Colorado

We celebrated New Year’s Eve in the tiny Southwestern Colorado town of Mancos, located thirty minutes west of Durango.  A population of approximately 1,336, they are the ‘Gateway to Mesa Verde,’ and…

From eclectic artful, to fun stocking stuffers, to high end splurges.  Shopping in Durango is a unique experience.  This week I popped by a few spots for holiday gift ideas…

I really thought I could cover all of  Mesa Verde and the Metate Room restaurant in only two posts??  This is my fourth article photo essay from our amazing trip.  Shown…

When my mom and pop said they were coming to visit, I asked them to plan for late September.  Because that’s my favorite time to take the train from Durango, up into…

Isn’t it just the warmest feeling to find a gift basket waiting for you when you visit someone?  You walk in the room and — ooooh, how lovely that someone’s been…

Around the beginning of summer, people in Durango starting talking about a new burger place.  “Have you tried that new burger place yet?”  “That new burger place is awesome.”  Then one day…

We’d toured the West side of the park on our first day, and it was spectacular.  But if I had a short period of time and had to choose, the…

The Metate Room restaurant is located in the center of Mesa Verde National Park.  People who live in the area go just for the experience of eating there, without necessarily touring…

Two glorious days at Mesa Verde National Park.  To walk through and climb ladders into cliff dwellings, take in the magnificent views and stand in footholds of an ancient culture….well….nowadays when I drive…

Last Friday I’d been indoors working on my computer most of the day when I looked out the window and saw these amazing clouds zipping by, the wind was gusting upwards…