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Beat the Heat at Vallecito Lake This Summer
It’s still hot enough to head to Vallecito for a cool adventure in the pines.
Navajo Lake Floating Cabins
Floating cabins are among the services offered at the newly rebuilt marina at Navajo Lake State Park in New Mexico. Navajo Lake is the second largest lake in New Mexico, with multiple campgrounds, two marinas, and two boat docks. Navajo is a haven for boaters of every stripe – motorized boaters, canoers, kayakers, water skiers and sailors. The San Juan River is a world-class fly fishing destination and features a campground, day use...
Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
There’s still time to ride the Durango Train this summer! See their upcoming events, including: Durango Brew Train September 2 and September 30 Hop onboard the Durango Brew Train for great beer, great food and great music!
10 Tips for “Bikepacking” the Colorado Trail
Bikepacking the Colorado Trail has become an exciting sport in the last few years. Bikepacking is all about combining the exciting sports of hiking and biking, so that you can have a multi-day adventure and explore a wider range of landscapes. The recent innovations in lightweight bicycles and equipment have made this sport even more popular – it’s now easier than ever to carry your bike and everything you need on your journey....
E-Bikes to Get a Trial Run on Animas River Trail
After electric bicycles were banned from the Animas River Trail last year, Durango city staff were inundated with complaints by e-bike riders. After nearly a year of study and public meetings, the city has decided to allow e-bikes on the ART for a one-year trial.
Footgolf Arrives in the Four Corners
How hard can it be to kick a soccer ball into a hole in the ground? Easier than hitting a tiny golf ball with what amounts to a stick! We visit on of the first Foot Golf Courses in the Four Corners this week
Project Sky Steps Opens
Three months, 500 steps, 250 feet in elevation. That’s what it took to build a stairway from downtown Durango to the Fort Lewis College campus, thanks to Trails 2000 volunteers.
Hermosa Plan Allows E-Bikes on Trails
Hold on to your handlebars! San Juan National Forest Service officials say they will “test the waters” with new regulations that will allow e-bikes on select trails in the Hermosa Watershed Special Management Area. You can still comment on the plan through July 10.
True West Rodeo, Wednesday Nights
We are very excited to have come together to bring back the western heritage of Durango for the 2017 rodeo season. This year will consist of 8 rodeos with over 4,000 spectators. True West Rodeo is pround to honor our western roots with broncs, bulls and wild west entertainment. The rodeos will be held every Wednesday June 7th – August 2nd at the La Plata County Fairgrounds (2500 Main Ave. Durango Colorado 81301). For more...
Concerts in the Park
Community Concert Hall and Alpine Bank reprise “Concerts @ The Park” Free seven-week concert series in Durango’s Buckley Park debuts June 15 with Run Boy Run DURANGO, Colo. – Alpine Bank of Durango and the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College, with support of the City of Durango, have teamed up once again to present the free summer “Concerts @ The Park” in Durango’s Buckley Park, Thursdays, June 15 through July 27, 2017. All...
Does Earlier Run-Off Affect Rafting Season?
The Animas River peaked at 2,370 cfs on April 20. Is that normal for this time of year? What about the rest of the run-off season? Do high flows now affect the rafting season later? You’ll be surprised by the answer.
Want to Catch a 20-Inch Trout?
Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants your help with a survey about a new disease-resistant trout variety that that agency stocked in Pastorius Reservoir.
It’s Running Season
Durango Running Company will celebrate spring and dry trails with a kick-off party for their Wednesday night group trail runs on April 12.
Purgatory Ends Season With a Splash
Purgatory Resort closed its regular season with a pond skimming contest that attracted hundreds of spectators and 75 contestants who tried to ski or snowboard across a pond of icy water. With 5 feet of snow still on the ground, Purgatory plans to open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through the end of April.
Training Future Olympians
More than a hundred elementary and middle-school-aged skiers proved their mettle last week at the Hampton Inn State Mogul Skiing Championships at Purgatory Resort. These are kids who we may see on the U.S. Olympic Ski Team or the World Pro Ski Tour one day. Durango TV News finds out more.
With Fantastic Conditions, Purgatory Extends Season through April!
Purgatory Resort’s New Transfer Lift is Now Open! With Fantastic Conditions, Purgatory Extends Season through April! Durango, Colo. — Purgatory Resort opened its newest lift on the backside of the mountain, which provides skiers and snowboarders easy access to the Legends Express quad chairlift from some of the best fall line skiing on the mountain. Officials also announced that with the incredible snowfall...
Global Snow Research in Silverton
A NASA-funded worldwide research project on global water supplies included a slice of the San Juan Mountains last month, thanks to the Silverton Avalanche and Snow Studies Center. Durango TV News team Deb Uroda and Brian Gill recently snowshoed into the research site to learn more about the project.
Animas River Trail to Extend North
Construction on a two-year project to extend the Animas River Trail north to Oxbow Park and Preserve is expected to begin this spring. The project also includes a new footbridge over the Animas, a pedestrian overpass across 32nd Street, and a new sidewalk for the neighborhood north of 37th Street.
National Margarita day (and night)!
FEBRUARY 22nd is National Margarita day (and night)! “Margaritas are popular in several Durango restaurants. Olde Tymer’s– known for “cheating tourist and drunks”– offers great ones at reasonable prices… both frozen and on the rocks. I have also enjoyed them at Tequila’s as well as Fiesta Mexicana– all are on Main Street, Durango, Colorado, USA 81301 and all of them serve good...
Blue Sky Day– fun in the sun; play in the snow! WINTER FUN!!
Today is a Blue Sky Day– a time for fun in the sun with play in the snow! WINTER FUN!! Colorado is blessed with 280 to 300 days of sunshine per year… and along with that comes the most awesome blue sky. We get some snow, and then the bright blue mountain sun dazzles your eyes with sparkles of brightness! Durango, Colorado is the center of my universe– and I am a local and global citizen. Durango, known as the jewel...
