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Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play. All pairs received 50+ percent June 12 – Sectional Tournament First: W. Rosenberger/W. Caplan Second: M. White/S. Caplan Third...

DATE: Jul 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

Durango/La Plata Senior Center 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 9:30 a.m.: Intermediate Tai-Chi 10:30 a.m.: Neo Delphi Meeting, Chair Yoga 12:30 p.m.: Cribbage, Duplicate Bridg...

DATE: Jul 1, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

And the West is History: Malone Iron Works – ca. 1892

DATE: Jun 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Don’t delay – new deadline for energy rebates

Wow! You all really showed up. Thank you to everyone who packed the room at La Plata Electric Association for the HEAR Rebate Open House a few weeks ago. There’s a lot of money on the table,...

DATE: Jun 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

Remarkable bumblebees stir up a buzz

Nature abounds with astonishing surprises. If someone were to imagine a member of the animal kingdom that can be trained to pull on a string to obtain a reward or rolls around little wooden ...

DATE: Jun 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Summer Learning and Adventure Keep La Plata County 4-H Busy

We kicked off the month of June with one of my favorite events: the annual Natural Resource Camp. Twenty-eight youth and four adult volunteers spent two beautiful nights under the stars, lea...

DATE: Jun 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored

Hundreds of Indigenous people have testified. They’ve sobbed, cursed and laughed in spite of it all. Many told stories about their time in boarding schools that they’ve kept inside for decad...

DATE: Jun 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

What a reporter found when uncovering why federal agents allowed a deadly drug to hit the streets

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jim Mustian reported and co-wrote a story that revealed the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to be distributed in Ne...

DATE: Jun 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

As the divisive 1876 election loomed, the Colorado Territory readied a Centennial display of unity

Colorado papers weighed in with partisan commentary as the presidential campaign began in earnest

DATE: Jun 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Local students named to University of Alabama’s dean’s list

Hannah Highsmith of Durango and Olivia Hodges of Pagosa Springs were named to the University of Alabama Spring 2026 dean's list. Students with an academic record of 3.5 (or above) were name...

DATE: Jun 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

Students invited to take postcard challenge

The city of Durango Historic Preservation Board and the La Plata County Historic Preservation Commission, in partnership with the Animas Museum, Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis Col...

DATE: Jun 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

July Library Calendar

Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380. Announcements June 1-Aug. 15: Summer Reading Program: Dig Into Reading! continues. July 3-July 4: Library closed for F...

DATE: Jun 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Community

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Photos: Animus on the Animas20101340Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, prepares to take on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101481Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101496Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Nnamdi Willians, in red, of the Richard Lords Boxing Gym, takes on Jackson Walsh, of Forge Martial Arts, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340An audience watches as Wyatt Hanson, in red, of Forge Martial Arts, takes on Adonis Armenta Soto, of Team Fire Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)17971224The Animus on the Animas is held Friday near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001940Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001528Nnamdi Willians of the Richard Lords Boxing Gym, takes on Jackson Walsh, in blue, of Forge Martial Arts, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101359Wyatt Hanson, in red, of Forge Martial Arts, takes on Adonis Armenta Soto, of Team Fire Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101323Wyatt Hanson, in red, of Forge Martial Arts, takes on Adonis Armenta Soto, of Team Fire Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101280Wyatt Hanson, in red, of Forge Martial Arts, takes on Adonis Armenta Soto, of Team Fire Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101436Nnamdi Willians, in red, of the Richard Lords Boxing Gym, takes on Jackson Walsh, of Forge Martial Arts, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101354Nnamdi Willians, in red, of the Richard Lords Boxing Gym, takes on Jackson Walsh, of Forge Martial Arts, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Nnamdi Willians, of the Richard Lords Boxing Gym, takes on Jackson Walsh, in blue, of Forge Martial Arts, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101523Nnamdi Willians, of the Richard Lords Boxing Gym, takes on Jackson Walsh, in blue, of Forge Martial Arts, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101410Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101319Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, takes on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the Jack Dempsey Mural on 10th Street and Main Avenue. This is the third annual Durango Boxing Classic put on by the Good Fight Boxing Club of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Animus on the Animas
Photos: Yards of beauty30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002102The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)56513776Mike Smedley Lisa Jefferies, left, and Binney Jannetta about some of his plants during the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. Smedley’s and his wife Amy Wendland’s home on East Fourth Avenue was the fourth stop on the tour. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002134The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001959The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001932The landscaped home of Mike Smedley and Amy Wendland was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on East Fourth Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002029Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002137Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion built an outdoor cat cage behind their home that was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001600Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob and Mary Fillion’s home was stop number five on the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday on Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Yards of beauty
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Video: Summer thunderstorm
Photos: Mancos BurroFest30002024Elizabeth Marsh and Little D are this year’s seventh annual Mancos BurroFest grand marshals as they lead the parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001079The seventh annual Mancos BurroFest is held Saturday in Boyle Park in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002056Hope walks in the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002289Chari Perce leads Charlie during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The seventh annual Mancos BurroFest on Saturday before the start of the parade in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24002418The seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade is held Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001945Wayne, the prospector, leads Emerald during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Andrea McAlbin, with Dragonfly School, and others make foam burros during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest on Saturday in Boyle Park in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The seventh annual Mancos BurroFest is held Saturday in downtown Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002259Gretchen Seashore Botha leads Alice during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The seventh annual Mancos BurroFest is held Saturday in Boyle Park in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002113William Lee leads Jack Speedy Burro during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002458India Hesse leads Sparkles Nellie during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001901Artist Shawn Ahkeah paints during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest on Saturday in Boyle Park in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jim Duke leads Lucky during the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001581People gather at the seventh annual Mancos BurroFest on Saturday before the start of the parade in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Mancos BurroFest
Photos: Battle of the Animas30002003Team Homeslice Pizza won the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday as they were the first boat to beach in Santa Rita Park, with Ska Brewing following in second place close behind. Serious Texas Bar-B-Q south finished third. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants started at the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango. This was Homeslice’s first victory in the past 15 years. The race is hosted by Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours. Team Homeslice’s paddlers are Chloe Cabanillas, Tyler Kerlin, Morgan Durand, Gretchen Burros, Leigh Talley, Abi Jamison, David Nau, Colby Jones and Mild to Wild raft guide Trey Roberts. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002142Daphne Cahill with team Serious Texas Bar-B-Q south prepares to take off from the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango at the start of the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday. The race finished at Santa Rita Park. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants jumped in rafts provided by Mild Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, which hosted the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001234Teams get ready to launch from the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango for the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants jumped in rafts provided by Mild Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, which hosted the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)300018642026 Battle of the Animas teams raced on Wednesday from the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango to Santa Rita Park. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants jumped in rafts provided by Mild Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, which hosted the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)300018152026 Battle of the Animas teams raced on Wednesday from the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango to Santa Rita Park. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants jumped in rafts provided by Mild Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, which hosted the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001972Team El Moro launched from the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango at the start of the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday in a race to Santa Rita Park. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants jumped in rafts provided by Mild Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, which hosted the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)300011012026 Battle of the Animas teams raced on Wednesday from the 32nd Street put-in in north Durango to Santa Rita Park. Eleven restaurants and 79 participants jumped in rafts provided by Mild Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours, which hosted the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001936Mild to Wild Rafting & Jeep Tours guides load the rafts at Santa Rita Park following the 2026 Battle of the Animas race on Wednesday that involved 11 restaurants and 79 participants. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002030Team Homeslice Pizza won the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday as they were the first boat to beach in Santa Rita Park with Ska Brewing following in second place close behind. Team Homeslice paddlers are Chloe Cabanillas, Tyler Kerlin, Morgan Durand, Gretchen Burros, Leigh Talley, Abi Jamison, David Nau, Colby Jones and Mild to Wild raft guide, Trey Roberts. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Battle of the Animas
Photos: Animas River Days30002049Emily Jackson bumps up against Maria Barroso while competing in women’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001772A good-sized crowd showed up throughout the day to watch the boaters compete in Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001816Boaters get ready to compete in boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001840Dozens of vendors are set up for Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001944Boaters paddle hard at the start while competing in women’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001635Boaters drop down toward Smelter Rapid while competing in men’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001922A good-sized crowd showed up throughout the day to watch the boaters and paddlers compete in Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002085Emily Jackson goes around a gate while competing in women’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002007Boaters from left, unidentified, Christopher Chitwood, George McQuinn and Willis Wood paddle hard and collide as they go around a gate while competing in men’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24002331A good-sized crowd showed up throughout the day to watch the boaters compete in Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002158Boaters collide while competing in women’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A good-sized crowd showed up throughout the day to watch the boaters and paddlers compete in Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001784Competitors in boatercross race down the Animas River during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Animas River Days
Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike racesPlenty of spectators packed Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday30002167Pro women’s rider Maude Farrell grabs a beer while going through Steamworks Brewing Co. during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002051Pro women’s rider Maiya Blanchard goes through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBirde/Durango Herald)30002203Pro women’s rider Trish Thomas goes through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Pro women’s rider Maude Farrell goes through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001998Pro women’s riders take off at the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race at Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002174A rider stops for a beer while going through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic men’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001720Pro women’s rider Tilia Clausen goes through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001391Pro women’s riders take off at the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race at Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sabotage, a Beastie Boys cover band, entertains the crowd as riders go through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002131Noah Smith competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s 19-29 category mountain bike race going through Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A rider competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race going through Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002191Andreas Guarnaccia goes through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic men’s 19-29 category mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001994Pro women’s riders take off at the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race at Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Fans cheer on riders as they go through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike race going through Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002005Owen Deale, left, and Carson Beard compete in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Fans cheer on riders as they go through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic men’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001922Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race take off from Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001961Tyler Remlinger competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s 19-29 category mountain bike race going through Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001713Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race take off from Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001526Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race prepare to take off from Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002061Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race prepare to take off from Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002151Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race take off from Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001940Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race take off from Buckley Park on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002051Pro women’s rider Chloe Fraser leads Ruby Ryan during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro mountain bike race as they go through Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001989Pro women’s rider Melanie Beale goes through Steamworks Brewing Company during the Horse Bicycle Classic women’s mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)12001879Chloe Fraser, winner of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)12001900Austin Beard, winner of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro mountain bike race on Sunday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike races
Plenty of spectators packed Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday
Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road racesCyclists had beautiful day to ride into Silverton on Saturday30002340Caleb Classen finishes in second place in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Laura Jaramillo, and Lainey Malas, 3, left, and Lyra Malas, 5, relax during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002642The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton begins to make its way up Shalona Hill on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Riders and spectators fill Memorial Park during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001572Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002060Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race begin to climb Coal Bank Pass on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Riders and spectators fill Memorial Park during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002041Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)23352186Megan Dusman waits for her husband, Mike, who is riding in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, to show up on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002204Race fans watch the action of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road races on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)jm@durangoherald.com30002205Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic to show up on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday receive water bottles and socks at the finish line in Silverton on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Family and friends welcome riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002222Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001667Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001891Riders and spectators fill Memorial Park during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002149Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race begin to climb Coal Bank Pass on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001895Austin Beard flies down Coal Bank Pass during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002345Caleb Classen flies down Coal Bank Pass during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday. Classen placed second in the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001003Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002583The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton begins to make its way up Shalona Hill on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001504Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18003264Austin Beard competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton rides through the Animas Valley on Saturday on its way to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002476Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002874Caleb Classen competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday, racing to Silverton. Classen finished in second place. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Kai Lokey, center, rides in the middle of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton on Saturday. Lokey went on to win the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob Hora competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001567Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002897Brad Neagos, front and David Preston jump out in front during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race as they ride through the Animas Valley on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002063The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton leaves Durango on Saturday, finishing in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton rides through the Animas Valley on Saturday on its way to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002098The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton rides through the Animas Valley on Saturday on its way to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002248Owen Deale leads the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton through the Animas Valley on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)40813984Johnathan Jourdane and his daughter Josephine, 14 months, watch the activities before the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002109Jared Bellen, with Mountain Bike Specialists, pumps air into Katrina Niez’s tires before the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002024The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton leaves Durango on Saturday, finishing in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001982Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro race riders wait for the start of the race on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002042Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro race riders wait for the start of the race on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002150Iron Horse Bicycle Classic riders drop off their bags on Saturday before leaving Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro race riders wait for the start of the race on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002210Lucy Harris crosses the finish line winning the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002047Kai Lokey climbs Coal Bank Pass during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race. Lokey went on to win the race, finishing in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002057Kai Lokey crosses the finish line winning the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751551Lucy Harris, winner of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751437Kai Lokey, 19, winner of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road races
Cyclists had beautiful day to ride into Silverton on Saturday
Photos: Durango High School graduation ceremony60004000Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001900Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001507Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002128Durango High School student Rye Standifer, 18, rings the Demon Bell before the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. Rye was also the master of ceremonies during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School students sing the national anthem at the start of the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001702Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002197Former Durango High School student Ben Finneseth addresses the crowd as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001631The Durango High School graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002156Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001847Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001939Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002107Durango High School graduating seniors Wes Recla, 18, and Hana Malehch-Marquez, 17, are all smiles with fellow seniors during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School graduation ceremony
Photos: Durango Big Picture High School graduates receive diplomas30002083Christin Oney, administration assistant with Durango Big Picture High School, places Hawaiian leis around Liliana Tower, 18, and fellow graduates before the start of the graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. The leis have become a tradition as a symbol of celebration, love, honor and accomplishment. Seventeen graduates received their diplomas in front of family and friends. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002314Durango Big Picture High School graduates line up before the start of graduation Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002551Durango Big Picture High School graduate Xieke Archuleta, 18, holds her kitten, Dante, before the start of graduation Thursday at Rotary Park. Seventeen graduates received their diplomas in front of family and friends. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002410Family members show support for Durango Big Picture High School graduates during a graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)28732000Durango Big Picture High School graduates gather with family and friends before the start of a graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001290Durango Big Picture High School graduates gather with family and friends before the start of a graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002101Samantha Tower, principal at Durango Big Picture High School, speaks at the start of the school’s graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango Big Picture High School graduates line up before the start of graduation Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002083Christin Oney, administration assistant with Durango Big Picture High School, places Hawaiian leis around Liliana Tower, 18, and fellow graduates before the start of the graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. The leis have become a tradition as a symbol of celebration, love, honor and accomplishment. Seventeen graduates received their diplomas in front of family and friends. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001800Durango Big Picture High School graduates walk to the stage at the start of the graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango Big Picture High School graduates receive diplomas
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