Durango 2011
October 30
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DURANGO
Arrival in Durango
Durango is a bit like Grand Junction in that its spread out over a huge area. But, there again there’s so much space you don’t need to be building on top of each other.
Sitting in the Durango Downtown Inn, a fairly ordinary motel with a fancy name! At least the rooms are clean and the breakfast is included.
Jerry
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Navajo and Hopi Lands
Another beautiful day!
First we went to Four Corners, named because four states meet at one point. The states of Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico all have a common border at this point.
A Navajo Tent
The Navajo Reservation
We left Durango and headed for the Navajo and Hopi lands. The trip was a long tiring one, but well worthwhile.
You can also buy some genuine Navajo jewellery and sand paintings from the Native American artists. Some superb turquoise at very reasonable prices.
Goulding Trading Post
We took lunch in Gouldings trading post and then spent some time in Monument Valley. What an awe inspiring place it is!
A Butte!
Impressive Sandstone!
The Buttes are fantastic and it’s only when you see them up close you realise their importance. I’ve seen them in lots of films and John Ford spent a huge amount of time in the area, filming the John Wayne movies, Red River, The Searchers etc, but being here and seeing them close up is something else.
A long day, about 10 hours on the coach but well worth it! We’re off to see the Grand Canyon tomorrow and I hope to be able to do a little hiking there. Report to come!
Jerry (posted 6am, Oct 31 English time)
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29th October 2010 in Durango, Colorado
Sitting in the Durango Downtown Inn, a fairly ordinary motel with a fancy name! At least the rooms are clean and the breakfast is included.
We had an absolutely fabulous coach ride through the San Juan Mountains. There are over 20 peaks in Colorado which are over 14,000 feet and most of them are in the San Juan Mountains. Stunning! I hope the pics give some idea of the beautiful countryside Lots of snow and bright sunshine to enjoy.
We had lunch in the old mining town of Silverton, a real wild west mining town which stands over 9,000 feet above sea level.
It takes little imagination to see what it was like in it’s heyday, it has not changed all that much.
There’s a narrow gauge railway that connects it to Durango, and that seems to be the chief source of income nowadays. That and the winter skiing and other winter sports.
Durango is a bit like Grand Junction in that its spread out over a huge area. But, there again there’s so much space you don’t need to be building on top of each other.
We’re off on the coach again tomorrow with a visit to a Navaho reservation on the way to Flagstaff, Arizona, the next stop on my American Odyssey!
Jerry
30th October 2010 in Durango, Colorado
Another beautiful day!
We left Durango and headed for the Navajo and Hopi lands. The trip was a long tiring one, but well worthwhile.
First we went to Four Corners, named because four states meet at one point. The states of Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico all have a common border at this point.
You can also buy some genuine Navajo jewellery and sand paintings from the Native American artists. Some superb turquoise at very reasonable prices.
We took lunch in Gouldings trading post and then spent some time in Monument Valley. What an awe inspiring place it is!
The Buttes are fantastic and it’s only when you see them up close you realise their importance. I’ve seen them in lots of films and John Ford spent a huge amount of time in the area, filming the John Wayne movies, Red River, The Searchers etc, but being here and seeing them close up is something else.
A long day, about 10 hours on the coach but well worth it! We’re off to see the Grand Canyon tomorrow and I hope to be able to do a little hiking there. Report to come!
Jerry (posted 6am, Oct 31 English time)
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