Wade Masters takes advantage of calm winds on Saturday morning to burn off a small pasture at his ranch north of Ignacio, keeping it contained with water. Spring is the time of year that rural La Plata County residents burn off the old dried grass in irrigation ditches and fields. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wade Masters takes advantage of calm winds on Saturday morning to burn off a small pasture at his ranch north of Ignacio, keeping it contained with water. Spring is the time of year that rural La Plata County residents burn off the old dried grass in irrigation ditches and fields. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Wade Masters takes advantage of calm winds on Saturday morning to burn off a small pasture at his ranch north of Ignacio, keeping it contained with water. Spring is the time of year that rural La Plata County residents burn off the old dried grass in irrigation ditches and fields. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wade Masters takes advantage of calm winds on Saturday morning to burn off a small pasture at his ranch north of Ignacio, keeping it contained with water. Spring is the time of year that rural La Plata County residents burn off the old dried grass in irrigation ditches and fields. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Wade Masters takes advantage of calm winds on Saturday morning to burn off a small pasture at his ranch north of Ignacio, keeping it contained with water. Spring is the time of year that rural La Plata County residents burn off the old dried grass in irrigation ditches and fields. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wade Masters takes advantage of calm winds on Saturday morning to burn off a small pasture at his ranch north of Ignacio, keeping it contained with water. Spring is the time of year that rural La Plata County residents burn off the old dried grass in irrigation ditches and fields. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride