photos by Stephen Eginoire

America the Beautiful: 234 years young and still rolling. Shes had her ups and downs, good times and bad, but like the well-oiled machine that she is, provides us all with the necessary means to keep on rockin in the free world. Durangoans kicked off their own Fourth of July celebration last weekend, complete with dancing, music, BBQs, parade and fireworks, all in perfect weather (word is it rained in Silverton.) Heres a look:

A youngster gets into the partying mood A young rider checks out her own shadow along the parade route. Spectators line up along Main Avenue to get prime viewing of the parade. Old-fashioned American pride and ingenuity fills the streets of Durango.

 

In this week's issue...

June 13, 2019
Haven't got time for the pain

In the words of the great Salt-N-Pepa, let’s talk about sex (baby.) There, we said it.

June 13, 2019
Scoping begins on Silverton travel plan

The plan to bring more singletrack to Silverton is rolling forward. Last week, the Bureau of Land Management announced the beginning of a 30-day public scoping period on its proposed Silverton Area Travel Management Plan.

June 10, 2019
2019 Hardrock taps out

Snow, avi debris, high flows force cancellation