I met her at her Leadville home a week into her retired life to talk about these trails - her legacy as the USFS manager of the Colorado Fourteeners Program - and what it took to build them.

However, there’s nothing more interesting and challenging to hike than the 14ers in Colorado. These mountains are a challenge. Even their easiest 14ers pose a bit of a challenge due to their ...

That’s according to Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, which released its annual estimates of “hiker use days,” the nonprofit’s term representing an individual at a peak on a given day ...