Angelika Albaladejo joined Denver7 in January 2023 as part of the Scripps News Journalism Journey Initiative aimed at bringing print journalists into the world of TV news.
IDLEWOOD, Colo. — “I have to come out here,” Colorado native Mekayla Cortez said while hiking along a trail at the Lair o’ the Bear Park in the mountains west of Morrison.“I have never felt excluded, I've always felt like these things are available to me. But I see my friends and I see my other Latino community members who don't always have an opportunity to try,” Cortez said.
"There is a lot of power and a lot of agency in being able to say, ‘I see things as a recreationalist,’” Gonzalez said. “Recreation and conservation go hand in hand. When we talk about climate change and our drought that we're experiencing, that will directly affect multiple recreational activities.”
While access to water and the ability to recreate outdoors affects all Coloradans, Gonzalez said the Hispanic community is especially well positioned to take a leading role in conservation. "For me, being able to come outdoors, just having an opportunity to be outside, is necessary. It is important for us as human beings to be able to heal, especially after the last three years of COVID,” she said.
In the winter, she works at the Loveland Ski Area. In recent years, she’s seen more and more Latinos and other people of color out skiing and snowboarding.
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