This area of Colorado offers folks almost anything they could want in outdoor activities..whether it would be: action filled four-wheeling down thrilling mountain roads, quiet drives through pastoral meadows or hiking to waterfalls among tall aspen, spruce and Ponderosa Pines. One can soak in calm, warm mineral waters or tube the chilly waters of the San Juan River. You can mountain bike, fly fish or go horse-back riding. I'm sure there are activities I don't know about too! Stopping at the Pagosa Springs Visitor Center was the best thing we did to try to decide what would interest us. We chose the quieter, more calmer versions of exploring the Pagosa Springs area of Colorado.
We picked up the brochure "Hiking Trails and Scenic Drives". We've found it to be a great guide for exploring this area.
These photos are from our drive on the Blanco Basin Road. It was 42 miles, round trip, down a gravel dirt road.
Everywhere you looked, it appeared to almost be like a movie set or painting, it was so scenic.
We picked up the brochure "Hiking Trails and Scenic Drives". We've found it to be a great guide for exploring this area.
These photos are from our drive on the Blanco Basin Road. It was 42 miles, round trip, down a gravel dirt road.
Everywhere you looked, it appeared to almost be like a movie set or painting, it was so scenic.
We saw some of the most beautiful mountain homes and cabins nestled in this valley. Historic ranches with running rivers made us feel as if we had been dropped into a scene from a classic western film.
Our drive up Castle Creek Road was even more spectacular. The aspen forest was dense and filled with huge old growth. We read that this is one of the best places in Colorado to view fall foliage.
We enjoyed a picnic at this lookout. We had a clear view of the top of Nipple Mountain and the Rio Blanco Valley below.
The East Fork Road to Elwood Pass
was our next choice of scenic drives. The road was rocky, full of pot holes yet filled with some unforgettable scenery. Our Jeep Wrangler handled it without a care and we motored on to see some wonderful sights.
The road follows the San Juan River up through the Quartz Meadow. There were no home sites on this road only some dispersed camping.
The history of Pagosa Hot Springs was among one of the interests
that drew Ron and I to explore this area of Colorado. We tried to select a day less crowd to experience the calmness of the warm mineral waters..so did many other folks who were also hoping for a calm day of soaking.
The newer Springs Hotel offers nice rooms with private outdoor soaking pools on terraces. We could have soaked in those pools too for an extra cost. |
I loved how the owners of The Springs Resort and Spa left the mineral terraces and what appeared to be an original soaking pond from long ago. |
Loved seeing your latest post and seeing you enjoying pagosa springs. We are in Leesburg, Fl, the weather is hot and humid, like most of the country. We hope to look at some homes this week. We decided that a mobile home in an adult community would be best and hopefully we can get one on the water so we can get a pontoon boat. Lot rent isn't too bad and includes lawn service and trash and sewer, the lakes here are just gorgeous. Best regards to the rest of your rv'ing family.
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you are enjoying your summer :) Those mineral pools look wonderful!
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