Outdoors - The Durango Herald

Local skiers claim crowns

Purgatory freestylers win national, state titles

DATE: Apr 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Unkovskoy races like NASTAR star

Purgatory ski team represents in Aspen

DATE: Apr 3, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Bowman award humbles Marvel man

State association honors advocate of bow hunting

DATE: Mar 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Regular flushing flows aid North Platte trout

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) – Fishing the North Platte River sometimes is a thing of legend. Anglers and guides tell stories about 50-fish days, the water teeming with fat and healthy brown and rainbo...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Oregon mountain biker headed for epic race in Africa

BEND, Ore. (AP) – It has been called the Tour de France of mountain bike stage races. The eight-day Cape Epic in South Africa spans nearly 500 miles and includes 50,000 feet of elevation gai...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Construction continues at Whitewater Park The city of Durango announces that the construction of the in-stream features at the Whitewater Park is scheduled to continue until April...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Nepal to try to ease congestion on Everest

KATMANDU, Nepal – Nepal plans to minimize the congestion of climbers near the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit of Mount Everest, which gets clogged with scores of climbers during the short w...

DATE: Mar 27, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Washington angler helps out state with wildlife laws

Retired jet pilot gets plenty of time on the streams, too

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Registration open for run, bike event Registration is open for the 20th annual Pueblo to Pueblo Run/Bike event April 26 in Cortez. This year’s event features a half-mar...

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Animas lunker

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Bike ride comes early in northern Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) – Bare winters in Flagstaff can be endured – providing you are willing to change equipment. That was my motto on a recent Saturday as I switched out skis for...

DATE: Mar 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors