r/Durango

Why is the speed limit on 32nd street 25mph? 25mph is such an annoying speed to travel on a road like that. 25 mph feels right on some streets but to me, 32nd has way more through traffic than say E 4th Ave. In my mind, it’s similar to Florida rd between 550 and CR 250 where the speed limit is 30 and then 35 mph. If we’re following road hierarchy, I think 32nd is a collector rd and therefore should have a higher speed limit than a strictly residential road but I’m not a traffic engineer, just someone who wants to drive slightly faster on 32nd.

Anyone know what’s being built at the old Rocky Mountain Pawn & Gun location on CR 250 near Star Liquors? I’ve noticed some work going on there and am curious what’s moving in.

Where are the best places to post up with binoculars and watch prairie dogs around town?

yesterday i took the train and got a bartholomew bear from a souvenir shop and put the bag under my seat on the way back. i got really bad heat exhaustion on the train back for whatever reason and i honestly was so out of it when unboarding, and forgot the bag.

i realized about 45 minutes later and immediately went back to the office and it wasn’t in the lost in found so i filled out a report. the train has made it there and back and been cleaned again and i never heard anything so i assume someone took it.

i am cursing your bloodline!!! ugh!!

anyways i guess don’t do that lol. i should’ve attached the gift bag to my purse but i didn’t think id ever forget a JELLYCAT somewhere.

i wound up going back up to silverton and buying another one 😶‍🌫️

I am looking for a good variety of guides in the area.

I love being outdoors, and I love learning new stuff from new people. There are very few activities I dont feel up for, and I like to change it up. Guides make a huge difference for me, but they are often hard to find.

If you are a guide, or you know someone who is an outdoor guide in the area I would love to know about them. Hiking/backpacking, mountaineering/alpine, climbing, horsepacking, snowshoe, cross country ski, mountain biking, bike packing, horseback, adventure bikes ... you name it, I love it all. Hunting and fishing is also nice, but they are easier to find.

To be very clear, I am not a guide, and I am not looking to become one.

If they have a public site/instagram/facebook or other publicly accessible way of contacting them please post it in the comments. Hopefully this can serve others looking for similar experiences.
If you have sharable direct contact information instead please DM instead so they dont end up on spam lists.

Thank you neighbors!

Power just went down off of CR 228. Anyone else? In town?

Learn more about the event and sign up to volunteer! DNF members can stop by the store this week to get a coupon for a free Ska beer or lemonade at the event.

Hey, i’m planning on a couple-day camping trip to haviland lake and saw that there’s active black bears there, wondering if anyone has seen one in the area recently or can give me more insight into the bear activity on that area?

yes i can google but i like to hear from locals.

thx!

Any recommendations for a person or shop in Durango that can troubleshoot a trailer brake controller install as well as the brakes? Trailer came with brakes but the previous owner never owner never used them so not sure they actually work. Spliced in a redarc brake controller and all the lights work properly but not registering the brake controller.

44/F, not particularly an outdoors person (can make Durango a hard place for new friends). Looking to get involved again, any recommendations? Thanks!

So since the lanes have changed on 8th and college, every morning cars are speeding down alleyways on the southgrid. As a morning dog walker, its very annoying and unsafe. Not sure what the city can do besides have some police patrol the area in the morning looking for this. We could do speed bumps, but they would be damaged durning fall and spring cleanup.

What is going on at the Albertsons? For weeks multiple refrigerators have been emptied of all their products. Just popped in yesterday to grab ice cream only to find that the entire isle had NOTHING in it. No ice cream. No frozen berries. No frozen desserts. Nothing. And this is on top of the refrigerator for all the salad, spinach, hummus etc being emptied. And also the juices all emptied. I’m not going back into a store that I can’t count on to have basic products. So disappointing.

the dunkin has been closed for about 4 days or so, most likely understaffed but i’m worried it may be permanently shut, they hadn’t been getting any donuts before the closeee

obviously this isn’t a real issue lol but I found it nice there was another fast coffee option besides starbucks, I was just curious if anyone had any info at all 🍩☕️🙏

Ran into a bear while walking my dogs at 8:15PM on the grid. Bear was coming out of the alley onto E 5th Street between E 5th and 6th Aves. I thought it was a large dog that had lost its owner. I know we’ve had lots of bear activity into trash overnight in town, but just a reminder to keep dogs leashed and in control, especially evening and early morning.

So, a buddy of mine used to live across the street from the, Mason Center, and had a few "interesting" encounters there.
I have done some digging and visited a few historical archives, to get the low down on this site.

Anyone out there who has been in the town awhile that can give any info on this space?