“It gets in your soul,” Lance Hildreth, a fifth-generation resident of Del Rio, remarked about Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site. I understood his sentiment. Like many visitors, I ...

I’m hiking up a rocky, winding trail near the old mining town of Minturn, Colorado, a fuzzy llama named Ringo traipsing enthusiastically behind me. The chocolate-and-cream-colored animal, with ...