My husband and I just returned from a short trip to southwestern Colorado that was filled with exploration, beautiful scenery, and plenty of relaxation. While I was most taken with the scenery in Telluride and Ouray, Durango stood out as a friendly community that I could actually imagine as being "home" someday. I fell in love with several tree-lined neighborhoods of cottage- and bungalow-style homes and was impressed by the active lifestyles of Durango's residents. As we checked out the Animas River trail during our first afternoon in Durango, we saw people floating lazily down the river in tubes and fly-fishing. People cheered from their inflatables as others were baptized beside the river bank, and the sprinkles of rain falling did not seem to deter anyone from enjoying his/her Sunday afternoon. Throughout our trip, we watched in awe as bikers powered their ways up mountains and as runners clipped along well-groomed trails at healthy paces. All of this at an elevation of 6,500 feet! Wow. Some highlights of our trip were driving the San Juan Skyway (a loop that includes Durango, Telluride, Ouray, Silverton, and quaint rural communities in between) and taking a "ducky"-- an inflatable kayak-- down the Animas River. We actually opted for the two-person ducky, which we later found out has been dubbed the "Divorce Double." Oops! Well, we did survive, and now we have some pretty awesome pictures of us going backwards over Class III rapids to show for it. I've included some of our photos from the trip below, for your viewing pleasure. I just can't wait to go back!
NOTE: All images copyright © Aaron and Christina White, 2008.
Images may not be used without permission.
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Coming soon:
Stay tuned for Colorado travel reviews including: Blue Lake Ranch in Hesperus; Old Tymer's Cafe in Durango; Farquahrt's in Durango; and Durango Rafting Company.
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