Day 7 and Conclusion. And, yes, we are… Panning for Gold

Wednesday, 8.26.09.

Cold night, for sure. We’d guess it dipped into the 30′s, but quickly warmed up with the sun. Dave came through again, this time with coffee and fried potatoes with onions and chicken sausage. It was good, but had the added benefit of using up some heavy groceries. You gotta love that!

Our [...]

Road Warriors Day 6: 4WD Adventures and Naked Strangers!

8/25/09

We all slept well. No spider bites, no bed bugs!

Dave had gone out early to investigate the town of Ridgway. The report? Very cute, indeed. He failed to bring us anything of value when he returned, however, and that should be noted here. I mean, who doesn’t wake their loving family with [...]

Jennie’s Low Sugar, No Pectin, Raspberry Jam

This is a very simple recipe calling for 2 parts raspberries to one part sugar. And no pectin! [...]

Road Warriors Day 5 Part 2. Rain, Rain Go Adobe Inn.

After leaving Durango around 6pm, we backtracked north once again. The rain was hard and unrelenting the whole way. Knowing we wouldn’t get to Ouray and Ampitheather Campground before deep dark, we started calling places to stay recommended in our book, The Colorado Guide [highly recommended]. We couldn’t get through to the place we really [...]

Road Warriors Day Five: Silverton to Durango and Back

8/24/09

It started raining in earnest sometime during the wee hours. Not hard, hard; just a steady, socked-in rain. Dave got up early to drive back to Silverton — where he last had cell service — to make some urgent work calls. Since he had the car and all the food, we opted to stay [...]

Road Warriors Day Four. Pagosa to Silverton, back to Durango. Or, To Hell And Back. You Pick.

8/23/09, Sunday.

Bacon and pancakes (finally). We walked the back fence of the Pagosa property this morning looking for property lines. Didn’t find any, but saw a cool, permanent section marker. Unfortunately, what with the coffee and the walking, nature unflinchingly called. And, no GoGirl was gonna fix this problem! What do you think they [...]

Road Warriors Day 3: Astraddle-A-Saddle with Hot Bareback Rodeo Champ!

August 22, 2009

We were up “early” to get ready for horseback riding at 8:30 with Forest Bramble (what a name!) of Astraddle-A-Saddle Outfitters! (“Early” means I didn’t get my second cupacoffee in bed.) We were late, what with the need to stop at a gas station to pinch a loaf at the flush [...]

Road Warriors 2009 Day Two

Menke 2009 Road Trip Day Two: Great Sand Dunes to Pagosa Springs, Colorado [...]