Outdoor recreation - The Durango Herald

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

Ice Lakes Trail near Silverton closed for summer

Popular route faces impacts from 2020 fire

DATE: May 27, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

River guide business makes grand debut Memorial Day weekend

Owner of Desert River Guides says rafting changes ‘perspective’

DATE: May 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Durango man found dead in Hermosa Creek identified

Cory Ireland, 33, was a husband and father of three

DATE: May 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hickenlooper floats Animas River in Durango to mark Public Lands Day

Conservationists, business leaders list key concerns and priorities

DATE: May 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. Sen. Hickenlooper tours Alpacka Raft in Mancos

Former Colorado governor highlights outdoor industry for Public Lands Day

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Summer camps walloped by pandemic prepare to reopen

Public health measures in place to limit COVID spread

DATE: May 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday