Advertisements The trail initially seemed easy enough to find, at least on the GPS. What I found out though is that snow levels are not taken into account on today’s modern devices. A clearing in the road was filled with trucks and empty snowmobile trailers. The snow covered road was filled with the tracks ofContinue reading “The lost trail above Pagosa”
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The Piedra river trail
Advertisements A few short miles off the main road that goes through Pagosa Springs one finds themselves in the midst of endless snowy fields with the San Juan mountains in the background. Going off an old topographical map, I park near to where I believe the trail head begins, strap on my snowshoes, and forageContinue reading “The Piedra river trail”
The hot springs of Pagosa
Advertisements Large chunks of ice would break free from the edge of the San Juan river and float down stream with the lazy current. Steam rolls like a gentle wave across the land, on a never ending repeat cycle. The edge of the hot pools are covered in frost in the early morning light, soContinue reading “The hot springs of Pagosa”
Sunshine in a bag
Advertisements Colorado has freedom most States don’t. Freedom of the open road through the expansive Rocky mountains. You get all your sunshine in a little bag and road trip to whatever mountain town destination you choose. I head to Pagosa Springs, home of the world’s deepest natural geothermal hot springs. “Pag-osah” means healing waters fromContinue reading “Sunshine in a bag”