Eighteen degrees this morning, but no trouble with the slide awnings. No snow or ice. From Manitou to Durango. It’s an easy drive down the interstate, then a drive straight west through the mountains. That’s not how we did it. We took the scenic route. We went west instead of south first. That made it a day of mountain passes. Ute Pass, Wilkerson Pass with a stunning view of South Park, Trout Creek Pass with its view of the Collegiate Range dropping down to Buena Vista, Poncha Pass overlooking the San Luis Valley, then the big one: Wolf Creek Pass. Woodland Park, Divide, Lake George, Poncha Springs, Saguache, San Luis Valley the sand dunes all white covered with snow, Del Norte, South Fork, Pagosa Springs, hung a left and dropped down to Navajo Lake State Park, a little southeast of Durango. We’re still in Colorado, but right on the New Mexico state line. It's warmer here. We’ll lurk until it’s time for Durango.
