Adventure /Outdoors

We have vowed to be forever tourists in our hometown and often reminisce about wonderful trips we have taken from and around Durango. This week, we revisit our breathtaking scenic train ride to Cascade Canyon from January of 2016 on…

We’ve been organizing photo files all week and came across these shots of a favorite discovery that we might have would driven right by had it not been for Mr.D and his interest in all things communications and typography.…

During the summer of 2017, we traveled the Santa Fe Trail from the Santa Fe Plaza in New Mexico to the trail head in Franklin, Missouri and back again.  When we got home to review the photos and video of…

We are just back from an unplanned road trip from Durango to Scottsdale / Phoenix. What a fantastic week of spontaneous discoveries!  Our normal trips are 75% planned with reservations booked, and then 25% “Hey, that looks cool!  Let’s stop…

Exploring southeastern Utah is one WOW moment after another.  Continuing on from our previous article of the tiny town of Bluff that is surrounded by some of the most interesting hikes, petroglyphs and most recognizable landmarks in the Southwest, today…

Southeastern corner of Utah … When we told people about our plans to visit Bluff Utah and surrounding areas, we heard remarks like, “Oh! Valley of the Gods,” and “Be sure you make it to Monument Valley,” “That is seriously…

North-central New Mexico … This ‘outdoor museum’  has so many remarkable moments, we suggest that you buy a trail guide at the ranger’s station to follow the numbered markers describing the significance of what you are seeing.   Just a little…

We are drawn to Moab for the red rock landscapes and cliffs stained with desert varnish, the petroglyphs trail, favorite dining spots to re-visit, for the way the afternoon sun ignites the colors into brilliant masterpieces of organic formations, arches…

As we walked the Santa Fe plaza this past Labor Day weekend, the town was buzzing with excitement for the kick-off of the Fiestas de Santa Fe … particularly for something called Zozobra.  We’d seen news clips of this…

This August has been one of the most beautiful monsoon seasons we can remember, with huge clouds rolling through all day every day, sun rays and rainbows, and scattered thunderstorms with curtains of rain all around.  This past weekend we…