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Mountain bike race to be held Aug. 9 The Dolores Rotary Club will hold the 16th annual Escalante Days Mountain Bike Race, starting at 9:50 a.m. Aug. 9 at Fifth and Central in Dolo...

DATE: Jun 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Book shows: In Colorado, it’s a dog’s life

Nobody who’s been here for more than five minutes needs to be told that Durangoans love dogs. Go to just about any trailhead, and you’ll see plenty of evidence of man’s best frie...

DATE: Jun 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Navajo park to offer archaeology programs

Navajo State Park will host three archaeology programs this weekend. Before construction of Navajo reservoir in the 1960s, an abundance of Navajo sites and rock art filled the can...

DATE: Jun 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Engineer Mountain – a favorite of locals

Visit ‘Bus Stop,’ ‘Social Rock’ on way to summit

DATE: Jun 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Leave young animals alone, urges Parks and Wildlife Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks that people not approach, touch or handle young animals. People also need to keep ...

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Unforgettable redwoods

13-mile trek through forest, canyon, beach

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Clearing up Stevens Creek Trail access

Public easement exists from East Animas Road

DATE: Jun 19, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Public access to be restricted June 28 on Colorado Trail The Forest Service will restrict public access and use of the Colorado Trail between Kennebec Pass and Junction Creek Camp...

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Alaska checklist

Summer offers a bounty of outdoors pursuits

DATE: Jun 12, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Trails 2000 names new board member

A trail enthusiast with an affinity for horses is the latest member of Trails 2000’s board of directors. Kevin Myers joins the five-person board that guides Trails 2000, a nonprof...

DATE: Jun 10, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors