Alpine Motel Durango

... rises quickly) and little other life was visible, but like I said slowing down was not really in our interest. Rising back into the higher elevations on the other side of the valley, the air cooled and life was a little more enjoyable. It was great to experience the temperature changes but I couldn't imagine being one of those people out on their touring bicycles heading through the valley.<br><br>We soon arrived at Zion ...

... mountain town that has grown because of the railroad that stops here. We met some lovely people from New Mexico, Lisa and Brad, who camped next to us with their dog and 2 cats. Tomorrow we are headed North along a scenic route through the San Juan National Forest. RVing is the best.<br>

... br>There, Joe. There's your mention :)<br><br>Oh, Joe. I miss you and love you too! Now turn that frown upside down! :)<br><br>Before I go, I wanted to share some more great news. My boyfriend's grandparents are coming to Chino Valley on August 24 to see our show! It will be great to know people in the audience! I'm excited to see them on Monday night!<br><br>Well, that's all for me! Time to go to bed :) Have a wonderful weekend everyone! <br><br>Megan

... by the time tennis started in the fall, I felt that I was in optimal shape. If any of you have heard my Dad call me "Ironwoman", that aforementioned program is where the nickname started.<br><br>The workout that I endured today felt like an entire summer's worth of Ironman fitness training. <br><br>It was a CI (Community Impact) Day but it pushed many of us to an extreme as far as fitness is concerned. We were working with Trails 2000, a non-profit ...

... our eyes closed - and try desperately to balance without touching the seats on either side of us. It was so much fun :)<br><br>I am happy to introduce my newest host family! Betty is a retired school teacher and lives a few miles out of Durango. She has two Shih Tzu puppies named Lexy and Jazzy. She lives below a mountain and her home is surrounded by wildlife. We saw a deer lazily cross the road just in front of her home as we arrived ...

Wade took Ethan and cousin Rayven on a hike to the summit of Centennial Peak this morning. They left around 5:30 a.m. and ate a breakfast of cereal and fruit at the trail-head. The hike started deep in the La Plata Mountains down 9 miles of forest service road and 2 miles of 4x4 road that winds through aspen and pine groves wild with animal life. <br><br>The hike was relatively ...

... Petroglyph National Monument is a very interesting little park in an unusual volcanic desert area that is covered in dirt and black basalt rock. It has two or three different trails - we picked the Boca Negra (black mouth) Canyon, because it had a variety of trails with different levels of distance and difficulty. There was something for everyone. Most of us started with the Mesa Point Trail, which involved a 30 minute hike up ...

... was a lot happening. The town is lovely with some old Victorian hotels, an old railway station with real working steam trains that you can take day trips into the mountains on, and a great ice cream parlour! Yes we did have some ice-cream and it was yummy. We went out to the visitors centre which is just outside the town and got some info that we needed and discovered a cycle path that runs along the river for miles. We decided to hop on our ...

... the plateau. On the way back through the mountains, we stopped in Durango to check out some kayakers and white water rafters on the river. After taking some movies, we headed south to Bloomfield, NM. Just after getting into New Mexico, we ran out of gas. At least during this incident, we were in civilization. I had to run back down the hill to the gas station (maybe ½ mile). The gas station didn't have a container, so they told me to ...

... 1800 and 1900's. They are there primarily because of land grants from the distant past. Most of these villages are small and dying, but represent a different cultural time in New Mexico. A time when livings were made off of the land through either ranching or farming. Like NM 247, the roads here are not heavily travelled and the ride into Tijeras and Cedar Crest on NM 337 are pleasurable, as these roads are two lane twisties that most motorcyclist's love. We ...