Photo Galleries

A look back at the Iron Horse

IHBC: Years past

Photo gallery of IHBC in past years

Photo: Here, duckie, duckie

Ducks casually swim around a giant-sized shark on a pond east of Durango on Wednesday. The foam-filled shark sits in the pond on Travis Craig’s place east of Elmore’s Corner…

Iron Horse Citizens Tour a look back

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic a look back: the Citizens Crit and Tour

Pictures of the week

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

Photo: A little heel-kickin’ music

Photo: Catching a river wave

Kelly Emery enjoys the Animas River, which peaked at 3,350 cubic feet per second Monday, catching a wave at Ponderosa Rapid in the Durango Whitewater Park at Santa Rita Park.Jerry…

Photo: Red shirt-clad crowd shows support for veterans

Hesperus property

A look at the 6,300 acres of the Old Fort campus near Hesperus

Yarn

After several years the store Yarn is closing the doors.

Photo: Planting an education at Fort Lewis College

Photo: Cut shot

Bud Andersen, assistant golf professional at Hillcrest Golf Club, wears a slicker Wednesday while mowing slick grass during a rain shower. Rain and thunderstorms are likely through Wednesday night, but…

Photo: A hoot of a time

Baby great horned owls peer from their nest while their mother stays mostly hidden in the middle. The nest was visited during the raptor and hoot tour held as part…

Taste of Durango

Come rain or hail, nothing could slow the party on Main Avenue Sunday during the annual Taste of Durango.

Photo: Locking lips

Dominykas Ceckauskas, left, owner of the Keule Ruke restaurant, and artist Mindaugas Bonanu pose in front of a poster showing Donald Trump locking lips with Vladimir Putin at a barbecue…

Photo: Tag, you’re it

4-H tagging day was conducted on the Old Fort Lewis campus in Hesperus on Saturday as Penny Peine, 8, watches her father, Kory Peine, and Jim Greer corner her pig…

Train Narrators

Narrators on the D&SNGRR bridge the gap of a cenury of local histoory for passengers on the Summer train to Silverton.

Photo: Jazzing up Durango with art

Wildcat mine

Another year, another round of fines, state orders and recommendations to revoke the permit of hopeful silver and gold company Wildcat Mining Corporation.

Photo: A banner day

Danny Klone, father of Taylor Klone, a Durango High School sophomore girls soccer player, attaches red flags to the home team stands before Wednesday’s 4A girls soccer playoff match at…

Photo: Remodel begins at former Francisco’s Restaurant & Cantina

Construction worker Elijah Nez erects a barrier between the sidewalk and the front of the former Francisco’s Restaurant & Cantina at 619 Main Ave. on Tuesday. The building is being…

Photo: Aspiring river guides get a swim

Doug Ponce, rear of raft, a lead guide for Mountain Waters Rafting and lower Animas River manager of the River Guide School, steers into the Pocket at Smelter Rapid on…

Photo: Open and closed

Smith Sports Complex on the campus of Fort Lewis College opened for play Saturday for the Durango Youth Soccer Association’s annual Soccer Shootout that attracts youth soccer teams from throughout…

Grand Imperial Hotel

After extensice remodel, the Grand Imperial Hotel opened in Silverton Saturday.

Photo: Riding the storm out

Tim Molnar from Boulder stops atop Molas Pass on U.S. Highway 550 Saturday morning to pull out his storm gear as snow moves through the area while he makes his…

Pedal assist bikes

The City of Durango classifies pedal assist bikes as motorized vehicles and some take issue with this.

KeysTo Success

Woemns; Resource Enter sponsored Keys To Success program for upcoming High School students was held on the campus of Fort Lewis College Thursday.

Photo: Weather fine for outdoor work

Children’s Water Festival

Children’s Water Festival was held on the campus of Fort Lewis College Wednesday. The 21st annual event attracted more than 750 fifth grade students from 15 schools across southwestern Colorado.…

Photo: More rain to fuel flower power

All the April showers paid off with May flowers in the front yard of Karla and Tom Sluis on East Fourth Avenue. Some of those April showers could extend into…