Outdoors - The Durango Herald

The toughest climb

Legendary mountaineer Jeff Lowe fights battle of lifetime

DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

First camping trip? It’s gotten easier

Urbanites nostalgic about childhood camping trips – or wanting to try tent camping for the first time – often are daunted by logistical challenges, like figuring out where to go and what to ...

DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

More bikes in Durango? There’s an app for that

Local cycling information available on smartphone

DATE: May 22, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Local cycling professional racing for charity

Payson McElveen partners with More Than Sport

DATE: May 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Hiking with dogs

Know your pets’ limitations

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Divers find hidden world in waters off southeast Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Giant Pacific octopi hide beneath rocks, reaching out tentacles to explore a diver. Schools of spawning salmon swim upstream. Prowfish surround the wreck of the Princes...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoor rec summit seeks cooperation

Utah, federal officials announce land-swap deal

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Mountain Club presents ‘Trekking in Nepal’ “Trekking and Volunteering in Nepal” will be presented when the San Juan Chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday a...

DATE: May 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors announces events Seniors Outdoors will host these events: The Monday Durango Area Bike Ride will begin from Home Depot. Helmets and gloves are require...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Scientists want to breed fish to be better biters

In a lifetime of fishing for winter steelhead on Oregon’s Alsea River, Stan Steele has seen it get harder and harder to hook into hatchery-bred fish. Instead, he has found he is more likely ...

DATE: May 8, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors