Yesterday, we loaded up the pups and traveled 15 minutes from Durango, to go up on Mt Hesperus in search of a certain waterfall.
We never found it, and we were 11,500 ft or so up! But the journey was beautiful, fun, and of course, I got some great pics. The dogs didn’t care for the bumpy, I mean bumpy roads, but handled it fine.
We did take them out near a place where others were camping, to see a creek, but there was too much broken glass mixed in with the rocks and gravel. So, that was the only short hike they got to take.
We saw many cabins, and downright beautiful homes way up there-thanks, but no thanks, especially after seeing some of the damage from what looked like a terrible wind storm. There had been some guest cabins there once, but all sustained damage from hundreds of felled trees.
It’s thrilling to be so high that you’re looking down on treetops, yet nerve-wracking when you’re so near the edge, whilst bouncing around over the rocky, unpaved roads. Here’s a few pics of our little adventure.
Nature is so amazing, even in this rocky, wild environment! It’s hard to believe anything grows among all the rocks and giant boulders, some are the size of a car!
I’m not a cold weather person, or I’d find it lovely to have a home in the mountains, but there are so many other dangers. Rock slides, falling trees, heavy snowfall- not a fan of the thought of being snowed-in, falling rocks (boulders) …it’s a seclusion I don’t think I could handle.
Those willing, there were many we saw that were for sale.
Give me the beach, I can leave if a hurricane threatens!
Twisted Trunk Travels 
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