Best Western Rio Grande Inn Durango

... br><br>It seems so many experiences that I have these days I start to wonder how I can continue to proliferate a more peaceful world around me. I go to National Parks and I hear people talk about is wars in current times or in history. It seems most of human history ncludes a consistent parade of wars to count the years by. Even driving through a national Park seems to be pretty violent anymore. <br><br>Soon we will ...

Yesterday was a huge day in Mesa Verde National Park. We staggered into Durango, Colorado for much needed rest. Mum has not been feeling well today, some sinus thing that she got on the flight over no doubt. This town inspired Ayn Rand to include it in her epic novel Atlas Shrugged. It is a very ...

Yay! Tonight we had our first show (1 of 2) in Durango, CO and it went phenomenal! Everyone kept talking about how "it' happened. For those of you that have been involved with theatre before, then you know that "it" is. During each of our songs tonight there was an ephemeral moment, a moment in which we all felt the goosebumps and had to blink back tears. We felt like the audience could really understand our message and music. We touched lives tonight ...

... Cobber beanie!<br><br>After a few hours worth of hauling rocks, pulling weeds (Alyson, you would have had the time of your life!) and packing dirt to make new trails, we headed down the mountain.<br><br>After our long day, Betty picked me up and we went to the Bar D Chuckwagon dinner. The Bar D is similar to the Pioneer Village in Montevideo except this village is Western-themed. For the past forty years, people from all over Colorado and the surrounding ...

... able to say good-bye to my Dad before leaving for Durango. I frantically called his cell phone and thankfully, it was one of the few times he answered :) He left the coffee at the coffee shop and sped over to my Mom and I. By that time I was sobbing, along with my Mom. I had a wonderful time with my parents! It was so relaxing to spend time with them and I miss them greatly.<br><br>Everyone, work on them for Germany! :)<br><br>We had ...

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 ...

... Ruins National Monument (just north of Bloomfield, NM) just about 5 minutes before closing time. The park people were very accomodating, and kept the park open about 15 minutes late, to allow us to dash through the rain and see as much as we could of the park. The ruins are not Aztec at all, but Puebloan - a huge reconstructed kiva, and a dense network of square rooms, interspersed by the odd smaller kiva. The Grand Kiva was ...

A cruisy morning this morning, with lots of coffee before hitting the Wolf 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 very quaint and easy on the eye) and headed to 'Thru the Lens' photography shop www.durangophotography.com which does Old West style ...