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Tallest building west of Mississippi River is opening in LA

LOS ANGELES – The tallest building west of the Mississippi River opens its doors on Friday, celebrating with lights and fanfare in once-stodgy downtown Los Angeles that is sprouting a crop o...

DATE: Jun 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Auto club predicts record travel over July 4 weekend

DALLAS – Americans are expected to put down the TV remote and hit the road in record numbers for the July 4th weekend. Auto club AAA said Thursday that it expects 44.2 million peo...

DATE: Jun 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Travel books, from literary pilgrimages to beer tours

NEW YORK – Whether you’re an armchair traveler, a road tripper or a frequent flier, books about travel can inspire and inform. Here are a few out this season on a variety of travel themes. ...

DATE: Jun 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Tourists descend as temperatures climb in Death Valley

‘When it’s 120 to 125 (degrees), there’s more customers than there ever is’

DATE: Jun 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Woman crosses West to fulfill a last wish

Will leaves $800,000 to dozen national wildlife refuges, parks

DATE: Jun 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Summer of Love turns 50: San Francisco puts spotlight on counterculture

San Francisco celebrates with festivals, exhibits, lectures

DATE: Jun 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

River pilgrimage takes paddlers on 400-mile spiritual quest

Charles Montgomery welcomed the challenge of hiking the steep terrain of the Connecticut River headwaters in remote northern New Hampshire, admiring the birds, the plants, the woods. He also...

DATE: Jun 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Minutes from U.S., museum tells story of the Mexican Revolution

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Towns along the U.S.-Mexico border often are stereotyped as enclaves for bar-hoppers, smoky factories, cheap souvenirs and long entry lines for cargo and trucks. They...

DATE: Jun 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Flying with pets: How to make it easier for them and you, too

Gabby Slome rarely vacations without her dog, Pancho, in tow. He is a full-fledged family member. And just as “you wouldn’t leave your child at home,” Slome says, she doesn’t leave Pancho ei...

DATE: Jun 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Mexico protects ancient temple while hotel is built above

MEXICO CITY – Plans to expand a hotel in Mexico City have been put on hold after archaeologists unearthed a 1400s-era temple to the Aztec wind god Ehecatl and a ceremonial ball court under t...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Dakotas buffalo trail tour traces story of American bison

PIERRE, S.D. – From historical details of Native Americans’ final great wild buffalo hunts to tales of the animal’s rescue from near extinction, a new self-guided tour across 10 sites in the...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Oh the Places You’ll Go! Dr. Seuss museum opens its doors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – From the squiggly, pink handrails outside the entrance to the front hall decorated with scenes from “And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street” – a real street just ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday