Durango Fiesta Days was in full swing Saturday with events including a parade downtown and a chuckwagon cook-off.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Fiesta Days royalty was on hand for the 79th annual Durango Fiesta Days parade on Saturday morning in downtown Durango. From left are Holli Timmerman, 10, Karley Pollock, 11, and Rickie Baker, 18. Holli is the daughter of Drew and Abby Timmerman, Karley is the daughter of Mark and Cindy Pollock, and Rickie is the daughter of Tommy and Tracie Baker.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Joel Newman, 3, son of Kelly and Josh Newman, kills time on one of the parade floats before the start of the 79th annual Durango Fiesta Days parade on Saturday morning in downtown Durango.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The 79th annual Durango Fiesta Days parade went off Saturday morning in downtown Durango with horseback riders, floats, a monster truck, and Miss Goodie's Can Can Revue, among other participants. "Miss Adelaide" a.k.a. Jennifer Craig, waves to the crowd.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Kelkenny Bileen of Rio Rancho, N.M., and his nephew, Axton Erdmann, 3, take in the 79th annual Durango Fiesta Days parade on Saturday morning in downtown Durango. Axton is the son of Lance and Melissa Erdmann of Grand Junction.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Monte Deckerd of Golden uses his mother's recipe to bake yeast rolls during the La Plata County Cowbelles Chuck Wagon Cook-off on Saturday on the grounds of the Durango-La Plata Senior Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - The La Plata County Cowbelles Chuck Wagon Cook-off was in full swing Saturday on the grounds of the Durango-La Plata Senior Center, with participants like Drew Simmons, left, and his dad, Eldon Simmons, of the Rockin' W in Cortez, who were baking peach cobbler in Dutch ovens.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Davin Montoya competed for the third time with his own wagon on Saturday at the La Plata County Cowbelles Chuck Wagon Cook-off on the grounds of the Durango-La Plata Senior Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - T J Taylor does his part to help Poverty Flats compete in the La Plata County Cowbelles Chuck Wagon Cook-off on Saturday on the grounds of the Durango-La Plata Senior Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Joe Ice of Bayfield entertains the crowd during the La Plata County Cowbelles Chuck Wagon Cook-off on Saturday on the grounds of the Durango-La Plata Senior Center.
STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald - Hungry diners line up at the Cocklebur Camp chuck wagon at the La Plata County Cowbelles Chuck Wagon Cook-off on Saturday on the grounds of the Durango-La Plata Senior Center.
