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Best of the Southwest Sweepstakes

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20% of Stand-Up Paddle Board Lessons! Join Mild to Wild and experience the newest paddle sport craze! We offer 1/2 Day instructional classes on Stand-Up Paddle Boards where you can learn the basic paddle techniques and how to play around and have fun out on the river! We want everyone [...]

Fun Facts About Durango 2

Durango offers the best of the best. Outdoor recreation, shopping, dining, and of course history! Check out some more fun facts about over favorite town: Jack Dempsey fought Andy Malloy on October 7, 1915 at the Jarvis Suites Hotel. Dempsey, born in southern Colorado, became the heavy weight boxing champion [...]

How To: Swim with Your Paddle if You Fall Out of an Inflatable Kayak

8-year-old Charlie demonstrates how to hold and swim with your paddle if you fall out of your inflatable kayak while enjoying some Lower Animas Rafting (or any other river!). 1. Place your hands on your paddle shoulder width apart. 2. Alternate putting the blades into the water, just as you [...]

Totally Tubular!

As the summer starts to wind down, the river comes down too, and the most popular form of transportation on Durango’s Lower Animas River is…TUBING! There are a few things to keep in mind concerning safety that will help to keep your tubing experience fun. Know where to put on [...]

How To: Surf a Wave in an Inflatable Kayak

8-year-old Charlie and 13-year-old Benji did some Lower Animas kayaking and will show us how to paddle into a wave in an inflatable kayak and surf right here in Colorado! To surf your kayak in a wave you will: 1) Position yourself in an eddy next to the feature. If [...]