Colorado Vacation

Dennis and I drove to Colorado for a timeshare stay for a week in May. My friend from high school, Nancy, lives in Durango with her husband and grandchild, so we were able to spend some time with them. We went to Mesa Verde to see the cliff dwellings and on another day took the narrow gauge train from Durango to Silverton. On that day, only Dennis and I took the train. Nancy and Bill met us in Silverton, where we did some shopping and went to lunch. Then we drove back to Durango. The train ride was 3 hours long, one-way, so I'm glad we were able to drive back.

We stayed in Pagosa Springs at a very nice condo. It had three levels: on the bottom level there was a jacuzzi (that didn't work). On the mwain level were two bedrooms and baths, kitchen and living area. Upstairs was a loft. We never went upstairs because we were too lazy.

On the way home we were going to stay in Monument Valley, but there was no room at the inn. It was very windy, with red dust swirling around so we couldn't see the "monuments" very well.  We did stop at the visitor center for awhile, mostly just to break up the trip. From there we drove on to Tuba City and took a little break from driving. Then we pressed on to Flagstaff where we spent the night. Next day we returned home.

These photos are from our trip through the Indian lands from Arizona to Colorado:

Here I am trying to climb the stairs at the cliff dwellings at Mesa Verde:

 Nancy & Bill at the Mesa Verde Information Center:

 Mesa Verde cliff dwellings:

Horse sculpture in front of Durango train station:

Our condo:

Pagosa Springs: