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TravelAwaits
May.10.2021
It’s easy to spend a week exploring the San Juan Skyway. It takes you through some of the most majestic scenery and charming towns in southwestern Colorado.
A Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway, the 236-mile loop starts in Durango and leads you to scenic Silverton, through Ouray and Ridgway, then on to Telluride, Dolores, and Manco, all through the heart of the majestic San Juan Mountains.
Let’s explore ranch B&Bs, secluded lakes, old gold mines, ghost towns, hot springs resorts, top-notch ski hotels, Puebloan ruins, and archeological sites in southwestern Colorado.
Janie H. Pace
1. Durango
This story is sponsored by Robert J. DeBry more than 200 years of combined experience practicing personal injury law.
One of the great things about Utah is its ability to offer a diverse variety of landscapes all within a short, few-hour drive. From mountains, rivers, streams, deserts, red rock, salt flats, and more, Utah is one of the best places in the world to live if you want to get out of the house and explore.
To help you know where to go, these seven Utah road trips are some of the best you ll ever take, especially in the spring so pack up the family and go!
“Why Cortez?”
This was the puzzled response I got from friends back in 2019, after I explained what must have sounded like a harebrained scheme to liberate myself from a mortgage and a full-time university teaching job. I was going to cash out my overpriced home in Flagstaff, Arizona, and buy a much cheaper one 260 miles away in Cortez, Colorado.
“But do you
“No,” I replied. That seemed like a minor detail to be sorted out later.
Besides its affordability, what drew me to Cortez was the millions of acres of public lands surrounding a town of just 8,700 people. Tucked into the state’s remote southwestern corner, Cortez is flanked to the east and the north by the sprawling San Juan National Forest, to the west by the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, and to the south by Mesa Verde National Park.
Hikers report illegal target shooting on Canyons of the Ancients Monument
Durango, Colorado Currently Thu
BLM officer responds to area west of north Sand Canyon
Thursday, April 8, 2021 7:13 PM A 911 caller reported a man target shooting on Canyons of the Ancients National Monument west of the Sand Canyon northern trailhead. Target shooting is not allowed on the monument. Courtesy map
Hikers report illegal target shooting on Canyons of the Ancients Monument A 911 caller reported a man target shooting on Canyons of the Ancients National Monument west of the Sand Canyon northern trailhead. Target shooting is not allowed on the monument. Courtesy map