As backcountry lodges go, Trappers Lake Lodge hardly boasted the size or majesty of the grand old structures gracing Grand Canyon or Yellowstone national parks. It was perhaps only 30 by 40 feet in ...

Read the full text of Carhart’s “Memorandum for Mr. Leopold, District 3.” The Trappers Lake Lodge stocks “A History of the Upper White River Country” by Ricki Buckles for sale and perusal. The ...

GARFIELD COUNTY - It's easy getting lost. At least that's what I was told upon finally arriving at Trappers Lake Lodge and Resort. The drive from Colorado Springs to this remote spot in the Flat Tops ...

I found Trappers Lake breathtaking the first time I saw it, nearly a decade ago. It took my breath away again in early September, but this time it wasn’t the signature squared-off mountain and deep ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... FLAT TOPS WILDERNESS AREA — It must have been a sight to behold. Colorado undoubtedly had seen bigger wildfires, even bigger blazes during that very summer ...

"There are a number of places with scenic values of such great worth that they are rightfully the property of all people. They should be preserved for all time for the people of the nation and the ...

FLAT TOPS WILDERNESS AREA — It must have been a sight to behold. Colorado undoubtedly had seen bigger wildfires, even bigger blazes during that very summer of 2002 alone. But the imposing Big Fish ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: Last of a four-part series focusing on some of Colorado’s best wilderness areas and the conservation efforts to maintain them against ...

Beautiful Trappers Lake has been called "the Cradle of Wilderness" due to its role in sparking our nation's wilderness movement. Photo courtesy of Bradleyboulder via Wikimedia Commons The Local ...

A wildfire doubled in size and rushed toward Trappers Lake in the Flat Tops on Thursday, threatening about 50 structures within a half-mile of the flames and forcing the evacuation of dozens of ...