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Outdoor recreation

McPhee Reservoir reopens after forest closure lifted

McPhee Reservoir reopens after forest closure lifted

trails near Burro Fire will stay closed

Colorado Trail Days will celebrate the outdoors

Colorado Trail Days will celebrate the outdoors

event will take place despite closures

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

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

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

Mancos seeks increased access to BLM lands

Mancos seeks increased access to BLM lands

trails, parking area have support and detractors

2018 Cortez Burst Triathlon to kick off series of summer races

2018 Cortez Burst Triathlon to kick off series of summer races

Triathlon organizers team up with other towns

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces closure of some wildlife areas

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces closure of some wildlife areas

416 and Burro fires prompt agency to reduce threats

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces closure of some wildlife areas

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces closure of some wildlife areas

416 and Burro fires prompt agency to reduce threats

Durango recreation economy feels heat from smoke, land closures

Durango recreation economy feels heat from smoke, land closures

Mountain bike trails are closed, air too smoky to run

2018 Cortez Burst Triathlon to kick off series of summer races

2018 Cortez Burst Triathlon to kick off series of summer races

Triathlon organizers team up with other towns

Fort Lewis College raising funds to buy river company

Fort Lewis College raising funds to buy river company

Potential acquisition seen as a way to enhance student life

Ewing Mesa envisioned as a recreational, cultural mecca

Ewing Mesa envisioned as a recreational, cultural mecca

Conceptual plan outlines music venues, fairgrounds, athletic complex, events center

Cortez parks board unveils completed pickleball courts

Cortez parks board unveils completed pickleball courts

softball playground also nearly complete

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

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

reporter writes second book on state’s breweries

Cortez parks board unveils completed pickleball courts

Cortez parks board unveils completed pickleball courts

Softball project nearly complete

Volunteers pitch in to improve Cortez’s Geer trail network

Volunteers pitch in to improve Cortez’s Geer trail network

expands park by purchasing 50 acres from landowner

Canyons of the Ancients museum offers cultural events

Canyons of the Ancients museum offers cultural events

‘Ask a Ranger’ program is every Sunday

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

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

new trail at Phil’s fuels appetite for cycling

Forest Service acts to restrict camping at Priest Lake

Forest Service acts to restrict camping at Priest Lake

affects Priest Lake and Mary E sites

Forest Service acts to restrict camping at Priest Lake

Forest Service acts to restrict camping at Priest Lake

affects Priest Lake and Mary E sites

Silverton begins cataloging trail network

Silverton begins cataloging trail network

afoot to improve, expand recreation data

San Juan Forest approves 25 miles of trails at Boggy Draw

San Juan Forest approves 25 miles of trails at Boggy Draw

Construction is scheduled to begin this summer

Vallecito residents debate future of ATV use

Vallecito residents debate future of ATV use

company’s effort to expand sparks discussion about economy, environment

Court upholds in-stream flows for lower Dolores River

Court upholds in-stream flows for lower Dolores River

district lawsuit against in-stream flows fails

73-year-old Durango woman summits Mount Kilimanjaro

73-year-old Durango woman summits Mount Kilimanjaro

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