Today is a day of rest, so we decided to go to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, “Home of the World’s deepest geothermal hot springs”, about 40 miles drive north from our campsite in Bayfield. The Great Pagosa Hot Springs were first discovered by the Ute Indians, who named them “Pag Osah”, meaning “boiling water” or “healing…
Category: Colorado
Durango & Silverton Railroad
It is Opening Day for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad and we have premium class tickets on the Knight Sky Observation car, the newest flagship car in the fleet, built in Durango and put into service in May 2012. This railroad is an engineering marvel built by the Denver and Rio Grand Railway…
San Juan Skyway
The weather finally cleared and we decided to drive the San Juan Skyway Loop, 232 miles, one of the most scenic drives in America today. The sun was shining brightly and the mountain peaks were covered in freshly covered snow. From Durango, Colorado we drove north following the Animas River valley and then climbed up…
Mesa Verde, Colorado
Today we drove to Mesa Verde National Park, created in 1906 to preserve the archeological heritage of the American Pueblo people. The Park includes over 4,500 archeological sites; only 600 are cliff dwellings and we took a tour through one of them, Balcony House. This is one of the best preserved sites in the Park….
Denver Colorado to Tucson Arizona
On Monday Oct 28th thetime finally came to say a sad farewell to Pat and Harry Koehler who have been our faithful companions for 4 weeks. We are heading south to Tucson, AZ, and they are heading north, home to Calgary, Alberta, before the snow arrives. So it’s back on the road again after a…
Denver Colorado – Exploring the Area
On October 25th we arrived at the Dakota Ridge RV Park in Golden, where they gave us “buddy sites” for our RVs so we would be next to each other. We immediately set up camp and sat down at the table for a beer and to soak up the beautiful Colorado sunshine. Then we drove…
Maroon Bells Four Passes Loop Trail
As we embarked on our journey from Cleveland Ohio, filled with anticipation and excitement for the adventure ahead of us. Our destination was the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness, a land of rugged beauty and awe-inspiring vistas that has become a mecca for hikers and backpackers from around the world. Our goal was to tackle the Four…