Camping Out at the Spanish Trails Fiesta

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 this episode of the Magic City, Kirbie travels back to the 1950s and explores what the fiesta looked like, including stories about Indigenous people camping along the Animas River. What was the Spanish Trails Fiesta like for them?  Written and produced by Kirbie Bennett.  Music provided by River Foxcroft  Chapters (00:00:14) - The Story of Durango Fiesta(00:08:49) - Byron Frost's story of the Spanish Trail Fiesta