Galleries & Photos

Photo: Dual slalom course takes shape for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

A.J. Construction builds the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic dual slalom course on Wednesday at Chapman Hill. The Iron Horse is…

Photos: Setting up 2,540 chairs for Fort Lewis College’s commencement

Bryce Merrell with Any Event Rental in Farmington helps set up 2,540 chairs on the football field at Fort Lewis…

Southwestern League Championships at Durango High School

Photos: Narrow Gauge Day marks first train of the season to Silverton

Terry Saxon cooks up 540 hots dogs midway through Narrow Gauge Day in 2022 for the Durango & Silverton Narrow…

Durango High School girls soocer takes on Fruita Monument

escapes with 2-1 win

Photos: Playing at the Durango Whitewater Park

Nils Blegen of Durango pops up out of the Animas River while playing in Smelter Rapid on Tuesday at the…

Photos: Home and Ranch Show set for the La Plata County Fairgrounds

Alys Jones along with Caleb Forest, left, and Devon Decker with Bearfoot Garage Doors of Pagosa Springs set up Friday…

Photos: Bayfield Primary School students take a spin on Strider bikes

Students in Mary Lewin’s second grade class at Bayfield Primary School ride Strider bicycles on Thursday at the playground. As…

Photos: Durango Celebrates Earth Day

Indivisible Durango celebrates Earth Day on Saturday with a parade starting at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Train Station…

Photo: Durango Bluegrass Meltdown is back

Fellowship of the Strings performs a free show Friday at 11th Street Station in Durango to kick off the 2022…

Photos: Higher water flows on the Animas River draw boaters

John Crawford, left, carries his raft down to the Animas River with J.J. Morris on Thursday at the 32nd Street…

Photos: Durango students plant trees to celebrate Arbor Day

Ronin Hinkley, 6, and Gwen Tamerious, 6, both kindergartners at Park Elementary School, help plant a London plane tree on…

Photo: Spring cleaning in Durango

Ben Sanderson, left, and Kenny Davis pull items and brush away from a fence for a loader to pick up…

Photos: 32nd Street pedestrian bridge makes its landing

The 32nd Street pedestrian bridge was assembled and installed Tuesday just north of the Emerson-Parks Bridge (32nd Street) in north…

Photo: Cart path goes in at Hillcrest Golf Club

M. Leeder Construction employees, from left, Mike Daniels, Bubba Matava, Chris Martinez and Channing Leber on Tuesday lay down new…

Pond skimming at Purgatory Resort 2022

Photos: Lake Nighthorse launches 2022 season

Windsor Wilhelmsen and his dog, Banksey, paddle around Lake Nighthorse on Friday during opening day. The reservoir will be open…

Photos: Circus Funtastic brings its show to Durango

Gigliola with Circus Funtastic performs on Thursday at the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Acrobats, jugglers, clowns…

Photo: Cat and deer make friends

Amy Rutledge’s cat, Daisy, and a deer touch noses March 18 outside Rutledge’s home at East Fourth Avenue and Third…

Photos: Storm brings snow, rain to region

A spring weather system moved into the Durango area on Tuesday, bringing snow to higher elevations and rain to the…

Photo: Drivers can expect delays on Highway 172 near airport

Drivers stop on Colorado Highway 172 near the Durango-La Plata County Airport intersection (County Road 309) on Friday. The Colorado…

Photos: Painting sunflowers for the people of Ukraine

Silvia Bedwell paints sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, on a window at the Strater Hotel on Wednesday for a…

Photo: Signs of spring in Durango

Spring officially began Sunday and crocus flowers are popping up in Durango, like these on East Second Avenue on Tuesday.…

Bayfield Invite track meet at Bayfield High School

Photos: Chapman Hill’s ‘Chapfest’ celebrates final days of season

August Radding, 12, comes off the rail as Chadwick Dixon cheers him on during the “Chapfest” rail jam Friday at…

Photos: Sidewalk art beautifies Seventh Street

Ronald Matson creates sidewalk art on Wednesday on east Seventh Street using chalk. “I’ve done it a few times and…

Photos: Feast Day at Fort Lewis College

The 1680 Dance Group performs on Friday at the seventh annual Feast Day at Fort Lewis College presented by the…

Photo: Snow flurries then sunshine

Snow flurries blew through Durango in the early afternoon Thursday before the sun came out later in the day. The…

Photos: Fort Lewis College students sell arts and crafts at Skyhawk Makers Market

Fort Lewis College student Kimey Begay, owner of Kimimilas Beadwork, talks about her work with fellow student Lulu Rucker on…

Fort Lewis College softball team battles Adams State University during a two-day series

Skyhawks take Saturday games 6-5, 6-3; split Friday 8-10, 7-4