Two Colorado women will each receive $5,000 to hike from the Nevada state capital to the Canadian border along a new trail that connect Carson City to a network of cross country trails.

The Northern Colorado Trail connects a series of existing trails and roadways to allow for a 292 mile trek across northern parts of the state.

Boulder County officials say two people died this week while hiking and climbing around the Flatirons. The two deaths are separate incidents.

Crews near Boulder are preparing to extinguish an underground fire that has been burning for more than a century. It鈥檚 one of 38 underground fires burning in coal seams around the state. We鈥檒l hear how this unusual firefighting operation works.

Here are 12 hikes to show off the state鈥檚 best autumn colors. Some may require a bit of a road trip, but most are easy day hikes not far from the metro area.

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The insurance workers were on an office retreat in the Rocky Mountains when they met at dawn to begin a hike to the summit of Mount Shavano. But one man didn't make it back down until the next day.

When a hiker goes missing in the backcountry, every hour in the search to find them matters. Now, a new technology could give search and rescue teams a powerful new tool to find people fast. On In The NoCo, we hear more about how this technology can help search and rescue teams.

There are thousands of popular hiking trails in the Mountain West, but until recently it鈥檚 been difficult to measure just how many people use them. Now, the nonprofit Headwaters Economics is combining infrared counters with fitness tracking apps to accurately measure trail use so that land managers can gain a better sense of how to spend.

Colorado Sun Editor Lance Benzel joined us to talk about the big rise in property valuation appeals all over the state and a group of hikers not letting hypoxia keep them away from the mountains.