Sprawling across the border of Colorado and New Mexico, this state park offers visitors several campgrounds and plenty of ...

Sand Dune Arch is one of over 2,000 naturally occurring sandstone arches in Arches National Park. The Sand Dune Arch Tra ...

A powerful Colorado destination where cliff dwellings and quiet landscapes turn a simple weekend plan into something ...

Native American oral history and archaeological data alike suggest that farmers in parts of North America began abandoning major settlements such as Mesa Verde in Colorado and Cahokia in Illinois ...

Adobe dwellings at the prehistoric site known as Las Ventanas, or The Windows, are nestled into alcoves in the cliffs of a canyon in the Sierra Madre in Chihuahua, Mexico.(Photo by Stephen H. Lekson) ...

“Rot in Hell,” was the New Year’s message President Donald Trump delivered via his social media platform Wednesday to Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein as well as and Gov. Jared Polis, who ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The summer of 2023 was marked by record-shattering heatwaves with widespread local extremes that made daily life for the vast majority miserable beyond measure. July temperatures in large parts of ...

What’s better than the fantastic spring vacation that you’ve waited all winter for? A spring break that doesn’t make your wallet or bank account sob with financial angst. Don’t get me wrong, I ...