The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. I’d done nothing to earn my first trip through Ruby-Horsethief Canyon, on Colorado’s western border, which ...

Ruby-Horsethief Canyon has, like most area outdoor recreation sites, experienced increased traffic in recent years, but so far there haven’t been negative side effects, according to the Bureau of Land ...

As the river carried us strong and gentle through this labyrinth of sandstone in Ruby-Horsethief Canyon—past beautiful ...

Float season is wrapping up, ending the summer tradition of frolicking in our downstream neighbor’s primary source of fresh water. I’ve never been much of a maritime explorer, though for reasons that ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Why we love it: Because there’s nothing better to beat this summer’s oppressive heat than getting out of the ...

Rattlesnake Canyon cleaves the north flank of the Uncompahgre Plateau, plummeting 2,000 feet to the Colorado River at Horsethief Canyon. Rattlesnake contains one of the largest concentrations of ...

A black bear cub wandered into Horsethief Canyon Park in San Dimas Thursday, spending two hours searching for food before returning to the Angeles National Forest, authorities said. The bear was first ...