I’m halfway up the first pitch of the Gold Mountain Via Ferrata in the town of Ouray—a spectacular pocket of southwestern Colorado appropriately nicknamed America’s Switzerland, featuring ...

Take a walk down Main Street in Ouray, Colorado, on a winter day and you’ll see throngs of pedestrians in bright, technical outerwear—some wearing backpacks, helmets, and harnesses—and a ...

Weekend guide to Ouray, Colorado. Men's Journal ranked Ouray No. 1 out of 50 U.S. vacation destinations in a recent list this year. ... bright yellow tour Jeeps whiz down Main Street.

"We had enough businesses saying, 'We need help,' " Ouray Mayor Pam Larson said. The nearly 4-week closure of Highway 550 over the winter was tough for businesses along Ouray's Main Street, but as ...

As charming as each town, these downtowns in Colorado offer picturesque views, quirky streets, and unique experiences!

While relaxing in Bear Dance Books and Coffee Shop on Main Street, I noticed a January 2005 edition of the climber's magazine Rock & Ice. Its cover lauded Ouray for having "Stonker Rock, Thunker ...

Surrounded by 13,000-foot peaks in the San Juan mountain range, Ouray, Colorado, is known as the "Switzerland of America." This Victorian-era mining town is as authentic as it gets, so you'll only ...