Category Archives: travel
July Escape Day 5: Fourmile Falls
I started the day with waffles at the lodge and then set out onto the gravel roads north of Pagosa Springs again, this time about 16 miles north to Fourmile Falls. Part of a 12.4 mile loop trail that reaches … Continue reading
July Escape Day 4: The Piedra River
I started my day with a cold breakfast at the lodge, opting out of their featured self-made waffles. WiFi works fine in the dining room and office lounge, so I took the opportunity to catch up on some email and … Continue reading
July Escape Day 3: Riding the Narrow Gauge
I got up at 5:30 am today and headed for Durango to catch the steam train to Silverton. I discovered a McDonald’s near Pagosa Springs where I grabbed breakfast and used their WiFi, then drove on to the depot at … Continue reading
July Escape Day 2: Into the Mountains
Today was the first real vacation day, with me rising for a continental breakfast at the Microtel and then leaving for the Pueblo Riverwalk downtown. I parked and strolled to its far end, Pike Park, where I found a pretty … Continue reading
July Escape Day 1: Dodge to Pueblo
I begun a week-long escape from July in Joklahoma with an eleven-hour haul from Bartlesville to Pueblo, Colorado. I took the Dodge City route, but having suffered through the tourist trap there before, today I made only a brief stop … Continue reading
