Quality Inn 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.

We soon arrived at Zion ...

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 ...

... t-shirt that I wore that day was almost black with sweat by the time I got to the top.

But what a view! I felt such a sense of accomplishment! Despite the fact that there was dirt in my socks, my pants were caked with mud, my calf muscles were cursing, and my arms refused to leave my side, the view of the Durango community atop of that mountain was a reward in itself. When I have a chance, I will post pictures.

Of course! One picture is with ...

... Apparently it happens often :) Her house is quite large but constructed in a neat way. She lives in a passive solar house which is a home that uses the sunlight for useful energy. Her home is like one long hallway with many windows on one side and rooms on the other. The floor of the hallway attracts the sun and uses the energy to heat the home. Her home is a green home (environmentally-friendly) and will be a wonderful place to live ...

... US southwest given that jobs out of college are pretty much non-existent. He guides rafts in the summer and ski patrols in the winter.

No pictures from the raft. Anything lost in the river becomes property of the river. Neither of us took any chances. The water was tamer than we thought. Still the 2 mile river trip was fun with some class 2 & 3 rapids.

... I am not sure what we were expecting but what we got were some awesome views! The Gunnison River flows swiftly through the magnificent gorge sculpting a work of art. In just 48 miles in the Black Canyon the Gunnison River loses more elevation that the 1500 mile Mississippi River does from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. This swift action enabled the river to erode the touch rock. At painted rocks pull out we had fantastic views of the ...

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 Cape Town. One of the flights will be 15 1/2 hours. Maybe I will get all of the ...

Hi all, Today we got up early and headed for Mesa Verde. ( it's only 15 miles) The drive into the park was beautiful and the weather was nice. It was cool in the morning with a very fine mist in the air. Later in the afternoon the sun came out and the temp's rose to 84, still below normal here but comfortable for us,yeah! The cliff dwelling ruins were wild. We hiked down the cliff to get up close and personal with the one you always ...

... back to France, the country I was still calling home. 6 years ago I left France, and this time, for good. Since I have travelled around our planet, I have had the chance to visit more than one hundred countries. I do not consider myself to be a traveller but more a like nomad! I am simply trying to live: to survive! Like many of us, for me surviving means moving! Moving all the time - to see ...