Destination: Durango, Colorado

socal · Post by **socal** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:47 am

The socal family is soon to embark on a roadtrip to include four nights in Durango. If we survive the searing heatzilla that is Arizona, and if my progeny can momentarily look up from their electronic leashes, we hope to see some beautiful country. We plan to take the narrow guage railroad along the Animas River one day, river rafting the next.

Any of you been there? Your thoughts? I will cherish any and all replies, sincere and smart alecky (sp?), and save them in my database for future distribution of my home delivered ice cream.

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 5:12 am

Never been there but it sounds like an awesome road trip. I hope you guys have a great time. My wife's cousin has a cabin up there and we have been invited to come up any time, but the OL just doesn't seem interested for some reason.

Keep the windows closed and the AC on whilst driving through AZ. Experience the scenery in mechanically cooled comfort and you should be fine.

poptart · Post by **poptart** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:05 am

m2's Colorado 'trip' frankly sounded like more fun.

Don't you (mister middle-aged man) have any plans to chill with a bunch of stinky carnival losers and underage female runaways .... ?

Boring.

Mississippi Neck · Post by **Mississippi Neck** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:07 pm

socal wrote:The socal family is soon to embark on a roadtrip to include four nights in Durango. If we survive the searing heatzilla that is Arizona, and if my progeny can momentarily look up from their electronic leashes, we hope to see some beautiful country. We plan to take the narrow guage railroad along the Animas River one day, river rafting the next.

Any of you been there? Your thoughts? I will cherish any and all replies, sincere and smart alecky (sp?), and save them in my database for future distribution of my home delivered ice cream.

I go to Colorado a bit on business. Since my job entails driving to all size towns, I have hit that area quite a bit.

Make sure you go to Mesa Verde Natl Park near Cortez. Ancient Indian cliff dwellings there. The drive from Durango to Del Norte is beautiful with mountain passes, lush valleys and all. Course there's plenty to do in Durango as well. Have fun..it won't be hard there.

Rack Fu · Post by **Rack Fu** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:27 pm

I've been to Durango. Have no clue what I did there. We where on a whirlwind trip through Colorado/Arizona when I was a teen. I do remember going to the Mesa Verde National Park that Neck mentioned.

Neely8 · Post by **Neely8** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:38 pm

I went to college there so needless to say I don't remember much.

Isn't much to do there which is just the way I like it. The railroad is a must as is Mesa Verde. Also a nice hot springs just outside the downtown area. Close to a fun bar called the Iron Horse. Durango is also the mountain biking capital of the world. Plenty of biking/hiking trails. I miss it alot. Have a blast!!

socal · Post by **socal** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:33 pm

poptart wrote:Don't you (mister middle-aged man) have any plans to chill with a bunch of stinky carnival losers and underage female runaways .... ?

Thankfully I will be no where near the Raider Nation on this roadie.

:P

Van · Post by **Van** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:16 pm

Socal, I just can't believe how full on Chevy Chase you are.

Fuggen classic.

Cuda · Post by **Cuda** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:44 pm

with any luck, the forest fires will still be burning when you get there

ChargerMike · Post by **ChargerMike** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:50 pm

socal wrote:
poptart wrote:Don't you (mister middle-aged man) have any plans to chill with a bunch of stinky carnival losers and underage female runaways .... ?
Thankfully I will be no where near the Raider Nation on this roadie.

:P

RACK!

War Wagon · Post by **War Wagon** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:53 pm

socal wrote:...river rafting the next.

Which river?

Tell me that you don't plan on rafting on the Colorado, unless you enjoy fighting a headwind on a lazy, boring ass river all day.

Instead, head up towards Buena Vista or Salida and try the Browns canyon run on the Arkansas, and you'll be talking about it for years.

Neely8 · Post by **Neely8** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:13 pm

War Wagon wrote:
socal wrote:...river rafting the next.
Which river?

Tell me that you don't plan on rafting on the Colorado, unless you enjoy fighting a headwind on a lazy, boring ass river all day.

Instead, head up towards Buena Vista or Salida and try the Browns canyon run on the Arkansas, and you'll be talking about it for years.

The river in Durango is the Animas I believe. Not sure of its rapids......

Terry in Crapchester · Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:36 pm

Van wrote:Socal, I just can't believe how full on Chevy Chase you are.

Fuggen classic.

Enjoy the trip, SoCal. Hope your spawn enjoy it more than mine enjoyed Virginia Beach.

T1B

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