Aspen’s minerals were found from below the elevation of the town to above timberline. Figuring just where the best ore was deposited was sometimes due to luck, sometimes with the help of geologists ...

Day 1: Timberline Lodge to Ramona Falls (10 miles, 1,568 feet elevation gain, 2,540 feet net elevation loss) Day one was mostly downhill, so our start time of 10:20 a.m. seemed reasonable as we ...

The trees parted to a meadow of purple wildflowers. The glaciated silhouette of Oregon’s tallest mountain pierced the skyline, surrounded by swirling clouds. There it was: the breathtaking peak of ...