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Aug 4, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Matt Kirouac

    The Only Way to Hike the Secluded, Multiday Colorado Trail Is by Riding a Train From This Outdoorsy City (opens the original)

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    On multiday treks into primitive wilderness, some backpackers use porters or horses to lighten the load. In Colorado, hikers starting in the town of Durango get to use steam locomotives from the 1880s. The historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train chugs its way into the gnarly wilds of the San Juan Mountains, ascending nearly 3,000 feet from its origin in downtown Durango. Tourists often ride this train to the mining town of Silverton or for the Polar Express experience around the

  2. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Matt Kirouac

    This Midwestern Capital Wants to Be America's Newest River City (opens the original)

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    As we kayaked Indiana’s White River in the state’s capital of Indianapolis, we paddled through a thicket of sycamores and cottonwoods, and an osprey soared overhead. “They started migrating all the way up from Florida and Alabama to roost here and graze the river,” our guide, Peter Bloomquist, told us. On the shore, something shuffled in the shrubs. “Indiana now has armadillos,” he added. “They’re following the river basin up into Indiana, for the first time since the megafauna age.” Clad in his

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