Like many towns in the US, Durango has made a business of nourishing the old West stereotypes, like the narrow gauge railroad, the Native American archeology, the old hard rock mines. Even those of us who live in Durango reinforce this history. But what if we told you that the parks and bike paths along the river were once thriving neighborhoods full of working-class Hispanic and Native American people?
Today, Durango Fiesta Days is popular for its late-summer rodeos. When the event started in 1935, it was called the Spanish Trails Fiesta. On...
Rhubarb is all over the San Juan Mountains in Southwest Colorado. Where did it come from? And what does an abandoned road in producer...
Fort Lewis is a former federal Indian boarding school, making the appointment of President Heather Shotton significant because she is a descendant of boarding...
