Galleries & Photos

Photos: Pickups collide on Camino del Rio

Durango Fire Protection District and Durango Police Department responded to a crash Thursday at the intersection of Camino del Rio…

Photos: Demon Hot Sauce heats up Durango High School

Matt Poling, left, Food & Nutrition Services director at Durango School District 9-R; Izzy Mora, 17, a Durango High School…

Photos: Cold temps can’t stop Winter Bike to Work Day

Max Bechtold, a regular bike commuter, munches on a pancake as Sarah Hill, city of Durango transportation director, works the…

Durango boxers step into the ring

Photo: Poking holes on Main Avenue

Tom Harrison, left, Connor DeLeon, center, and Jeremy Koch, all with Trautner Geotech, drill one of 50 holes Thursday on…

Photographer David Yarrow captures iconic images in ‘Storytelling’

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Photos: Planting a fence

Rob Peper, left, and Robert Talley build the last sections of an 850-foot-long fence on Tuesday around the SOIL Outdoor…

Photos: Snowdown Light Parade

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 02-03-23-Durango- The Annual Snowdown Light Parade makes its way up Main Avenue on Friday.cca

Photos: Pilots test winds during Snowdown Balloon Rally

Mike Bertetto stands inside his hot air balloon, Nerfer, as the balloon inflates Friday morning during the Snowdown Balloon Rally…

Photos: Riding through Snowdown

Cap Pierce rides into the finish while competing in the Snowdown Big Wheel Derby, aka Tiny Bike race, on Thursday…

Photos: Snowdown Fashion Shall and Shall Nots

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 02-01-23-Durango-Peg Ochsenreiter and Karen Armstrong perform �Joust about Perfect� during Snowdown Fashion Shall and Shall Nots on…

Photos: Durango High School student council members present their work

Seneca Wilson, 18, a Durango High School student council member, makes a presentation to Rachel Colsman, DHS assistant principal, on…

Photo: Recent snow has damaged trees

Reid Garrison, an arborist with Durango Parks and Recreation, saws off limbs of a tree damaged by recent snowstorms. The…

Photos: A different kind of ice climbing

Richard Ellis, owner of Gardenswartz Outdoors and Gardenswartz Sporting Goods, spreads ice melt on what’s left of giant-sized icicles after…

Animas High School students begin classes in new building

Photos: Snow storm causes disruptions in Durango, La Plata County

A Colorado Department of Transportation snow thrower clears piled up snow from the side of U.S. Highway 160 in west…

Photo: Setting the course for winter sports at Hillcrest Golf Club

Eric Dunn, with Hillcrest Golf Club, grooms a portion of the 5K Nordic trail on Tuesday at the golf course…

Local photographer credits universe with helping her capture most popular images

with an old camera and tripod, Sarah Gump credits her best pictures to luck, cosmic intervention

Wolf Creek Ski Area enjoys its independence from major corporations

Photo: Icy road causes crash

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters talk with the driver of an SUV before freeing her on Saturday after crashing into…

Photo: Feeding time

Melody Semler throws hay for cattle as her husband Wayne Semler drives the truck on Friday after a fresh layer…

Photos: New sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center

Durango artist Christopher Warren shows off one of his two sculptures on display at the Durango Welcome Center on Dec.…

Photos: Pictures of the Year

Some of the 50 head herd of bison belonging to Sarah Gleason, owner of Gleason Bison, walk around the Hesperus…

Photo: Ska Brewing releases 2023 Snowdown beer

Trevor Lovato, brewer with Ska Brewing, holds the 2023 Snowdown beer Hornblower Horchata, brewed in line with this year’s theme…

Photo: Winter solstice: May the shadows start getting shorter

Winter solstice was on Wednesday, making it the shortest day of the year. Now midday shadows should be getting a…

Photos: Time to let mother nature take over snowmaking at Chapman Hill Ski Area

Tim Kuss, left, snowcat operator at Chapman Hill Ski Area, Evan Crawford center, and Diego Lopez, both with Chapman Hill,…

PHOTO: Plenty of snow on area passes for winter fun

Dalton Counts, of Durango, takes off on a snow-covered Molas Pass on Friday for some snowmobiling fun in the recreation…

Photo: Chapman Hill Ski Area opens

Patrick Ely skis down Chapman Hill Ski Area on Tuesday as he gives his son Barrett, 2, his first lesson…

Durango High School girls swimming hosts home meet

Photos: Parade of Gingerbread Homes

David and Amanda Lara along with their children Joshua, 6, and Ethan, 2, look over the Parade of Gingerbread Homes…