A kayaker navigates a rapid on Saturday during Animas River Days in Durango. Smoke is visible in the background from the 2,000-plus-acre 416 Fire burning 10 miles north of Durango.
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A kayaker navigates a rapid on Saturday during Animas River Days in Durango. Smoke is visible in the background from the 2,000-plus-acre 416 Fire burning 10 miles north of Durango.
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Rafters smash through rapids Saturday at Animas River Days, which started in the 1980s.
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Rafters smash through rapids Saturday at Animas River Days, which started in the 1980s.
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A kayaker rides the rapids Saturday during Animas River Days near Santa Rita Park.
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A kayaker rides the rapids Saturday during Animas River Days near Santa Rita Park.
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A kayaker surfs the rapids Saturday during Animas River Days, which features multiple events and races at the Durango Whitewater Park.
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A kayaker surfs the rapids Saturday during Animas River Days, which features multiple events and races at the Durango Whitewater Park.
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Rafters enter the Durango Whitewater Park on Saturday during Animas River Days in Durango.
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Rafters enter the Durango Whitewater Park on Saturday during Animas River Days in Durango.
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A kayaker rides a rapid Saturday during Animas River Days, which drew dozens of spectators who lined the rocky banks of the Animas River.
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A kayaker rides a rapid Saturday during Animas River Days, which drew dozens of spectators who lined the rocky banks of the Animas River.
Ryan Simonovich/Durango Herald