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Photo: Snowdown 2024 poster unveiled at kickoff party
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Photo: Snowdown 2024 poster unveiled at kickoff party

October 12, 2023

Charlie Henry, left, was the lead designer of the 2024 Snowdown poster, which was unveiled Wednesday during the Snowdown kickoff party at The Garage Billiards and Music Hall in downtown…

Photos: Snow in the mountains
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Photos: Snow in the mountains

October 3, 2023

Snow covers the mountain peaks east of U.S. Highway 550 on Tuesday morning north of Durango as cooler temperatures move into the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Snow covers the…

PHOTOS: Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing
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PHOTOS: Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing

September 30, 2023

Emmitt Carico, 10, smiles as rancher J. Paul Brown’s sheep run past him Saturday during the Bayfield Heritage Days and Sheep Trailing event in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Rancher…

Fall colors beginning to show in Durango
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Fall colors beginning to show in Durango

September 29, 2023

Cyclists get ready to hit the trails at the top of Coal Bank Pass on Friday as grasses and plants display their fall colors north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry…

Photo: Fall’s in the air
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Photo: Fall’s in the air

September 19, 2023

Signs of fall are surrounding us on Tuesday with shorter daylight, cooler temperatures, the leaves that are beginning to change and the first snows in the San Juan Mountains north…

Photos: Durango Kiwanis Club Pancake Day & Silent Auction
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Photos: Durango Kiwanis Club Pancake Day & Silent Auction

September 16, 2023

Randy Black, center, Deputy Chief with the Durango Fire Protection District, and Brice Current, deputy police chief with Durango Police Department, serve Jovanna Garcia a plate of pancakes, ham and…

Photo: Tricks for Tuesday
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Photo: Tricks for Tuesday

August 8, 2023

Mike Hernandez, of Durango, makes a transfer jump on Tuesday in the Durango Skate Park. Hernandez has been riding BMX for 30 years. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

Photos: Arts and Crafts
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Photos: Arts and Crafts

August 5, 2023

Emma Regan, 3, tries out upcycled table and chairs painted by local artist Lisa Morales, of Diddle Lee Doodle Lee Decor, on Saturday during the Buckley Park Arts & Crafts…

Photos: Music in the valley
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Photos: Music in the valley

July 29, 2023

The Foggy Memory Boys, from Taos, N.M., is the first of four bands playing the Pine River Festival on Saturday at Eagle Park in Bayfield. This is the fourth year…

Photos: A fetching good time
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Photos: A fetching good time

July 28, 2023

Arvid shows his fetching skills as he collects not one but two sticks Friday from the Animas River as his owner, Christian Hatfield of Mancos, gives the 8-month-old a workout.…

Photos: Rain, finally
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Photos: Rain, finally

July 27, 2023

Mike Frost keeps his dog Smokey entertained after taking shelter from the rain Thursday in Santa Rita Park. It was a quick storm, but the first soaking the city of…

Photos: Little steamer that could
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Photos: Little steamer that could

July 25, 2023

Adam Swanson, left, works on his 0-4-0 switcher steam engine with the help of Bill Severns, center, and Andy Saez on Tuesday at Saez’s railroad yard north of Durango. Saez…