Kevin Linville kick-starts his 1928 Indian Scout 101 as a crowd gathers Sept. 4 at the Durango Transit Center to marvel at the classic bike before the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Parade. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Participants demonstrate their skills during the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Parade on Sept. 4 on Main Avenue. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango’s Harry Steinberg isn’t just successful with his running shoes on. Steinberg is a leader on the Durango High School Aerospace Team, Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, DECA business club and editor for the school newspaper. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
First responders at the scene of a single-vehicle wreck in which a car backed into the Main Mall building in the 800 block of Main Avenue on Sept. 6. There were no reports of injuries. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Animas High School ninth-grade students negotiate a rope course at On The Edge Productions’ rope course on Sept. 7. The exercise is designed to build trust and collaboration among participants. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
An Animas High School ninth-grade student stands on a trimmed tree before jumping off while negotiating the rope course at On The Edge Productions’ course on Sept. 7. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
There’s more than one way to get apples out of a tree as Taylor Cramer shakes tree limbs on Sept. 8, bringing down dozens of this year’s bumper crop. Cramer and other Fort Lewis College students along with staff members from the Environmental Center at FLC were harvesting trees around Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Apples were collected Sept. 8 in Durango by Fort Lewis College students and staff of the school’s Environmental Center. The harvest is designed to remove a food source that draws bears into town. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School theater students rehearse on Sept. 7 for the upcoming show “Beauty and the Beast.” Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango High School theater students Ataley Villasenor, 17, left, and Hope Frihauf, 17, work on the stage at DHS on Sept. 7 for the upcoming show “Beauty and the Beast.” Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mary Karraker looks over election signs on a fence that were vandalized at Montview Parkway and Crestview Drive on Sept. 8. Karraker, office manager for the La Plata County Democrats, was on her way home when she noticed the damaged signs. “People don’t deserve this.” she said. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Brian Mashak of Bayfield High School makes the catch and scores a touchdown while playing Aztec High School on Sept. 9 at BHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jesse Westbrook of Bayfield High School sacks quarterback Cody Smith while playing Aztec High School on Sept. 9 at BHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Early on Sept. 9, a city of Durango crew attempts to remove the Arc of History at the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection, but the controversial piece of art refused to budge. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Firefighter Corey Adamy with the Durango Fire Protection District puts out hot spots on a fire Sept. 9 northwest of Durango. The fire, on a ridge above La Plata County Road 205, broke out in the undeveloped Durango Estates subdivision, burning about one-third of an acre and a couple of ponderosa pines before being contained. The cause is under investigation. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Participants in the Standing Rock 4 Corners March head down East Eighth Avenue from the Fort Lewis College toward Santa Rita Park on Sept. 10. They were marching in support of American Indian tribes protesting an oil pipeline in North Dakota. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis College quarterback Larry Cutbirth scrambled and threw the ball under pressure on Sept. 10, even once throwing through the arms of Black Hills State defender Damon Goldhammer. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Shane Nelson recorded two sacks of Black Hills State quarterback Ryan Hommel in the Fort Lewis College loss on Sept. 10. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Take a look back at the Durango Herald’s top photos of the week.
