After we left Durango, we headed to Mesa Verde National Park, where we were going to make our second attempt at camping. It is less than an hour from Durango to the visitor center, so we went in the morning Read more…
While in Durango, we took a day to drive on the Million Dollar Highway, from Durango to Ouray, Colorado. Technically, I think the part from Silverton – Ouray is the “million dollar” part (it isn’t clear whether it is so Read more…
Our first stop in Colorado was Durango. We spent 3 days and 4 nights at a campground just outside the city. Alas, we didn’t camp, but stayed in a cabin with a full kitchen and a bathroom. Bliss! There was Read more…
In the last random post from the road, I listed the animals we nearly hit while driving, and I’m excited (?) to report a new one – a vulture! There were a few huge vultures on the left side of Read more…
Before we left home, we booked a hike with a llama. The hike was scheduled to leave from the same campground north of Taos in the Carson National Forest that we wimped out of camping in the night before. So, Read more…
Heading from Santa Fe to Taos, via Bandelier National Monument, we had the choice between the scenic High Road to Taos and the less scenic but 1/2 hour faster Low Road. Sadly, I was outvoted and we ended up taking Read more…
I’m new to this blogging thing and somehow managed to delete my pretty-much-finished blog post about Bandelier National Monument, and let me tell you, it was FANTASTIC! The best blog post ever. I mean it was HUGE! But, now I Read more…
In the middle of southern New Mexico, near where they first detonated a nuclear weapon under the Manhattan Project in 1945, lies a 275 square-mile field of white sand dunes composed of gypsum crystals. There were really no hikes to Read more…
A family of 5 on an adventure
Random Notes from the Road – West Texas Edition: Here are the exotic animals we nearly hit on our drive through West Texas and New Mexico today: a baby bunny (we think) – probably some sort of desert hare a Read more…
