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San Juan Mountains Association to offer hike

San Juan Mountains Association will offer a 3-mile educational hike from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on May 18 through Sand Canyon, located in Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. ...

DATE: May 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Mountain Bike Specialists to offer free clinic

A free maintenance clinic will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. on May 11 at Mountain Bike Specialists, 949 Main Ave. The clinic will cover bike care and cleaning, how to fix a flat ti...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Volunteers sought for May Day tree-planting event

Adult volunteers are still needed to oversee fourth and fifth graders from Ignacio during the tree-planting event that will now be held on May 1 in the Vallecito area after being postponed d...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Map-and-compass class offered at Public Lands Center, Animas Mountain

San Juan Mountains Association will offer a two-day map-and-compass class that will meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on May 3 at Durango Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, and from 9 a.m. to ...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Seniors Outdoors to host upcoming activities

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: A bike ride for intermediate road cyclists will be offered at 9:30 a.m. on Monday from Home Depot to Bread and back. Partic...

DATE: Apr 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Southern Utah’s Cobra Arch a true snake charmer

Cobra Arch: 100 points on the pleasure scale

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Earth Day festival to be held in Rotary Park

Durango Nature Studies, in coordination with several local sponsors, will hold the eighth annual Earth Day Festival from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sunday in Rotary Park. The fes...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Seniors Outdoors to host upcoming activities

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: Members will host a trash-pickup event at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday along U.S. Highway 550 in Hermosa. Participants will meet a...

DATE: Apr 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Making waves: Maui snowboarder eyes Olympics in South Korea

On the island where Lyon Farrell comes from, they cherish the golden sand and hanging 10. In the place where he’d love to land next winter, he’ll need a snowboard, not a surfboard...

DATE: Apr 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Trails 2000 to host annual Trails and Ales Party at Carver Brewing

Trails 2000, in coordination with First National Bank of Durango, will host the annual Trails and Ales party 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 26 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. The e...

DATE: Apr 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Volunteers sought for Ella Vita trail-work kickoff

In recognition of Earth Day, Trails 2000 will hold the Ella Vita trail-work kickoff event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22 at the Ella Vita trailhead, located at the end of the cul-de-sac o...

DATE: Apr 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

With only one finisher, Barkley Marathons lives up to its ‘toughest’ reputation

The 12-hour cutoff for finishing the 20-plus mile loop of the notoriously difficult Barkley Marathons trail race was quickly approaching, and still there were no signs of professional ultrar...

DATE: Apr 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.