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Weminuche Wilderness

Injured hiker rescued north of Vallecito Reservoir

47-year-old man fell into creek

DATE: Jul 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Western Horseman’ features a La Plata County family

Nothing can beat the sweeping rugged scenery in the Weminuche Wilderness, and seeing it from horseback is a memorable experience. That experience is featured in the February issue...

DATE: Feb 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report: Beetle kill expanding rapidly in southern Colorado

Annual survey shows beetles in 350,000 acres across state

DATE: Jan 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Spruce beetle infestation crosses Continental Divide

The devastating spruce beetle infestation in the San Juan Mountains has crossed the Continental Divide, and within the next few years, will spread into the high country around Durango and Si...

DATE: Jan 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snow arrives, and two llamas remain missing above Vallecito Reservoir

Hope remains thrifty, tough natives of the Andes are still alive

DATE: Nov 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Refuse left in wilderness a ‘never-ending’ problem

Hundreds of pounds of refuse clutter forests

DATE: Oct 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Reported sightings, but no solid leads on missing llamas

The search for two missing llamas – aka Chai and Dawson – has included sporadic sightings and insightful intuitions of their wanderings, but nothing that has proved fruitful in the 1½-month ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Attempts to rescue lost llamas fail in Weminuche Wilderness

Efforts to capture two pack llamas that have been stranded for a month in the Weminuche Wilderness have so far been unsuccessful. The llamas, Dawson and Chai, accompanied two wome...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Women lost in wilderness ‘thought we were going to die’

Women recount two nights spent in Weminuche Wilderness

DATE: Aug 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Llamas fending for themselves in high country

Animals left behind when hikers rescued by helicopter

DATE: Aug 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Two women rescued after three nights in Weminuche Wilderness

Military aircraft found hikers early Sunday morning

DATE: Aug 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Searchers credit father for keeping kids safe during Weminuche trek

Hikers had tent, other supplies for wilderness overnights

DATE: Jul 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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