Durango
Travel Blogs from Durango, United States
The Ending
... visited. He was struggling to make sense of all of the change he'd seen in 800-odd words. First, he criticized the "new" Durango, only 10 months different from when he left, as having "more people, more condos, more cars, more noise, more congestion, ...
Sunday 25 May
Sunday 25th May We drove to Durango, Colorado this morning, after a small drama with Zach. He was playing with a broken glass bottle (that he had found in the dirt) so you can imagine what happened next....tears, blood, savlon cream, plasters etc and ...
A Durango in Durango...
... Creek pass - an amazing road through aspen lined mountains, with breathtaking views over a large valley at the top. We arrived in Durango at lunchtime, and parked in a residential area a few blocks from the Main street. We walked into town (which was ...
Zion National Park and Mesa Verde National Park
... is a must experience. Rent some shoes and be prepared to be wet pretty much all the way up to your chin. Off to Durango, CO. A cool town, but not as cool as Mesa Verde. Abandonded cliff dwellings near the four corners area. All I ...
Return to Paradise
Dear Vernae, My trip back to paradise began from Gunnison, Colorado and ended in Durango. The million dollar highway is a spell binding drive through some of God's favorite country. The roads are tricky and a bit under protected for the ...
The great out of doors
Here we are sleeping in a tent in San Juan National Forrest. Coming back from Durango on Tuesday night we saw a bobcat running across the road, amazing! I heard owls calling and answering around 1am. There was a full moon. We were told bears ...
Pics of Australia
... we toured the Grand Canyon, Zion National Park, and just got off the Green River and a five day canoe trip. which brings us to Durango, Colorado and Terice's friend Patty who is allowing me to hog the computer to update this site. So move on to the ...
Durango and Points East
Good Morning, We arrived in Durango Co. late afternoon after spending a good part of our day at Mesa Verde National Park. The park is fantastic with lots to see and do. We walked down to see the Anasazi Indians cave homes and enjoyed the self guided tour ...
First shower (and mascara!) in a week
... up Mesa Verde today, it feels nice to have a 'day off' from the hiking and to be in a town. From what I've seen so far, Durango's cute. I'm heading out soon to check out a couple of their pubs - hopefully, I'll catch happy hour specials. ...
Four States at once
... by the way) people abandoned the Palace between 1200 and 1400 AD presumably due to drought. LK: We pushed on to Durango, a town that clearly had ideas above its station (narrow gauge) considering the prices asked by most accommodation. We slummed it ...
Visiting NADRA Builder Member "Durango"
... we take for granted like picking up our materials at a local lumber yard. They are far from that simple in places like Durango, Colorado. NADRA member, Shawn McConnell hit a wall early November with 12 decks framed and ready to go waiting on his decking ...
Smoking Armadillos in the Wild West
After getting rained out of our campsite in the woods we made our way into the old frontier town of Durango. When we walked out of the candy shoppe we found a real, live (albeit cheesy) cowboy shootout taking place in the street. Later that ...
It Was Raining in the Desert Too
... we've seen so far, so it helped put some of the sites we saw later in context. Our overnight accomodations were in Durango, Colorado, at the General Palmer Hotel. A very grand old railway hotel - if the Flagstaff hotel was where Gunsmoke's Miss ...
Getting Down In Durango
... parted ways with her loving roommate, and happened to be chatting with her. Molly informed us that she was going to school in Durango, eight hours away and a short hop from the Four Corners, one of our many designated stops on our trip. Molly demanded ...
Back home
Hey everyone. I'm back home and I can't tell you how wonderful it is! It is so great to see my family, the snow, sleep in my own bed, not have to constantly worry about stepping on a snake or scorpion . . . Thank you all so much for reading about my ...
Colorado
... I stopped to pick up a scissors jack and jack stands to get us through a few days. Then we continued west towards Durango, across mountain passes that climbed to almost 11,000 feet. The Avalanche chugged and downshifted and we made it through, though ...
Durango
Hi, Thursday, we arrived in Durango temperatures are more what we are used to. Ronald and the girls went to Mesa Verde. They enjoyed it. Friday, We took the bus from Durango to the old Mining town of Silverton explored the town and had lunch. The ...
Snow & Santa
... bit of luck with the planning side of things and (touch wood) seem to have it down to a fine art. We arrive at Durango at 3.50pm and despite continuous protestations from Zac we managed to keep our appointment a secret. When we picked up tickets ...
Pagosa Springs - Durango
... , and the housing structure has changed from adobe dwellings to magnificent log homes. There are flowing rivers and lakes everywhere. Durango itself has a river with small rapids that people were rafting down this arvo. The change in countryside in the ...
I'm off!
Hi everyone. I'm on my way to South Africa! Today I am driving to Albuquerque with Mom, Dad, and Jake. We will spend New Years there and then I will be leaving early on the 1st. I fly from Albuquerque to Dulles then straight to Johannesburg and to ...
Ein Stück Wilder Westen
... darf) überhaupt auf mich? Die Lösung heisst D&SNGR. Das ist keine mathematische Formel, sondern heisst ausgeenglischt Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Eine Schmalspurbahn also, ein Überbleibsel aus der Zeit der Gold- und Silberminen ...
Ein Tag voller netter Überraschungen
... erwartete ich von der Fahrt nicht allzu viel. Doch weit gefehlt: Die 400 Kilometer oder 6 Stunden von Grand Junction nach Durango waren ein Leckerbissen was Passstrassen und Bergpanoramen angeht. Aber von vorne... In Grand Junction hab' ich erst ...
Day 41
Today we drove from Flagstaff to Durango, CO. On the we we stopped at Meteor Crater, the first proven and best preserved meteorite crater in the world. We took a guided rim tour, and walked along the edge of the crater, and learned that all ...
First ski of the year!!
After Gools' Farewell I flew out to Durango, Colorado to meet John, Evan and Tim. I had met these guys Heli-Skiing in Canada last year. John and I had stayed on the emails and he invited me out to his folks place in Durango. Hadn't been to Durango to ski ...
Time alone with the little people!
... teeter-totter..not much to our eyes but heaven to a 7 & 9 year old ) Next up was a few days in Durango. Again, we had some sightseeing planned but after a day trip to Mesa Verde - one of our all time favorite National ...
Out of desert and into the mountains
... warfare in the car tomorrow. Joe added some class to our group by somehow holding back on any childlike remarks. Durango was a really nice old mountain town, however there was not much to see or do there so we headed north to ...
Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff dwellings
We drove to Mesa Verde NP to view the Cliff Dwellings. Increadible people were able to survive for hundreds of years on the Mesa of New Mexico. We made dinner chicken tortilla soup for the Bob and ...
Day 22 - 287 Miles - Colorado Mountains
... . We stopped to see a beautiful waterfall. The pictures do NOT do it justice. We made it to the town of Durango around 9:45 pm settled into the Dollar Inn Motel and headed off to Serious Texas BBQ at the motel managers suggestion. They closed at ...
Easter Sunday in Durango, CO , Church & Skiing
... joined us for lunch Purgatory. Bob made dinner at the Blair's beautiful home. Trisha and Bob have built the most beautiful home we have ever been in. The Blair home in Durango is a work of art which welcomes all who ...


