Paul Palmer has found a balance paddling through a professional kayaking career and his studies as a junior at Fort Lewis College. Palmer, who is from Colorado Springs, is a member of the U.S.

Nestled in a high mountain valley, Durango is stretched along the banks of the Animas River, a waterway that became a dump for mine waste in the town’s early days and is now a playground for kayakers, ...

DURANGO, Colo. -- Take the plunge. You've hiked, mountain-biked and rock-climbed your free time away. Now it's time to squeeze into a white-water kayak. If you're headed to southwestern Colorado, ...