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Outdoors blog archive for May 21, 2014

WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2014

Jeremiah Alexander tends to his dirt-trail rash during the 24 Hours Round the Clock mountain bike race, May 25, 2013, at Riverside State Park. (Jon Jonckers)

24 Hour bikers good at team name game

BICYCLING -- As of today, 716 riders have registered (limit is 900) for the annual 24-Hours Round the Clock mountain bike race and camping extravaganza at the Seven Mile area of Riverside State Park this Memorial Day Weekend. Take a quick look at the team…

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Officials who want to restrict exploding targets on public lands say shooters can be too far away to detect and tend to problems. (Jesse Tinsley)

Exploding targets banned on national forests

SHOOTING -- Exploding targets are officially a no-no on national forests throughout the West. Citing public safety concerns and the potential for igniting wildfires, Northern Region Forester Faye Krueger has signed a regional closure order prohibiting unpermitted explosives on national forest system lands, specifically to…

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