A Little Bit of Heaven

Highway 550 in NW New Mexico

Wow!  I'm behind!  We left Albuquerque on Monday morning and started northwest toward Durango, CO.  Our intent in Durango is to visit Muggy's brother, Chris and to spend a few days with him.  The travel was very pleasant and there was virtually no wind...yay!!  We are definitely beginning to see different terrain.

Muggy and Chris

We motored into Durango by early afternoon.  It is absolutely stunning to see the terrain change so dramatically when one leaves Bloomfield, NM and travels the 30 or so miles into Durango. 

So, now we've been here for about 2 1/2 days, relaxing and enjoying the beauty of God's creations here in the mountains and the natural hot springs close by Chris' home.  The scenery is so beautiful, it is so visually captivating that it's almost like there's a computer generated image in the background everywhere you look! 

Hermosa Creek

The Animas River and the Red Cliffs

We've met some of the people in Chris' life.  In particular, a 90 year old gentleman by the name of Cliff, nicknamed "Angel" and his wife Rosemary.  We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon with them celebrating her 89th birthday.  Angel is a retired Lt. Col from the Army Air Corps/Air Force, a veteran of WWII, Korea and Vietnam.  Following his retirement from the Air Force he came to the Durango area and worked at Purgatory ski area as the head of the "Bindings Maintenance".  He and his buddies would ski the area all day, helping adjust bindings, giving directions and generally being of assistance to the skiers.

Angel and me

Chris is very active with the local Veteran's Organizations and we took time to visit the Vietnam Memorial in Durango along the river walk.

Now, it's on to Utah.  We may be off the grid for the next couple of days, uncertain whether we will have internet.  We will be in the Kayenta, AZ and Monument Valley, Bullfrog areas of southern Utah.