A look at the historic Zink farm north of Durango in the Animas Valley.
Ed Zink stands in a potato barn on the family’s century-old farm, Waterfall Ranch, in the Animas Valley. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed Zink is reflected in a family heirloom mirror hanging in a old cabin on his farm north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed Zink describes Native American artifacts found on the property his family has owned for a century. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed Zink walks to the potato barn on his family’s 100-year-old farm in the Animas Valley. Waterfall Ranch once supported a thriving and diverse range of production, which included raising cattle, horses and sheep, as well as growing potatoes, hay and orchards. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed and Patty Zink added a new deck to the historic home that each generation of the family has added onto at Waterfall Ranch. The Zinks are celebrating 100 years of ownership at Waterfall Ranch. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed and Patty Zink added a new deck to the historic home that each generation of the family has added onto at Waterfall Ranch. To the right is the Falls Creek waterfall. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed Zink and his daughter, Kristi Zink, stand between a wetland and a hay field on the family farm in the Animas Valley north of Durango. The Zinks will celebrate 100 years of ownership of Waterfall Ranch on Saturday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed Zink’s dog heads out with him on the family’s farm north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The Zinks graded the west bank of the Animas River and planted willow trees to stabilize the banks on their farm north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ponds have been expanded on the Zink farm north of Durango in the Animas Valley. The Zinks are re-establishing wetlands on their property. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A potato barn once held the yield from the annual harvest. Today, the barn is home to bicycles and a wide range of items at Waterfall Ranch north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ed Zink walks past a log cabin on his family’s farm in the Animas Valley. Zink’s grandfather moved the cabin onto the family farm. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
An historic photo in Ed and Patty Zink’s home shows a giant boulder that was blasted apart to make way for County Road 203. Stone from the boulder was used to build the family home at Waterfall Ranch. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
