La Plata Canyon — A Guide to Off Roading, Hiking, and More Most people visiting Durango, Colorado don’t know about this wilderness area. Though they truly ought to. La Plata Canyon is a mesmerizing gateway into the San Juan Mountains, where glacial forces have carved out diverse ecosystems, from aspen groves to alpine meadows. Rich […]

10 Reasons Why a Women’s Wilderness Retreat is Best on the River  For the adventurous and nature loving gals out there looking for women’s wilderness retreat, the river may be calling to you! Unlike hiking and backpacking retreats, or ones by the beach, the untouched wilderness of a river canyon offers something far more rare. […]

What Life was like in Mesa Verde in the Fall — Harvest Season for the Ancestral Puebloans Mesa Verde in fall was arguably the happiest time of the year for the Ancestral Puebloans. It was a season of hustle to reap the rewards of their spring and summer labors. If all went well, it brought […]

A Guide to the Moab Monsoon Season When and How It Rains in Moab The Moab monsoon lasts from July to September, along with the rest of the southwest. It’s a part of the North American Monsoon, where oceanic moisture from the Gulf of California is delivered into the region through a circular airstream. The […]

Little Facts about Desert Bighorn Sheep What does the desert bighorn say? “Bleat, bleat, baa, baa, snort” finished with a cactus stab or headbutt. Or something like that when the horns get involved. There’s also probably a lot of climber jargon, which honestly is harder to understand than bleats and baas.  But even if we […]

Should You Kayak or Raft? How to Choose Your Adventure During Low Water Season Well good paddlers, the time has come once again. Summer has turned up with its wonderful and inevitable simmer, and with it tamer waters. It warrants the profoundly deep question that confronts us all, fiberglass fin in hand— Shall I kayak, […]

Even if you’re a long time Durango local, tubing the Animas river can be quite the ordeal. With so many things to plan for from put ins, takeouts, water flows, transportation, and equipment organizing a successful Lower Animas river tube float can feel daunting. However, there is no need to worry! In this blog we’ll […]

Telluride History — A Canyon of Constant Transformation Telluride’s past is much like its mountains. There was unbelievable beauty and balance, juxtaposed by the harsh bite of change, not unlike an unwelcome and commonly early winter. But as we all know change is inevitable in the alpine, especially when people get involved. It is an […]

4 Riveting Facts You Didn’t Know about Pagosa Springs Looking for a little more fun know-how with a side of cold hard facts about Pagosa Springs? Beyond the well-known yet undeniably-fascinating tidbit that it’s home to the world’s deepest geothermal pool, aka the Pagosa hot spring. And if you didn’t already know that, there’s your […]

3 Reasons to Ride the Durango Train One Way If you’re on the fence about whether to ride the Durango Silverton train one-way, or do the whole kit and caboodle through the astounding wilderness of the Animas River Canyon, you’ve chugged yourself over to the right place! It’s no secret that the Durango train is […]