Outdoor recreation

Drawn by outdoor rec, online firm opens first ‘outpost’ in Durango

Outdoorsy’s downtown shop seeks to increase brand awareness for its RV, camper, trailer rental website

August 8, 2021

Wildflower season offers scenic hikes

Wildflower season is in full bloom along the Horse Creek trail. (Jim Mimiaga/The Journal) Wildflowers are blooming in the San…

August 7, 2021

Regional News

The mudslides that closed I-70 also muddied Hanging Lake’s crystal clear water

Hanging Lake as it appeared June 14, 2020. (Michael Elizabeth Sakas/CPR News) Hanging Lake’s pristine waters were spared from major…

August 6, 2021

Local News

Man rescued from Mount Sneffels after injury from fall

Helicopter extraction took place at 13,700 feet

August 3, 2021

Local News

Work begins on Mount Wilson approach trail

Three-year project will create single route toward summit of local fourteener

July 28, 2021

Local News

Construction starts this week on 32nd Street underpass

Connection will link Animas River Trail with its northern extension to Oxbow Park

July 26, 2021

Regional News

Abandoned coal mine near Aspen has become a mountain biking park for the masses

Unusual public-private collaboration could serve as a model for restoring environmental danger zones

July 19, 2021

Community

Gear provided for fly fishing class

Learn the basics of setting up a fly rod, beginner casting skills and entomology. San Juan Angler’s guides will provide…

July 16, 2021

Community

Scouts return from Philmont hike

Pictured: Cory Heron, Derek Smith, Flint Gervais, Ray Heron, Linn Smith, Jonah Taylor, Eli Spaeder and Lucas Spaeder recently completed…

July 16, 2021

Local News

Durango parks and recreation director retires after 25 years

Metz oversaw some of city’s largest projects to date

July 6, 2021

Local News

Cortez woman hauls in more world-record fish

Favorite record catch was caught at Puett Reservoir

July 1, 2021

Southwest Life

Timber harvest project given green light by Dolores Ranger District

approval pending; work on 22,000-acre project would begin in 2023

June 30, 2021

Local News

RV is free after spending a week stuck on Lime Creek Road

failed to negotiate a corner on narrow alpine road

June 15, 2021

Local News

Durango climber recounts Everest ascent on 100th anniversary of first expedition

Jamieson reached the world’s highest point twice in the 1980s

June 14, 2021

Local News

Ice Lakes Trail near Silverton closed for summer

Popular route faces impacts from 2020 fire

May 27, 2021

New Mexico

River guide business makes grand debut Memorial Day weekend

of Desert River Guides says rafting changes ‘perspective’

May 27, 2021

Local News

Durango man found dead in Hermosa Creek identified

Ireland, 33, was a husband and father of three

May 24, 2021

Local News

Hickenlooper floats Animas River in Durango to mark Public Lands Day

Conservationists, business leaders list key concerns and priorities

May 15, 2021

Local News

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

Colorado governor highlights outdoor industry for Public Lands Day

May 15, 2021

Local News

Summer camps walloped by pandemic prepare to reopen

health measures in place to limit COVID spread

May 12, 2021

Sports

Minnesota woman wins 12 Hours of Mesa Verde mountain bike race

solo winner is from Fairplay

May 11, 2021

Business

The Amazon of used outdoor gear?

Durango transplant seeks to become the go-to website for secondhand adventure trip toys

May 9, 2021

Local News

Durango’s 35 parks that ‘make life better’

A guide to the city’s valued green spaces

May 6, 2021

Business

Building New Mexico’s outdoor economy

By Stephen Hamway, Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Ryan and Cody Dudgeon both grew up in northwest New Mexico. Both…

May 5, 2021