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San Juan Mountains to offer ‘Read with a Ranger’

San Juan Mountains Association will offer the free program, “Read with a Ranger,” from 1 to 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at Ruby M. Sisson Memorial Library, 811 San Juan St., Pagosa Springs. U.S...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Stan the Marathon Man registration opens

Registration is now open for the Stan the Marathon Man walk/run, to be held Sept. 9 at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. The event will be presented by Athletes ...

DATE: Aug 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

56-mile feat: Woman swims length of Montana lake – and back

KALISPELL, Mont. – A Montana attorney fought through headwinds, high waves and exhaustion to become the first person to swim the length of the West’s largest freshwater lake and back, a 56-m...

DATE: Aug 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Trails 2000 seeking volunteers for trail work

Trails 2000 will hold a volunteer trail-work day from 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 on Dry Fork Trail, near the junction of Lightner Creek Road and U.S. Highway 160. No experience is necessa...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Tickets on sale for Happy Trails Festival

Tickets are on sale for the second annual Happy Trails Festival, to be held Sept. 16. Tickets purchased in advance are $10, admission at the door is $12 and kids 16 and under are ...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Durango Double registration now open

Registration is now open for the Durango Double, a trail running and mountain biking event, to be held Oct. 7. Presented by Animas Surgical Hospital, the event will benefit the Wo...

DATE: Jul 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

New Boggy Draw trails near Dolores explore landscape

Proposal adds to Dolores recreation mecca

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Forest officials seek comment on plan for new Boggy Draw trails

The Dolores Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest is seeking public input regarding a proposal for new trail construction within the Boggy Draw Trail system, located about 3.5 mile...

DATE: Jul 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

End-of-July ‘butterflies and blooms’ hike to be offered

San Juan Mountains Association and San Juan National Forest will offer a leisurely “butterflies and blooms” hike from 9:30 a.m. to noon July 30 along Elbert Creek. Interpretive gu...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Seniors Outdoors to offer activities

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: Hike on the Colorado Trail at Lake Molas, 7 a.m. Monday; contact Susan Beck-Brown at 375-0948 or sbeckbrown@yahoo.com. ...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

$3.4M for Colorado and Denver to lure outdoor show

DENVER – Colorado will contribute $1.7 million to help relocate the nation’s largest outdoor recreation trade show from Salt Lake City to Denver. The Colorado Economic Development...

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Outdoors