by J. Dawg | Jun 3, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015
The next stop on our Colorado Road Trip was Salida. It’s a small town (pop. 5,400) in the middle of the state that borders the northern edge of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. There’s a lot for a person to do in an around Salida, but the big draw seems to be rafting...
by J. Dawg | Jun 1, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015, National Parks
I had never heard of it. Last year, while traversing southern Colorado on Route 160, I drove right by it. I saw the sign but just kept on driving. Sand dunes and Rocky Mountains just don’t seem to go together in the same sentence or even the same paragraph. ...
by J. Dawg | May 20, 2015 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2015
Well, it’s getting close to being that time of year again when I climb behind the wheel and turn into Juneless Jim. It’s what my wife calls this time of year when I leave her behind and head out on a spring road trip. Late Spring is one of my favorite...
by J. Dawg | Jun 25, 2014 | Colorado, Four Corners Roadtrip
I’ve heard it said that if you don’t want to see anything interesting along the road, then take the interstate. On this trip thru Colorado, we avoided the interstates and instead traversed southern Colorado taking the “blue highways” – the scenic back roads. While...
by J. Dawg | Jun 15, 2014 | Colorado, Four Corners Roadtrip, National Parks
About 40 miles west of Durango is Mesa Verde National Park. Mesa Verde means green mesa and it is very aptly named. This is a huge national park encompassing 81 square miles. Its main attractions are archaeological sites. There are over 4,500 sites and about 600...
by J. Dawg | Jun 14, 2014 | Colorado, Four Corners Roadtrip
After all the RV issues and long drives to dealerships, I decided to settle in for a couple of days and enjoy Durango. What a nice western town. Its nestled in the narrow Animas Valley at the foot of the San Juan Mountains. This is an out of the way place...