Outdoors - The Durango Herald

Retiree prefers old way to load pack animal

KOOSKIA, Idaho (AP) – Jim Renshaw is a practitioner of a backcountry art form that is slowly fading from the landscape. The retired outfitter of Kooskia still neatly wraps camping...

DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Silverton man completes backcountry snowshoe trek

27-hour trip fulfills December pledge

DATE: May 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Mountain club program to feature Kilimanjaro The San Juan chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club will present a slide-show program about a guided climb of Mount Kilimanjaro at 7 p...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Volunteers help parks fight invasive species

When Vernon Cook sees wildflowers blooming near the historic entrance of Mammoth Cave, he feels a sense of accomplishment. The Louisville, Ky., resident has helped foster the nati...

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Pikes Peak hosts break camp

After 8 years, couple will miss hikers at Barr Camp stop

DATE: May 16, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

The pain is worth it?

Obstacle-course racing growing in popularity

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Nature Studies announces programs Durango Nature Studies announces these programs: Durango Nature Center will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays beg...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Jazzy new helmets make kids want to wear them

Kids who balk at the idea of wearing head protection for outdoor activities might find it harder these days to argue that helmets aren’t cool. From dry-erase helmets to ones shape...

DATE: May 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

U.S. allows Wis. hunter to import rare rhino trophy

MILWAUKEE  The U.S. is allowing a hunter to bring a slain African rhinoceros back to Wisconsin, the first time American officials have allowed a black rhinoceros hunting trophy to be i...

DATE: May 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Vallecito announces boat-ramp operations The Bureau of Reclamation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Pine River Irrigation District and U.S. Forest Service announce Vallecito Reservoi...

DATE: May 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Hard-core hiking

Learning backcountry lessons, traveling light in Yosemite backcountry

DATE: May 1, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors! announces activities Seniors Outdoors! will host these activities: A three-day car-camping trip to the Lee’s Ferry area near Page, Ariz., to hike Cath...

DATE: Apr 25, 2013 | CATEGORY: Outdoors