Hiking

Local News

New trail proposed on Raider Ridge, near eastern city limits

can comment on plan until Aug. 22

August 19, 2018

Outdoors

North Perins Peak hike offers a solitary world

only open four months of the year

August 17, 2018

Outdoors

High country an enticing allure, but are people prepared?

Pictures and stories shared on social media don’t capture difficulty, danger of hikes

August 12, 2018

Outdoors

Alpine passage connects Molas to Coal Bank

wildflower season has hit in the high country

July 27, 2018

Local News

Search for Telluride hiker intensifies in mountains

Cannon left July 8 to climb Iron Mountain

July 17, 2018

Local News

National forest challenges county’s claim on federal roads

Dolores County, forest ranger provide arguments against broad resolution

July 9, 2018

Outdoors

V2: Ice Lake Basin’s accessible thirteener

water, magnificent peaks and an achievable summit

July 6, 2018

Sports

Livingston: Forest closure, 416 Fire hit hard, but we can be inspired

The closure of the San Juan National Forest brought on by Stage 3 fire restrictions along with the closure of…

June 15, 2018

Local News

Updated: Want to do something outside? Here’s what’s open (and closed)

most trails and open spaces closed, few outdoor recreation options remain

June 15, 2018

Local News

Mancos seeks increased access to BLM lands

trails, parking area have support and detractors

June 14, 2018

Outdoors

The great west block traverse of the La Plata Mountains

Connect Parrott Peak through to Madden, Star and Gibbs

June 8, 2018

Outdoors

Historic coal chute awaits hikers in Illium Valley

Historic Galloping Goose trail’s coal chute awaits hikers in Illium Valley

May 31, 2018

Local News

Durango man dies after fall on Animas City Mountain

Phillip Clark was hiking with a friend

May 28, 2018

Local News

‘History, Hikes, Hops’ takes readers on a Colorado beer adventure

reporter writes second book on state’s breweries

May 21, 2018

Outdoors

A new route to an old favorite, from Turtle Lake to Animas Overlook

Last December, a friend turned me on to a trail that utilizes a thin swath of BLM property to connect…

May 11, 2018

Local News

Volunteers pitch in to improve Cortez’s Geer trail network

expands park by purchasing 50 acres from landowner

May 5, 2018

Outdoors

Phil’s World serves up new entree – the Poquito Burrito

new trail at Phil’s fuels appetite for cycling

May 4, 2018

Local News

Silverton begins cataloging trail network

afoot to improve, expand recreation data

April 22, 2018

Local News

San Juan Forest approves 25 miles of trails at Boggy Draw

Construction is scheduled to begin this summer

April 18, 2018

Local News

73-year-old Durango woman summits Mount Kilimanjaro

Sons’ gift fulfills Missy Rodey’s decades-old dream of climbing Africa’s tallest mountain

April 9, 2018

Outdoors

Discover Neon Canyon and Golden Cathedral in the Utah desert

the Escalante, discover petroglyphs and stone sanctuary

March 30, 2018

Outdoors

She rocks: Outdoor forum celebrates women’s role in the outdoors

Durango’s Krista Langlois loves big rivers. She’s followed them deep into the Alaskan and Canadian wildernesses, exploring their course by…

March 23, 2018

Local News

Motorcyclists push back; Montezuma County objects to loss of trails

Proposal eliminates access to popular motorcycle trails

March 23, 2018

Outdoors

Chaco World Heritage: Two backcountry hikes visit ruins and rock art

to take several days to explore vast historical area

February 16, 2018