John Peel

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Some Medicine for progressives

They need a place that’s a little chunky and techy with some pockets. A few berms, but not too many. A couple doubles and tabletops would be nice. OK, some of you may need a translation at this...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

September race to commemorate Worlds

To a lot of mountain bikers, this will sound like a most excellent adventure: Todd and Ned’s Durango Dirt Fondo, a group event that will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the World Mountain Bike...

DATE: March 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Dream takes shape

With construction more than 50 percent complete, the dream of a new $7 million outdoor learning center in Monticello, Utah, is quickly becoming reality. With thousands of children in the Four...

DATE: July 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

The book on S.W. Colorado singletrack

Holly Annala lives in Crested Butte, but she’s now the author of a guidebook to riding singletrack in Southwest Colorado. How does she have the audacity to do that? It’s OK, folks. She grew up...

DATE: June 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

The book on S.W. Colorado singletrack

Holly Annala lives in Crested Butte, but she's now the author of a guidebook to riding singletrack in Southwest Colorado. How does she have the audacity to do that? It's OK, folks. She grew up...

DATE: June 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - Sports

Are eagles here to stay?

Unlike 40 years ago, it’s not that uncommon these days to see bald eagles soaring through the Southwest sky. Or perched high in a huge tree-top nest. With eaglets. Look, enjoy, but don’t get too...

DATE: May 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Living

This year, Memorial Day to be a bit more special

Well, the event is Memorial Day weekend, after all. With that in mind, the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and sponsors have set up something special this year to honor the holiday’s purpose: Eighty...

DATE: April 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Survivor describes deadly avalanche

They were analyzing conditions, digging snowpits and doing everything by the book when the avalanche broke loose above Silverton, Ryan Moomey said last week. Moomey was skiing with Olivia Buchanan...

DATE: Jan. 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Snow conditions familiar to skiers in avalanche

They were analyzing conditions, digging snowpits and doing everything by the book when the avalanche broke loose above Silverton, Ryan Moomey said last week. Moomey was skiing with Olivia Buchanan...

DATE: Jan. 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

21 elk drown after being on ice near Pagosa Springs

Twenty-one elk drowned over the weekend in Echo Canyon Reservoir, about five miles south of Pagosa Springs, when ice broke under their weight. The incident likely occurred Sunday evening, Colorado...

DATE: Jan. 1, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hermosa Creek act advances through House

The Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act cleared another major hurdle Thursday as the U.S. House passed the defense bill, to which the act is attached. The House passed the defense bill, formally...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

United on the Divide

After pedaling a tandem mountain bike 2,745 miles along the Continental Divide through snow, rain and extreme heat, putting in 18-hour days, this has to be a sign of a solid relationship: Katie...

DATE: July 31, 2014 | CATEGORY: Living

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