One of the gems of the wilderness is Emerald Lake, the third-largest natural lake in Colorado, with crystal-clear waters that take on a green hue in the right light. Because it takes 10 miles and more ...

Two mining claims in the San Juan National Forest’s Weminuche Wilderness have been returned to a wilderness designation, the U.S. Forest Service announced this week. In 2018, the Wilderness Land Trust ...

Then there’s the Weminuche Wilderness Area, so vast and peaceful a hiker might feel like she’s the only person in the world. Colorado’s largest wilderness area is a 488,000-acre blank spot on the ...