Galleries & Photos

Photo: Brother and sister drop off Lego entries for La Plata County Fair

Pictures of the week

Take a look back the Durango Herald's top photos of the week.

Photos: Prepping for the La Plata County Fair

Vicente Jimenez

Dhurango High School gradutae Tracka an Field athlete Vicente Jimenez has faced numerous challenges.

Photo: Sidewalk accessibility work underway

Robert Velacruz with the city of Durango cuts through a concrete sidewalk Monday morning on West Ninth Street to make room for a handicapped marker that will be installed at…

Caption This!: ‘Peeping tom’

This week’s Caption This! photo comes from reader Sue Alsum who took this shot of a sneaky turkey at her home.Courtesy of Sue Alsum Coming in a close second was…

Navajo farmers skeptical of river’s health

A look into the Navajo push for an alternative water delivery source that would provide fresh water in the event of another spill. Also folding in the distrust that Navajo…

Inside the Gold King Mine

An exclusive look inside the Gold King Mine in Silverton, where 3 million gallons of wastewater rushed from on Aug. 5, 2015, flooding the Animas and San Juan rivers.

Artists reflection on Gold King Mine

Artists reflect on the Gold King Mine spill.

Photo: Standing at attention

Alicia Hill spends a recent lunch hour paddle boarding in the area of Smelter Rapids in the Animas River at Santa Rita Park. Recent stormy weather hasn’t been so great…

Chuck wagon cook-off

Chuck wagon cook-off revisits history of American cowboy cuisine

Photo: Hitching a ride

Photo: Shadow rider

Brooklynn Schmeiser rides her horse in the covered arena area of the La Plata County Fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon after practicing barrel racing.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: Cool bike ride with dad

Two-year-old Wyatt Meunier rides his strider bike across East 12th Street along East Third Avenue Tuesday as his dad, Vince Meunier of Durango, rides beside him. The father and son…

Photo: Lazy days of summer

Don Norwood of Mesquite, Texas, spends a vacation day fishing along the Animas River on Monday downstream of the Ninth Street Bridge. The National Weather Service calls for a 40…

Photos: Testing the waters

Fiesta Day Parade

The Fiesta Days parade filled Main Avenue Saturday morning. The community gathering was created 81 years ago as a celebration of Spanish and Native American history and cowboy heritage in the…

Photo: Solar power

Dominique Frideger, left, and Dylan Kroes, center, both 18 of Team Energy Audacity, show off the solar car they built at the Powerhouse Science Center on Saturday. The pair, recent…

Arc of History

Arc of History Decommissioned

Photo: Chuck wagon heads to cook-off at Fiesta Days

Mancos gallery to exhibit rare photos from the West

FAD (Furniture, Art & Design) Gallery is hosting the exhibit that will kick off with an opening reception Friday night. Jackson, a painter and a photographer became known for his…

Photo: Heading to team roping event

Leading the charge to the team roping event Thursday at Durango Fiesta Days is 3-year-old Shane Grogan. Her mother, Jamie Grogan, leads her horse while pushing a stroller with 4-month-old…

Photo: Rally remembers Freddie Gray

Colin Taylor, left, and Brandon Stacy, raise a banner at U.S. Highway 550/160 and Santa Rita Drive on Wednesday evening during a Rally for Justice for Freddie Gray after an…

Photo: Moose on the loose

A moose and her calf appear briefly as they move through the willow trees Wednesday north of Silverton. San Juan County has a fairly stable population of moose. The creatures…

Photo: What goes up…

A skier soars through the air Thursday after launching from the ski ramps at the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool at Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. The facility is…

Photo: To infinity … and beyond!

Cruz Lopez, 6, pauses Tuesday in front of Everything Under The Sun shop on Main Avenue to get his picture taken as Woody by his father, Jeff Lopez, beside a…

Photo: Sculpting shade

Erin Smith and Travis Tomlinson cool off in the shade of the “Guardian” sculpture Friday in Memorial Park along the Animas River. Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s…

Durango Police swear in

Durango Police Department swears in four new officers.

Photo: Garden weather

Michelle Palacios, 11, picks cherry tomatoes at the Needham Elementary School’s garden on Thursday. Gardens are living the high life with the recent rains and warm temperatures. Michelle is the…

Photo: Chess mates

Getting to know each other and concentrating on a game of chess, Phil DeHudy, left, and Thomas Heikes battle outside White Rabbit Books & Curiosities on Wednesday afternoon along the…