LO C A L
CONTR IB U TOR S
Kyle Kunkel
Leslie Carlson
Beth Lueck Stewart
Hank Blum
Sam Martinez
Kyle is the visionary for Explore
A transplanted native of 14
A longtime Durango resident,
Hank is an adventure
A local resident for four years,
Local. He and his wife love to
years, Leslie is very active in the
Beth loves to travel and go on
photographer, videographer,
Sam enjoys spending time in the
travel the world and love calling
community and grateful that she
adventures with her husband
and a well-known Stormtrooper
mountains around Durango.
Durango home. It’s the best
gets to live on "vacation."
and their dog, Bentley.
based in Durango, Colorado.
playground ever.
Stephan Davoust Stephan has lived in Durango since the age of six and embraces all that Durango has to offer. He races mountain bikes in the summer and hides away skiing the snowy
Carmen Drulis
Frederic B. Wildfang
Carmen is a born-and-raised
Frederic B. Wildfang has been
Deanne Sheer Deanne is the mother of two
Evan and Taylor Moore Both Evan and Taylor are from
Durangotang. She is the
writing and publishing for over
boys, Alec and Bennett, and
Dolores, Colorado, and are so
general manager at 11th
50 years—beginning his career
married to Todd, a physician in
lucky to call Durango home for three years (Evan) and one year
Street Station and enjoys the
as a Beat-influenced poet, trying
Durango. She is the volunteer
outdoors, fur babies, and time
a stint in advertising in LA, and
coordinator for Hospice of
(Taylor)! You are most likely to
spent with friends.
continuing as a free-lance writer
Mercy and enjoys being outside
find Evan pursuing a hunt in the
in Durango, Colorado.
running, hiking or riding horses.
mountains in the winter.
backcountry, Taylor on her yoga mat, or both of them together on the river.
2 ∙ DURANGO, 2020 ∙
EXPLORE LOCAL