If you’re looking for a place to visit with an emphasis on the outdoors, with a pleasant climate, lots of neat shops and restaurants and with numerous interesting things to see along the way, Durango, Colorado is the very best place I can recommend.

The temperature hovered around 90 during our visit but the dry climate made those 90 degrees a walk in the park compared to the same temperature here in Ohio where the humidity ruins everything.

We didn’t have a ton of time here but we squeezed as much out of the time we had as humanly possible. That meant rising early and basically never slowing down!

We hiked at Horse Gulch.

We browsed all the cute little shops.

We ate at sidewalk cafes. This quinoa burger was amazing.

We took a ride on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Train.

We looked at a lot of random stuff.

We laughed a lot too. I like Durango. It’s a college town with history and culture. It’s a walkable place that welcomes visitors of all ilk. It’s the kind of place that makes me want to browse job and real estate listings. It’s the kind of place I don’t mind revisiting again and again. It’s the kind of place I would recommend to anyone.

Tomorrow, I’ll tell you about a favorite experience!