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Over the years, there have been a handful of Galloping Goose rail-car reunion tours, and another one is planned for July in Chama, New Mexico. The event is part of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic...
DATE: Jan. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
The seventh annual River Permit Party and auction is Jan. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Dolores Community Center. The event is a fundraiser for the Dolores River Boating Advocates . There will be a...
DATE: Jan. 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
For years – decades even – a myth has surrounded Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park: A curse would strike anyone who illegally stole a piece of fossilized ancient wood within park boundaries....
DATE: Jan. 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
DENVER – Wildlife officials have discovered evidence of wolves living in northwestern Colorado after hunters reported a suspected pack and residents found a scavenged elk carcass. The Colorado...
DATE: Jan. 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
SANTA FE – A newly forged steel instrument that can pinpoint the path of stars and planets across the night sky using the naked eye is a throwback to the years just before the advent of telescopes,...
DATE: Jan. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Add a new major body of water to the landscape and expect to see different species of wildlife – that’s the conclusion from an annual bird count in Durango. Construction on Lake Nighthorse, just...
DATE: Jan. 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Mancos State Park has a new campsite for winter expeditioners – an igloo. It was recently built by some staff members from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Southwest Region office, after they tested...
DATE: Jan. 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Grocery stores are responsible for a lot of waste, but increasingly, companies are figuring out better ways to use food that would otherwise end up in landfills, at least here in Durango. Every...
DATE: Jan. 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
When engineers installed the Paradox Valley Salinity Control project in 1996 on the lower Dolores River in Southwest Colorado, the result was improved water quality in the nearby Colorado River and...
DATE: Dec. 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Southwest Colorado has been chosen for $50 million in additional funding for expanded forest health and wildfire mitigation efforts on public and private land. The newly formed Rocky Mountain...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Lauren Loftis, a doctor in town, was training for her first marathon this year when she developed an inflamed tendon in her knee, a condition that felt like someone stabbing her with an ice pick. ...
DATE: Dec. 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health
