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Outdoor Recreation

The mudslides that closed I-70 also muddied Hanging Lake’s crystal clear water

Hanging Lake’s pristine waters were spared from major damage last year when the Grizzly Creek fire engulfed the area surrounding the popular tourist destination, leaving only minor damage to...

DATE: Aug 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man rescued from Mount Sneffels after injury from fall

Helicopter extraction took place at 13,700 feet

DATE: Aug 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Work begins on Mount Wilson approach trail

Three-year project will create single route toward summit of local fourteener

DATE: Jul 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Construction starts this week on 32nd Street underpass

Connection will link Animas River Trail with its northern extension to Oxbow Park

DATE: Jul 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Abandoned coal mine near Aspen has become a mountain biking park for the masses

Unusual public-private collaboration could serve as a model for restoring environmental danger zones

DATE: Jul 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gear provided for fly fishing class

San Juan Angler fly fishing shop will host a free Fly Fishing 101 class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. July 24 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Learn the basics of setting up a fly r...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Scouts return from Philmont hike

Six scouts and two leaders from the local troop No. 538 recently completed a 60-mile, 12-day hike through the Sangre de Christo Mountains at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Le...

DATE: Jul 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango parks and recreation director retires after 25 years

Cathy Metz oversaw some of city’s largest projects to date

DATE: Jul 6, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez woman hauls in more world-record fish

Favorite record catch was caught at Puett Reservoir

DATE: Jun 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Timber harvest project given green light by Dolores Ranger District

Final approval pending; work on 22,000-acre project would begin in 2023

DATE: Jun 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

RV is free after spending a week stuck on Lime Creek Road

Driver failed to negotiate a corner on narrow alpine road

DATE: Jun 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango climber recounts Everest ascent on 100th anniversary of first expedition

Peter Jamieson reached the world’s highest point twice in the 1980s

DATE: Jun 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

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