Galleries & Photos

Snowdown Saturday

Saturday’s Snowdown Get Your ComicOn! adventures include a balloon rally, Spam carving, Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf Tournament, a canine fashion…

Hot air balloons to take flight this weekend

air balloons launched Friday morning in the Animas Valley in preperation for the Snowdown Balloon Rally & Mass Ascension, which…

Photos: Hot air balloons to take flight this weekend

Rick Schmidt of Mancos prepares his hot air balloon, Snaggletooth, for liftoff Friday in the Animas Valley. Schmidt has been…

Snowdown Friday

Friday, Feb. 1, at Snowdown features the return of bed races, the waiter/waitress races, the Light Parade and so much…

Snowdown Thursday

41st annual Snowdown ramps up Thursday, Jan. 31, with competitions ranging from champagne pong to a Big Wheel derby, adult…

Snowdown Wednesday

41st annual Snowdown kicked off Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Durango, with Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, a costume contest, air guitar…

Snowdowns of years past

Snowdown 2019 is here! View photos from previous Snowdowns.

Pop-up gallery in front of DHS

Durango High School received a grant from Durango Creates! to display students’ photographs and multimedia photographs printed on vinyl banners…

Photo: Close call at Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park

A Durango Fire Protection District firefighter uses a thermal-imaging device to check if there are any hot spots inside a…

Photo: Durango Chamber of Commerce officially opens new building

David Steele, left, and Steve Pease, right, hold the ribbon as Jack Llewellyn, executive director of the Durango Chamber of…

Photos: Ouray Ice Festival begins

Photo: Habitat ReStore opens at new location

Photos: ‘Super blood wolf moon’ inks Durango skies

Women’s March Durango

Hundreds took part in the Women's March Durango on Saturday as they marched from College Drive up Main Avenue to…

Photo: Stocking up on tools to clear snow, ice

John Gates, floor manager at Krogers Ace Hardware in Durango, helps Mindy Self select an ice pick and a roof…

Photos: Elk take up winter residence in Animas Valley

Durango Rocks

Durango Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards event Thursday night at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.

Durango Arts Center exhibit will take viewers on photographic journey

Dudley to show work inspired by travel to Middle East

Photos: Skijoring canines pull their weight at Molas Lake

Photos: Cross-country skiers make tracks at Hillcrest Golf Course

Photo: A fond farewell to La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake

La Plata County Commissioner Brad Blake, third from left, attends a farewell reception Monday with his wife, Janelle, at the…

Photo: Tannenbaum to wood chips

Lon Abadie drops off his Christmas tree after cutting off the lower branches so he could get it out of…

Photo: Retiring La Plata County officials say farewell at reception

A reception was held Wednesday at the La Plata County Administration Building for retiring county government officials: from left Assessor…

Winter storm rings in 2019

A winter storm rolled into Durango and La Plata County leaving more than 12 inches of snow in some places.

Photos: Opening day is a powder day at Hesperus Ski Area

2018: Photos of the year

Durango Herald Photography Editor Jerry McBride shares striking images from 2018.

Photo: Coat and Blanket Drive runs through mid-January

Advantage Physical Therapy’s 13th annual Coat and Blanket Drive will take place daily during office hours from 8 a.m. to…

Photo: Fatal crash Tuesday near Ignacio

The Colorado State Patrol and the Southern Ute Police Department responded to a three-car crash involving a death Tuesday night…

Photos: Michael Franti debuts his film at Fort Lewis College

Photos: Memorial ride for Rob Kabeary