Trailheaders

Literally, this is the road to Sand Dunes Recreation next to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. What a stunning experience before you even enter the sites.

Trail-users around Denver, do you know why you might want to skip the Rocky Flats area? These signs make it more clear than ever.

New signs warning of radioactive materials settle one Rocky Flats controversy — for now After years of debate and developing open space trails into Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, a former bomb factory, warning signs are up.

New year, new hobby, new perspectives! Find your local Urban Sketchers group, start one, participate online, or keep it all private in your sketchbook. I started drawing with Urban Sketchers of Pueblo, Colorado in 2025, and it has brought so much to my life. From valuable friendships to learning about my community and its history, not to mention the creative and productive aspects of art-on-the-scene, urban sketching has taught me a lot. Please join me in this movement in the new year.

USk January Prompts 2026 are here!
Begin again. A month of returning to lines, places, habits, and ways of seeing. January helps us ease into the new year by warming up the hand and noticing what’s already there.

Share your sketches with so we can see your corner of the world.

01 First page
02 From the window
03 Familiar corner
04 Lines only
05 Morning ritual
06 Shelter
07 People waiting
08 Fave 2025 art tool
09 Hands at work
10 Street details
11 Limited palette
12 Within arm’s reach
13 Quiet street
14 Zoom in
15 Seated view
16 Inside a public space
17 Moving scene
18 Texture day
19 Long look
20 Unusual angle
21 Sketching tools
22 Street life
23 Signage in the city
24 A well-used building
25 Weather
26 Color first
27 People from behind
28 Doors, gates, & entrances
29 Everyday beauty
30 Repeat a prompt, differently
31 Into the distance