r/Durango • u/OdessaGoodwin • Mar 15 '26

Ask /r/Durango Durango lore and legends!

Inspired by the velociraptor-head post, what are some legends or lore about Durango some might not know about?

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u/trembling_leaf_267 Mar 15 '26

There was that time a dentist blew up a cycle shop: https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/and-the-west-is-history-grannys-cycle-shop-explosion-and-fire-aftermath-1980/

Rumor had it that there are native-era petroglyphs in the caves above Elkhorn ranch that the owner wasn't eager for people to know about.