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The Montrose Botanical Society’s board is taking important steps towards giving the area currently known as the “Happy Hollow ...

more than 24 hours after the entire island lost electricity when its power plants were knocked out of service, the latest breakdown of the territory’s faulty electric grid. SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO ...

It sits in the remote reaches of southwest Colorado’s San Juan Mountains, a high-altitude range within the Rockies. With a maximum elevation of 13,487ft, Silverton is the highest ski area in ...

Both have been reported in the San Juan Mountains. Current avalanche conditions are lower than they have been in previous days and weeks, but avalanche danger is still present.

"San Juan is the perfect destination. We have the advantage of city, beach, and mountain life all in one place," says Miguel Reyes, lifelong local and mixologist at the storied Caribe Hilton.

The Forest Service used to hire interpretive partners from the San Juan Mountain Association. “We would have staff there who help make sure that you’re prepared for your hike, you know ...

A backcountry skier is dead after an avalanche Tuesday in the northern San Juan Mountains, according to a preliminary report from the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. The avalanche occurred ...