

Dante Liberato trains cage fighters with a blend of psychedelics and mindfulness. The doc “Dante” details a 500-mile run on psychedelics.

A handful of taxes on skiing, hotels and short-term rentals passed, but some communities rejected plans to raise taxes paid by tourists

The Colorado State Land Board since 2017 has studied a $50 million plan to sell the 45,952-acre La Jara parcel to the Forest Service, BLM, CPW

Chaffee, Custer, Eagle, Gilpin, Hinsdale, Ouray, Routt and Park counties proposed doubling or tripling lodging taxes under Senate Bill 1247, which allowed counties to seek voter approval to raise lodging taxes to 6%

Vail’s proposed 6% excise tax on short-term rentals could generate $7.2 million a year for workforce housing

Telluride filmmaker David Holbrooke’s new “Peace Officer” documentary traces the 50-year career of Colorado's longest serving lawman

Paddling groups hope legislation will provide clarity for boaters and private property owners over public access on Colorado waterways

Climbers with satellite-connected tools find East Crestone should replace Crestone Peak on the state’s list of 14ers