Bill Vestal stands in the rubble of his home and his business in Moffat, Colo., on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. A juggler and a 17-year resident, he watched as a blaze ravaged his home and craft factory for he and his wife's business, Crystal Stix, just feet away from the Moffat Fire Department on Tuesday afternoon. The fire, of unknown origin, burned down four structures, spanning nearly an entire city block, but no injuries were reported. Vestal and his wife lost not only their home, but their craft factory which he had used for nearly two decades to build crystal stix, a type of juggling baton that he traveled the country selling and performing with.
Friends and family of Joshua Vigil gather at the Fountain Garden Apartment complex in Colorado Springs, Colo., and join in song before releasing blue and white balloons in remembrance of the loved one they lost on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Many wore blue or white t-shirts, the colors of his favorite football team, the Cowboys.
Cody Anderson a volunteer firefighter stands under a stream of water coming off the ceiling near the kitchen of the Stevi Cafe in Stevensville, Mont. on Saturday ,Dec. 15, 2018. Stevensville Fire Chief Jeff Motley reported in a press release that the fire appeared to have started in the kitchen of the cafe, which did not have working smoke alarms or a sprinkler system.
President Donald Trump's salute to a cadet is mirrored by two Air Force Academy cadets that received their diplomas at the academy's 61st commencement at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Ella DeGrandpre, top right, sits on the shoulders of Aileen Beaton, as the two Hellgate High School seniors lead a chant in front of the Missoula County Courthouse. Students from Hellgate and Big Sky high schools joined students around the country in a march demanding action on climate change. March 15, 2019.
From left, Bodhi and Kai Cabeen lean in while talking with astronaut Duane Carey at the Space Foundation Discovery Center's celebration of the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's walk on the moon Saturday, July 20, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The event featured breakfast with astronaut Duane Carey, the unveiling of the new First Moon Landing stamp, Apollo virtual reality, and a variety of other attractions.
Harloff employee Joe Kulck welds the insert for a storage cabinet on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Harloff creates medical carts for hospitals, the alternate care market, long-term care and even for Hollywood, where their products can be seen on “Grey’s Anatomy.”
Névé Savelli, an employee at Adventure Partners, the company that built the via ferrata course, climbs up a more advanced portion of the course on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.
Six-year-olds Jade Padmore, left, and Parker Scott, reach towards each other as they wade in the water, surrounded by lanterns during the Colorado Springs Water Lantern Festival at Prospect Lake on Saturday, July 19, 2019. The event which started at 5 p.m. and went until 10 p.m. invited community members to celebrate life, eat, dance, and share their stories before putting their decorated lanterns in the water and watching them slowly float away. Many wrote their hopes, dreams, struggles and triumphs on their lanterns, while others dedicated them to lost loved ones.
Fifty-four-year-old Steve Madsen nears the finish of the 100-mile Race to the Sky. Madsen, who has been mushing for 27 years, was the last of 11 100-mile racers to reach the finish line in Seeley Lake. Feb. 10, 2019
Cadets watch the Thunderbirds perform an air show after the Air Force Academy graduation at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Hannah Chmelik, 5, steps out from a group of kids to wave her flag at a passing float in the Monument Hill Kiwanis 4th of July Parade in Monument on Thursday, July 4, 2019.
Graduates cast shadows on the track at Fountain Fort Caron High School class of 2019 graduation on Saturday, May 25.
Ellie Honken, 7, floats on her back for a swimming test at the Wilson Ranch Pool on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Laughter, smells of sunscreen and the occasional splash that spilled out of the pool made for a lively atmosphere as families and children cooled off on the warm summer day.
Kaylen Krebsbach, of Wilma Laverne Miner, performs at the Union for the fourth-annual Camp Daze festival that takes place at a variety of all-ages venues throughout Missoula, Mont. July 13, 2017.
Katy Risvold (left), plays in the water with a friend at her cabin on Antler Lake in Northern Minnesota.
Emmitt Davis, a transgender man, sits with his girlfriend on a couch in his front yard near Hancock Expressway on a warm June afternoon, where he was attacked by three men April 6. Two of the men jumped the fence to cut through the yard when they and then started yelling slurs about Davis’ sexuality before leaving and returning with another man. Davis suffered a broken nose and orbital fracture in the attack.He said the incident has made him more nervous, but that it hasn’t deterred him from spending the majority of his time at home in his yard. “All the neighbors I live with make me feel better, one even put a shovel outside of their house just in case anything like that were to happen again,” he said.
Steve Goeglein rounds a corner in a 2002 Chevy Camaro during sunrise at the third day of practice for the 2019 Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on Thursday, June 27, 2019.
Runners make their way down a rope obstacle during the Muddy Dash at RAM Off-Road Park in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019.
From left, Autumn Quinn and Porsha DeMarco-Douglas, performers, entertainers, and drag queens at Club Q in Colorado Springs prepare for a show on an evening in early June.