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Seniors Outdoors to offer hikes, bike rides

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: Monday: 7 a.m., hike Brown Mountain to Mt. Abrams, contact Jane Marie at janemarie@frontier.net; 8:30 a.m., bike ride for i...

Happy Trails Festival arrives Saturday in Buckley Park

Trails 2000 will host the second annual Happy Trails Festival from 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Saturday at Buckley Park, 1250 Main Ave. The event will feature local music, beer, food, kids act...

Seniors Outdoors to offer hikes, bike rides, potluck

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: Saturday: 7 a.m., hike Grizzly Peak; contact Tim Tischler at tbtischler46@gmail.com. Monday: 8:30 a.m., bike ride for in...

‘Chili Chase’ fundraiser to return in Durango

San Juan Mountains Association will hold the annual “Chili Chase” fundraiser Sept. 16 at Backcountry Experience, 1205 Camino del Rio. A 5-K trail run and a chili cook-off, with mo...

FLC to hold ‘Light Up the Night’ run, walk benefit

The Title IX Office and exercise science department at Fort Lewis College will sponsor the “Light Up the Night” glow run and walk on Sept. 15, to support the Sexual Assault Services Organiza...

‘Get Out More’ tour to arrive in Durango

Backpacker Magazine will bring the “Get Out More” tour to Durango and hold an event from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Backcountry Experience, 1205 Camino del Rio. Backpacker Magazin...

Hunters urged to hit the range before season starts

Skillful shooting is a hunter’s ethical obligation

As kayaking catches big wave, authorities cite rookie risks

PORT AUSTIN, Mich. – The conditions seemed ideal: wispy clouds against a blue sky, light wind, temperatures in the high 70s. But two kayakers lasted less than an hour in Lake Huron, making a...

Walk, run event to benefit Alzheimer’s Association

The “Stan the Marathon Man” event will be held at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 9, at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. A 5-K and 10-K run, 5-K walk, kid run, mini-sports expo...

Trails 2000 to conduct trail work at Twin Buttes

Trails 2000, Twin Buttes of Durango and community volunteers will conduct trail work from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Twin Buttes trails, in anticipation for the first annual Bash at the Butte...

Purgatory to hold mountain bike race, festival

The Mountain Bike Festival and Flow Trail Race will be held Aug. 27 at Purgatory Resort, 1 Skier Place. The event will celebrate the two-year anniversary of Purgatory’s Divinity...

Redcloud, Sunshine attractive Colorado fourteeners, but Sundog scramble deserves its due

There must be something extra special, even magical about Colorado’s 54 peaks above 14,000 feet. They sure do command the attention of admiring throngs. Two of the popular giants are rel...