Mindy Sink

Mindy Sink is a freelance guidebook author and travel writer based in Denver, CO. She is the author of "60 Hikes Within 60 Miles of Denver and Boulder," "Walking Denver," and the Moon Handbooks Guide to Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs. Find out what she's up to at www.mindysink.com.

La Fonda on the Plaza in Santa Fe, N.M. (Jonathan Shikes/The Denver Post)

Four towns worth an hours-long road trip from Denver for lunch

May 21, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Have a mid-day meal in Moab, Santa Fe, Sheridan or Aspen.

Colorado mule deer bucks in velvet. (Provided by Colorado Parks & Wildlife)

Colorado hikers can keep an eye out for antlers during ‘shed hunting’ season

May 16, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

There are approximately 280,000 elk and 400,000 mule deer in Colorado, according to the state.

In Telluride, the Madeline Hotel & Residences offers a “Lllama Llama with Your Mama” guided hike with these friendly animals through seasonally-available wilderness spots nearby. (Provided by Paragon Guides)

Fancy outdoor picnics are hot, from Denver to Vail to NYC

May 9, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

During your travels this summer, consider arranging an elevated picnic experience to get immersed in the locale and create a unique memory. Here are a few suggestions to get started.

An angler casts a line in Lake Agnes at State Forest State Park in northern Colorado.

Photo courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Here are a few ways to try fly fishing in Colorado

May 4, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Lakes, streams and high-altitude settings all offer something different.

Cows like Tito are available for some cuddling at Luvin’ Arms Animal Sanctuary in Henderson. (Provided by Daniel Cook)

Anxious about the world? Cow cuddling or bee buzzing might help ease your stress

May 1, 2025 at 7:18 a.m.

Or you could try forest-bathing, a Japanese concept that creates a mindful connection with the natural world

At 2020 Arapahoe St., parking spots are currently listed for $15,000 each — marked down from closer to $40,000. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

Would you buy a Colorado ski-town parking spot for $415,000?

April 17, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

In a few Colorado ski resort towns, and to a lesser degree in downtown Denver, parking spots are now a hot accessory real estate item.

New Moon Refillery offers a variety of items in bamboo, agave fiber, cotton and other environmentally friendly containers for home and travel. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

Here’s a sustainable travel hack: Shop at your local refill store

April 9, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Use your own containers for shampoo, soap, toothpaste, detergent and more.

FILE - In this May 28, 2013, file photo, a hiker takes a photo on a rock formation known as The Wave in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona. Outdoor enthusiasts and nature photographers hoping to explore the colorful, contoured landscape of the hugely popular trail in the U.S. Southwest will now have a better chance at landing one of the elusive permits after the U.S. government Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, tripled the number of daily visitors allowed. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

The prettiest places in the U.S. that you’ll need a lottery permit to visit

April 3, 2025 at 3:44 p.m.

The Wave may be one of the oldest and most familiar examples of land managers instituting a system to protect special places from excessive use, but it’s not alone.

You can hike, bike or take a shuttle van out to the “Domo” made by Ensamble Studio for Tippet Rise Art Center in Montana. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

You don’t need to win a lottery to visit this Montana ranch, but it helps

March 2, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Tippet Rise is also home to outdoor sculptures, music and theater performances.

Joshua Tree National Park is about a one-hour drive from Palm Springs. (Mindy Sink, Special to The Denver Post)

Craving warmer temps? Palm Springs is just a short flight from Denver

February 23, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

There are often deals to be had in the off-season in this desert oasis.

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