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Search for missing Durango hiker continues

Montrose Helitack assisting in the search

DATE: Sep 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango hiker goes missing between Elbert Creek Road and Little Creek Trail

79-year-old was 20 minutes away from finishing when communication with his wife stopped

DATE: Sep 5, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Closed Colorado 14ers reopen with QR code waivers

Property owner warns ‘this is not a true solution’

DATE: Jul 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

An ‘impossible decision’: Public search concludes for missing hiker

Volunteers met daily and combed over 12,000 acres in the La Plata Mountains

DATE: Jul 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Fourteeners see record decline in visitors, new report shows

Hiking advocate wonders if this is a ‘canary in the coal mine’ moment for state’s recreation economy

DATE: Jul 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Mama bear charges hiker on Durango trail

Colorado Parks and Wildlife urges outdoor enthusiasts to stay alert, be prepared for wildlife encounters

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search for missing hiker in La Plata Mountains carries on with community help

Sister says search teams believe Ian O’Brien is no longer in La Plata Canyon

DATE: Jun 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search underway for missing hiker in La Plata Mountains

Ian OBrien, 28, went missing Saturday afternoon after climbing Hesperus Peak

DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

There’s a crappy situation in Colorado’s backcountry: too many pooping hikers

Outdoor recreation groups hope handing out waste-disposal kits will cut down on the problem piling up on Colorado’s public lands

DATE: Dec 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BLM and Canyons of Ancients National Monument offer guided hiking tours

Goal is to educate public about Wilderness Study Areas; stargazing event also will take place for autumn equinox

DATE: Aug 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Authorities identify Colorado man who fell to death in Chicago Basin

La Plata County Search and Rescue spent parts of Monday and Tuesday recovering victim’s body

DATE: Aug 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search and rescue data shows dangerous patterns

Most incidents in Sangre de Cristo Mountains are clustered together

DATE: Aug 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

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