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Mountain Marmot: A steep and scenic Purgatory trail race

Matthew Krichman, race director of the Steamworks Half Marathon, Turkey Trot and Thirsty Thirteen, has partnered with Durango Running Company owner Brett Sublett to create a trail race that ...

DATE: Aug 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: On the Run

It’s time to start gearing up for the new school year

The whirlwind of Music in the Mountains and the Conservatory is over; I hope you were able to be part of it, and we’re gearing our sights toward the school year ahead. I want to l...

DATE: Aug 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: View from the Fort

Frequent-flier programs could face tighter rules – if you speak up

The federal government is on the verge of regulating airline frequent-flier programs. But how far it goes may depend on you. Earlier this summer, the U.S. Department of Transporta...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: The Travel Troubleshooter

Pioneers of La Plata County: Aspass family settled in 1870s

At the beginning of La Plata County history, even before Colorado statehood in 1876, the Hans Aspaas family was here. Over the next 140 years, family members moved across the cou...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Gulliford's Travels

Meteorology station coming to the Old Fort; catch the Perseids

Greetings, stargazers. This column is called What’s Up in Durango Skies, and in case you haven’t noticed, the last couple of weeks the answer has been clouds. And finally some ...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: What's up in Durango Skies

Horned worm transforms into striking hummingbird moth

When people use the expression about seeing things through the eyes of a child, it is because children can often observe the world without any baggage. I was reminded of this w...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Durango Nature Studies

Furyk’s 58 a great segue into Olympics

What’s the big deal about a score of 58? I have recorded a 58 in golf many times – on the front nine! Oh, Jim Furyk shot a 58 for 18 holes at the Travelers Championship at TPC Ri...

DATE: Aug 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Clubhouse Porch

Reactions to ideas to bring Animas water the Dryside understandable

Most of us have experienced the feeling of déjà vu – literally, “already seen.” We know, too, that déjà vu often brings with it a distinct feeling of unease. Both describe our rea...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Tourism and others approaching a fork in the road

The accepted model for tourism funding is to pass state or local legislation that creates a low percentage room tax with revenues dedicated to market the community. It works like...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: A Take on Tourism

Scouting in summer ‘Leave no Trace’

School may not be in session, but summer is high time for Boy Scouts. In July, just before the monsoons hit, the Scouts of Troop 501 hiked from Little Molas Lake to Coal Bank Pass...

DATE: Aug 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Neighbors

Rio games: Forget the problems and cheer excellence

In light of the stories circulating prior to the opening of the Olympics, many of us seem surprised that the games have gone so well. That is curious. Have we become so accustomed to bad new...

DATE: Aug 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: From our Congressman

Offer to purchase Arc might hit a steel wall

I need your help! Who could I contact at the city to purchase the Arc of History? I would like to put it in my front yard, as it will compliment my home quite nicely. I am actually serious...

DATE: Aug 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Action Line