Galleries & Photos

Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade

Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade

The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Ballet Folklorico…

October 4, 2025

Photos: High County Cattle Auction

Photos: High County Cattle Auction

Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction…

October 2, 2025

Photos: Road to Ewing Mesa Park nears completion, but to remain closed through 2026

Photos: Road to Ewing Mesa Park nears completion, but to remain closed through 2026

Work on Ewing Mesa Road leading up to Durango Mesa Park should be complete in November with paving operations beginning…

September 30, 2025

Photos: Ride with the Champions bike parade

Photos: Ride with the Champions bike parade

Sepp Kuss, Grand Tour champion, signs an autograph on the back of Preston Ryan, 5, as Will Kleinsmith, 6, looks…

September 27, 2025

Photos: Changing colors

Photos: Changing colors

The overlook on Molas Pass offers great views of the changing aspens on Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca…

September 25, 2025

Photo: New pavilion at Soil Lab

Photo: New pavilion at Soil Lab

Adam McManus, with Scapegoat Landscaping, works at the new education/event pavilion and amphitheater on Thursday at the Durango School District…

September 25, 2025

Photos: Fort Lewis College Volleyball sweeps Black Hills State

Photos: Fort Lewis College Volleyball sweeps Black Hills State

Skyhawks off to best start since 2006

September 20, 2025

Photo: Keep it straight

Photo: Keep it straight

Durango street crews spray fresh paint on Roosa Avenue on Thursday. The city restripes 89 miles of centerline during the…

September 18, 2025

Photos: Paving the way to higher education

Photos: Paving the way to higher education

Leandro Yazzie, with Four Corners Materials, operates the paving machine as co-worker Lloyd James operates the screed laying down 3…

September 16, 2025

Photos: Harvest Festival

Photos: Harvest Festival

Sean Cook, lead deli cook at Durango Natural Foods Co-op, sets up for the co-op’s Harvest Festival and shows the…

September 13, 2025

Photos: Early fall colors appearing in Durango

Photos: Early fall colors appearing in Durango

Red maple leaves on a green lawn are a good indication that fall is quickly approaching Thursday in Durango. (Jerry…

September 12, 2025

Photos: Downpours in Durango

Photos: Downpours in Durango

A monsoon downpour moves through Durango on Thursday bringing much-needed moisture to the area. A flash-flood watch is in effect…

September 11, 2025

Photo: A beautiful day to pedal

Photo: A beautiful day to pedal

Kristi and Jeff Peltz go for a bike ride Tuesday between morning and afternoon showers on County Road 203 north…

September 9, 2025

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High School

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High School

Demons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night

September 6, 2025

Photo: Mules kick back

Photo: Mules kick back

Mules take advantage of a little shade on a hot sunny Wednesday afternoon southeast of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

September 5, 2025

Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer

Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer

Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday

September 5, 2025

Photo: Isolated on the mesa

Photo: Isolated on the mesa

An isolated thunderstorm dumps rain southeast of Bayfield on Wednesday. Temperatures for the next few days should be in the…

September 4, 2025

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally

of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday

August 30, 2025

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo

Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo

People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to…

August 30, 2025

PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo

PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo

People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to…

August 30, 2025

Photo: They’re finally here

Photo: They’re finally here

Drivers go through deep puddles on Camino del Rio as the monsoon rains finally appear in Durango on Saturday afternoon…

August 23, 2025

Photos: A Western chuck wagon cook-out

Photos: A Western chuck wagon cook-out

Sandy Cooper, left, and Carrie McCauley with the Durango Cowboy Church chuck wagon, make peach-raspberry cobbler on Saturday for the…

August 23, 2025

Photos: Durango High School football opens its season

Photos: Durango High School football opens its season

lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night

August 23, 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill runoff

Photos: Chapman Hill runoff

Five drains are being installed at the base of Chapman Hill Ski Area on Thursday that will catch snowmelt and…

August 21, 2025

Photos: Hot bear

Photos: Hot bear

A bear in a tree pants in the hot afternoon heat on Aug. 13, as it looks for more shade…

August 19, 2025

Photo: Stella stays cool with spritz from spray bottle

Photo: Stella stays cool with spritz from spray bottle

Ana Pacheco keeps Stella, her 5-year-old Great Dane, cool Monday on Main Avenue with a spray bottle. Pacheco and Stella…

August 18, 2025

Photos: An apple a day

Photos: An apple a day

While strolling Plymouth Drive on Tuesday in Durango, this mule deer buck in velvet comes across an apple that made…

August 12, 2025

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Scotlyn Bobbin, 3, holds onto her lamb while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County…

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Turkeys in their pen on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Judy…

Photos: Training to be prepared

Photos: Training to be prepared

Mark Fleming, on the backboard, a training captain with Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, plays an injured firefighter during…