A Wonderful Day Hike in Durango

[Brewhaha]

I spent a couple of days playing around Durango. I rode the Narrow Gauge railroad then camped in Kroeger campground. The next day we drove up the LaPlata River until we got to the upper end of Cumberland Basin. From there we took a short hike over to Taylor (?) Lake. This was a fantastic dayhike that I never new existed. All that is needed is a HCV to take the road (it is a little rough in places but is quite accessable.) I took pictures of everything but the hike from the top of the basin to the lake (don't ask me why). I would highly recommend this hike to anyone looking for a way to spend a short day in the Durango area.

As for the railroad - it was nice but long.

[abirken]

Awesome photos! The flowers are beautiful. Glad you had fun!

[Brewhaha]

Thanks. Not bad for a little point and shoot set to macro. One of these days I hope to get a "big boy" camera that really lets me play around with the depth of field.

BTW, does anyone know what those big metal tank looking things are in the one picture?

[LOAH]

Dude!

That's my old stompin' grounds! I used to live in Durango (outside of town, in the mts) and my back yard resembled many of your pics.

I don't know that I would have the same appreciation for the outdoors today, had I not learned to "explore" around there.

Awesome!

Thanks for refreshing my memory.

[sparker1]

Nice shots indeed. I think the old brown things may be steam boilers (but I wouldn't bet real money on it).