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Participants in the Walk for Justice and Peace dressed up to celebrate Halloween for their demonstration in Cortez Saturday morning.
Over 100 vehicles and about 20 motorcycles participated in the Montezuma County Patriots’ Freedom Ride on Saturday morning in Cortez. Participants called out “Trump 2020” and “four more years.”
Montezuma County Patriots listen to Sherry Simmons speak on Saturday morning at the Ute Coffee Shop in Cortez.
Courtesy of the American Farmland Trust
The red indicates conversion of farmland and rangeland in Colorado to residential land uses. The bold green and yellow indicate good farm and rangeland for production, while the lighter green and yellow indicate land that is not productive. According to the American Farmland Trust, development “often claims the most productive, versatile and resilient land.”
Andrew and Kendra Schafer look over their herd of goats and Navajo-Churro sheep last week near Cortez.
A couple of goats play around at Cedar Mesa Ranch near Cortez.
Kendra Schafer holds natural dyed yarn from her sheep and Navajo Angora goat near Cortez. Weaving and using the whole animal is a major focus for Cedar Mesa Ranch, and the yarn has proved to be popular on Etsy.
Andrew Schafer holds cuts of lamb at his ranch near Cortez.
David James of James Ranch watches as John Neely rakes up hay on the ranch in the Animas Valley. Over the past five or six years, prices for hay have increased because of the continued drought.
JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald
Cattle on James Ranch lazily graze on grass north of Durango in the Animas Valley. The Jameses have adapted their grazing system to persisting drought conditions.
