Payton Todeschi holds on tight during the mutton busting at the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally in Ignacio on Sept. 3. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Construction workers with Sachs Construction on top of the new Purgatory Resort offices being built in the 2600 block of North Main Avenue are silhouetted against building storm clouds on Aug. 29. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Gary Pasquale and Forrest Miller with Demiurge LLC from Denver work from a lift to install “Reflection” by internationally renowned architect, Volkan Alkanoglu on the corner of the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Gavin Mestas, photographed on Aug. 29, can just about do it all on the Durango High School football team, and that helps make him a Prep Player of the Week. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Darren Palmer of Palmer Tree Services and Landscaping of Spokane, Washington, climbs an Engelmann spruce on Aug. 29, on Coal Bank Pass to harvest cones for seed collection for the U.S. Forest Service. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Freshly harvested Engelmann spruce cones are cut in half on Aug. 29 to examine the condition of seeds for collection at Coal Bank Pass. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Gunner Winters, 4, holds a tomato on Aug. 29 that he collected from the Riverhouse Children’s Center garden. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
It was a soggy start to the Labor Day weekend in Durango on Sept. 2. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A construction worker with Cruzan Construction of Cortez works on framing for an addition at Mountain Middle School on Sept. 1. The addition will allow the charter school to expand offerings to fourth- and fifth-graders beginning in fall of 2017. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Workmen erect vendor tents at the Sky Ute Fairgrounds in Ignacio ahead of this year’s Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Occupational Health Coordinator Roxanne Hupp, left, works with Michelle Mochalski, a registered nurse at Mercy Regional Medical Center, on Aug. 22. Hupp is demonstrating equipment designed to lift patients who are not able to get out of bed themselves. Agnes Eytchison nominated her for a statewide award for her work to prevent injuries among Mercy’s staff members. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A wolf at Wolfwood Refuge outside of Ignacio on Aug. 31. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Dennis Morris of Pagosa Springs and his dog Toby showed up for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally in Ignacio on Sept. 3. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Freshman Thomas de Faria of Fort Lewis College scored his first-career goal as a Skyhawk on Sept. 2, in a 3-2 loss to No. 7 Midwestern State at Dirks Field in Durango. The Monarch High School alum was assisted by senior Tamino Kroeger. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kimer Welch lands hard during steer riding at the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally in Ignacio on Sept. 3. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango’s Elijah Fenton created plenty of scoring chances against Fruita Monument at Riverview Sports Complex Sept. 3, but the Demons never converted in the 1-0 loss. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jared Laurent of the Duke City Stunt Riders performs tricks during the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally in Ignacio on Sept. 3. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Take a look back at the Durango Herald’s top pictures of the week.
