View from Ouray, Colorado

 

 

 

 

Ridgway State Park

 

 

San Juan Skyway – North of Durango

 

 

                                                                                                              Sweet Visit to Honeyville

 

 

 

 

 

Historic Silverton

 

 

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

 

 

Memories of Mining History along the Million Dollar Highway (US-550)

The Springs Resort & Spa – Pagosa Springs

 

Rafters on the San Juan River

Mountain Bluebird

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Giant Kiva – Aztec Ruins National Monument

Ancient Doorways

 

View from the West Side of Wolf Creek Pass (US160)

 

Navajo Lake State Park Colorado

 

Fred Harman Art Studio & Museum  –  Home of Red Rider

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning View from Arbor House B&B – South Fork

Evening Light on Creede

Memories of Creede’s Mining Past

 

 

 

Big Horn Sheep along the Silver Thread Scenic Byway

 

We headed out for a week-long jaunt around Southwestern Colorado to revisit some old favorites and spend time in spots we’ve somehow missed over five decades of living in the state.

 

We made a fairly uninterrupted beeline to our destination of South Fork even though we drove through beautiful mountain scenery worthy of more attention – springtime greens of South Park, 14,000-foot snow-capped peaks, historic mining towns, and rushing rivers.

 

Bob made friends with a couple of happy bears at the Visitor Center in South Fork.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arbor House Inn – an exceptional Bed & Breakfast in South Fork, Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dinner was enjoyed at Ramon’s Mexican Restaurant. Even on a busy Saturday evening the service was excellent and attentive. Our innkeepers recommended the flan for dessert – they knew whereof they spoke. We’ve been flan fans for years and this may have been the best we’ve ever had. Worth the trip all the way from the Denver area.

 

 

Relaxation and an amazing evening sky concluded the first day of our trip.