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Search for missing hiker in La Plata Mountains carries on with community help

Sister says search teams believe Ian O’Brien is no longer in La Plata Canyon

DATE: Jun 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search underway for missing hiker in La Plata Mountains

Ian OBrien, 28, went missing Saturday afternoon after climbing Hesperus Peak

DATE: Jun 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

There’s a crappy situation in Colorado’s backcountry: too many pooping hikers

Outdoor recreation groups hope handing out waste-disposal kits will cut down on the problem piling up on Colorado’s public lands

DATE: Dec 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

BLM and Canyons of Ancients National Monument offer guided hiking tours

Goal is to educate public on wilderness study areas; stargazing event also will take place for autumn equinox

DATE: Aug 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Authorities identify Colorado man who fell to death in Chicago Basin

La Plata County Search and Rescue spent parts of Monday and Tuesday recovering victim’s body

DATE: Aug 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Search and rescue data shows dangerous patterns

Most incidents in Sangre de Cristo Mountains are clustered together

DATE: Aug 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Snake season returns to Southwest Colorado

Here’s what to do when you see them on the trail or in your backyard

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Sports

Grant money seeks to boost workforce development in outdoor industry

State office promotes job creation, infrastructure development

DATE: Jun 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Aqueduct Trail system opens May 1 near Mancos

Four miles of nonmotorized ready to ride, hike; 8 miles planned for construction this year

DATE: Apr 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Trail building begins on BLM parcel near Mancos

Aqueduct project will feature 12 miles of non-motorized trails 2 miles from town

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

When people die in Colorado’s outdoors, sometimes friends are the ones to find them

Groups of skilled friends have found their fallen comrades in the backcountry

DATE: Oct 4, 2021 | CATEGORY:

BLM builds parking lot for new access to public lands

Montezuma County and BLM found solution to open up isolated Summit Ridge parcel

DATE: Aug 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News