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Battling hallucinations and exhaustion, ex-Summit County resident sets fastest known time on Colorado Trail route
Former Summit County resident Brent Herring is accustomed to adventuring in Colorado’s High Country. The now-Durango resident has set several speed records on peaks spread out across Colorado. A decorated ski-mountaineering athlete, he is frequently testing his limits in the high Alpine. After securing the fastest known times for numerous single-day challenges, Herring set his sights on a more daunting project. “Chris Fisher knew I...
Four Corners Motorcycle Rally
Four Corners Motorcycle Rally August 29 – September 2, 2024 Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description Save the date and join us for the 2024 Four Corners Motorcycle Rally in Durango, Colorado! Enjoy the best riding rally in the United States with a weekend full of bikes, live music, motorcycle giveaways, stunt shows, racing, bike shows, great food and drinks and more! Ride on the world famous Million Dollar Highway,...
Mushroom & Wine Festival
Mushroom & Wine Festival Friday, Aug 30, 2024 • 6:30 – 9:00 pm Purgatory Resort • Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description Purgatory Resort’s Mushroom & Wine Festival is a wildly popular celebration of the bountiful wild mushrooms that can be found right here on the mountain. The celebration features a 5-course dinner with wine pairings. Each course features mushrooms sourced locally by our chef right here...
San Juan Brewfest
San Juan Brewfest August 23-24, 2024 Buckley Park • Main Avenue, Durango, CO 81301 MapEvent WebsiteBuy Tickets Event Description The San Juan Brewfest is held at Buckley Park in Historic Downtown Durango. The Brewfest is the best beer tasting festival in the Four Corners and benefits United Way of Southwest Colorado. Friday August 23, 5:00 – 8:00 pm: Only 500 general admission tickets will be sold for just $40 for the opening...
Durango Blues Train
Durango Blues Train August 22-24, 2024 Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad • Durango, CO MapEvent Website Event Description All aboard! We’re back! The Durango Blues Train is thrilled to announce that it will once again take the rails for a moving musical journey on August 22, 23, 24, 2024. Join us for an exciting musical adventure aboard the historic Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s steam-powered...
Devo Days Bike Festival NEW DATES ARE AUGUST 16-18 !!
Events Devo Days Bike Festival !! UPDATE: DEVO DAYS HAS BEEN DELAYED DUE TO WEATHER AND LOW REGISTRATIONS. THE NEW DATES ARE AUGUST 16-18 !! Devo is proud to present the 2nd Annual Devo Days Bike Festival August 9-11 16-18, 2024 at Purgatory Resort, Durango, CO Free Skills Clinics XC, STXC, DH, Enduro, and More! All ages are welcome! The Devo Days Mountain Bike Festival at Purgatory Resort is a thrilling and action-packed...
La Plata County Fair August 7-11
La Plata County Fair August 7-11, 2024 La Plata County Fairgrounds • 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 MapEvent Website Event Description For years, the La Plata County Fair has brought generations of families, friends and neighbors together to showcase the county’s best animals, garden products and the many fabulous foods and crafts of our outstanding community. We encourage you to enjoy the great talent, great music, good...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN UKEFEST
ROCKY MOUNTAIN UKEFEST August 2-4, 2024 Downtown Durango • Durango, CO MAPEVENT WEBSITE EVENT DESCRIPTION Get ready to strum along at the Annual Rocky Mountain UkeFest, kicking off on August 2nd and continuing through August 4th in Durango, Colorado and various downtown venues. Featuring performances by Dannielle Ate the Sandwich, Gerald Ross, and Petey Mack, with more artists to be announced soon. While events will be held...
KENNEBEC MOUNTAIN RUN
KENNEBEC MOUNTAIN RUN Saturday, August 3, 2024 La Plata Canyon • County Road 124, Hesperus, CO MAPEVENT WEBSITE EVENT DESCRIPTION The Kennebec Mountain Run is a tough, scenic 15-mile trail run through the La Plata Mountains, just west of Durango in southwest Colorado. KMR is a perfect tune-up for the Imogene Pass Run, and a wonderful introduction to the La Platas! Proceeds benefit La Plata County Search & Rescue. Post...
BUCKLEY PARK ARTS & CRAFTS ANNUAL FESTIVAL
BUCKLEY PARK ARTS & CRAFTS ANNUAL FESTIVAL Saturday, Aug 3, 2024 • 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Buckley Park • Main Avenue, Durango, CO 81301 MAP EVENT DESCRIPTION Join us for the Buckley Park Arts & Crafts Festival! The event will feature local artists and crafters allowing for guests to shop through a variety of vendors with handmade goods and one-of-a-kind gifts. The craft festival will be located downtown in Buckley...
StoneAge Tools hosts charity team-building event in Durango
Drones will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado By Sophia McCrackin Herald Staff Writer Thursday, Jul 25, 2024 5:00 AM Team 1, made up of StoneAge Tools employees from around the globe, were the first of 10 teams to get their drone flying July 12 during a team-building exercise in Durango. The teams competed to see who could build a small drone first, but they had to do it without directions, among...
People who still look young in their 60s and beyond usually adopt these 7 daily habits
Ever notice how some folks just seem to defy the laws of aging? You know the ones. They’re in their 60s or even older and still look like they could be in their 40s. It’s as if they’ve discovered some sort of secret fountain of youth. What’s their secret, then? Well, chances are, it’s not a youth-preserving potion or a hidden time machine. Instead, it might be something much simpler and more achievable – daily habits. Yes, you read...
Highlights from the global tech outage: Airlines, businesses and border crossings hit by global tech disruption
Today’s live coverage has ended. See what you missed below and find the latest on apnews.com. A global technology outage caused by a faulty software update grounded flights, knocked media outlets offline, and disrupted hospitals, small businesses and government offices on Friday, highlighting the fragility of a digitized world dependent on just a handful of providers. At the heart of the massive disruption is CrowdStrike, a...
Auroras Expected Over Mars This Weekend After Solar Explosion
A massive explosion on the surface of the sun is expected to cause auroras on Mars, and they will look nothing like the northern and southern lights we see on Earth. Sunspot AR3738, a huge and volatile sunspot on the sun’s surface, just spat out a powerful X1.9-class solar flare on July 16, sending a plume of solar plasma shooting out into space. This coronal mass ejection (CME) won’t hit the Earth—where it could...
Outpost at Helen’s Corner, a landmark northeast of Durango, closes shop
Property near Lemon Reservoir is on the market for $1.4 million By Tyler Brown Herald Staff Writer Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 1:07 PM Updated Thursday, Jul. 18, 2024 3:17 PM Outpost at Helen’s Corner closed its doors on Sunday and the property is now listed for sale by Coldwell Banker. (Mary Shinn/Durango Herald file) Outpost at Helen’s Corner, roughly 14 miles northeast of Durango, has officially shut its doors. The liquor and...
Congress Accidentally Legalized Weed Six Years Ago
When lawmakers voted to allow hemp production in 2018, they quietly opened the door to legal THC in all 50 states. By Mike Riggs Bill Clark / Getty Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (NOA) using AI narration. Drive through durham, north carolina, where I live, and you might get the impression that marijuana is legal here. Retail windows advertise thc in glittery letters and neon glass, and seven-pointed leaves adorn...
110-year-old woman shares the 2 reasons she believes she’s lived so long
While Ruth Onley could have never known she’d live to 110, there were hints: Her father lived until he was nearly 105, and Onley says her relationship with God definitely has something to do with it. “(God) told me my days were all numbered. But he didn’t tell me the number,” Onley laughs. Onley, one of 10 children, was born in 1914 in Weverton, Maryland. She was educated in a one-room school until the third grade before she...
CHRISTMAS IN JULY
CHRISTMAS IN JULY Saturday, Jul 20, 2024 • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm La Plata County Fairgrounds • 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 MAPEVENT WEBSITE EVENT DESCRIPTION Join us for Christmas in July – a holiday craft market! Start your shopping early by supporting local artisans and vendors and surprise your loved ones with one of a kind gifts. The market will be held on Saturday, July 20th at the La Plata County Fairgrounds....
FOUR CORNERS GEM & MINERAL SHOW
FOUR CORNERS GEM & MINERAL SHOW July 12-14, 2024 La Plata County Fairgrounds • 2500 Main Ave, Durango, CO 81301 MAPEVENT WEBSITE EVENT DESCRIPTION The Gem and Mineral Show is one of the best and largest shows for Southwest Colorado and the Four Corners region. If traveling to visit the mountains, deserts, and archaeological wonders of this area, time your travels to take in this great show for jewelers, rock hounds, and geology...
I HATE HAMLET
I HATE HAMLET Select dates from Jul 12-28, 2024 Durango Arts Center • Durango, MAPEVENT WEBSITE EVENT DESCRIPTION Experience the Drama: “I Hate Hamlet” by Paul Rudnick, Directed by Monica DiBiasio Television star Andrew Rally is facing the daunting task of stepping into the role of Hamlet, and he’s utterly terrified. Unsure of himself and grappling with career uncertainties, Andrew finds himself in a whirlwind of...
