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Seniors Outdoors announces events Seniors Outdoors will host these events: A group will climb up the couloir to reach Grizzly Peak on Saturday. A four-wheel-drive vehic...

DATE: Sep 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Abandoned fire tower in Oregon an amazing getaway

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (AP) – If you feel the need to get above the fray, Pelican Butte in the Southern Cascades is just the place. Pelican Butte has an abandoned fire lookout tower ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

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2 Durango retailers make top 100 list Backcountry Experience and Gardenswartz Outdoors have both been listed on Outdoors USA Magazine’s inaugural list of top 100 outdoors specialt...

DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

The quartzite dragon

It can be a beast, so don’t take Snowdon Peak lightly

DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Taking a child fishing is a special experience

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) – Several months ago my nephew and I became pen pals. Benjamin, 6, lives in Lakeville, Conn., with his mom and his dad. He just finished kindergarten and will start first...

DATE: Aug 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Rewards aplenty in Glacier Peak Wilderness

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. (AP) — Holly Weiler was blunt in the Spokane Mountaineers calendar item about the August trip she was leading through the Glacier Peak Wilderness: “We’re hiking...

DATE: Aug 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

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Leftover big-game, turkey licenses available There are still approximately 20,000 leftover big-game and turkey licenses available, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said this week. ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

The gravel grinder movement

Cyclists roughing it off the beaten path

DATE: Aug 21, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Lots of coho fishing action on Columbia River

ILWACO, Wash. (AP) – Deckhand Donald Pitts stood at the stern of the Coho King charter boat with his hands dangling at his sides looking a bit like a gunslinger. From his vantage ...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Hiking and learning on Civil War battlefields

FREDERICK, Md. – About 150 years after the “Battle that Saved Washington,” journalist and Civil War buff Keith White leads a dozen friends on a tour of the farmland south of here where Union...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Backcountry Horsemen improve Big Lick Trail

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen, in collaboration with members of a U.S. Forest Service trail crew, recently worked on improving a popular section of trail near where the Big Lick Tra...

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Carrying a tent? Toss it

Ultralight hikers strip down

DATE: Aug 14, 2014 | 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.