Sepp Kuss, Grand Tour champion, signs an autograph on the back of Preston Ryan, 5, as Will Kleinsmith, 6, looks on before the start of the Champions bike parade Friday…
The overlook on Molas Pass offers great views of the changing aspens on Tuesday south of Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca A cow grazes as aspens begin to change into fall…
Adam McManus, with Scapegoat Landscaping, works at the new education/event pavilion and amphitheater on Thursday at the Durango School District Soil Outdoor Learning Lab at Riverview Elementary School. The pavilion…
Skyhawks off to best start since 2006
Durango street crews spray fresh paint on Roosa Avenue on Thursday. The city restripes 89 miles of centerline during the spring and fall operations. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Leandro Yazzie, with Four Corners Materials, operates the paving machine as co-worker Lloyd James operates the screed laying down 3 inches of compact asphalt on Tuesday while paving North College…
Sean Cook, lead deli cook at Durango Natural Foods Co-op, sets up for the co-op’s Harvest Festival and shows the pumpkin-chocolate chip cookies that will be served during the festival’s…
Red maple leaves on a green lawn are a good indication that fall is quickly approaching Thursday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Leaves on a vine begin to change colors…
A monsoon downpour moves through Durango on Thursday bringing much-needed moisture to the area. A flash-flood watch is in effect through Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca A monsoon downpour moves through…
Kristi and Jeff Peltz go for a bike ride Tuesday between morning and afternoon showers on County Road 203 north of Durango. Rain showers and thunder storms are expected to…
Demons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night
Mules take advantage of a little shade on a hot sunny Wednesday afternoon southeast of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday
An isolated thunderstorm dumps rain southeast of Bayfield on Wednesday. Temperatures for the next few days should be in the low to mid-70s, with scattered monsoon rains. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday
People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)Wyatt Richards People gather at the La Plata County…
People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)Wyatt Richards
Drivers go through deep puddles on Camino del Rio as the monsoon rains finally appear in Durango on Saturday afternoon creating heavy downpours throughout La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry…
Sandy Cooper, left, and Carrie McCauley with the Durango Cowboy Church chuck wagon, make peach-raspberry cobbler on Saturday for the Chuckwagon Rendezvous at LePlatt's Pond on L-J Ranch near Bayfield.…
lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night
Five drains are being installed at the base of Chapman Hill Ski Area on Thursday that will catch snowmelt and keep water off the parking lot and Florida Road roundabout,…
A bear in a tree pants in the hot afternoon heat on Aug. 13, as it looks for more shade in the backyard of a Durango home. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca…
Ana Pacheco keeps Stella, her 5-year-old Great Dane, cool Monday on Main Avenue with a spray bottle. Pacheco and Stella were visiting Durango from Santa Fe, N.M. The highs this…
While strolling Plymouth Drive on Tuesday in Durango, this mule deer buck in velvet comes across an apple that made for a tasty snack. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca While strolling Plymouth…
Scotlyn Bobbin, 3, holds onto her lamb while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Family members…
Turkeys in their pen on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Judy Case, right, from Pueblo, judges quilts on Thursday at the…
Mark Fleming, on the backboard, a training captain with Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, plays an injured firefighter during a Mayday firefighter through the floor training exercise with UPRFPD…
A light rain falls on the Elkhorn Fire on Friday north of Durango. The rain was not enough to change fire conditions, and hot, dry weather is expected to persist…
Dust kicks up as a farmer prepares his field for planting on Tuesday, southeast of Durango. The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers leading into the…
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction.…
