Pagosa Springs, Co - 10/5/2011

We have left Albuquerque, NM to head for Pagosa Springs, Co. on a scenic byway.  Although it took us longer to travel to Colorado, we wanted to enjoy the transition from one state to another.  It was beautiful, but a rain storm had arrived, so some of our views were obstructed by clouds.  We will definitely make sure that in the future we will travel this road again.

This drive had so many variations in the landscape and Colorado presented a whole different look for us.  We were pleasantly surprised with Pagosa Springs, while it has majestic mountains surrounding it, there are large meadow type valleys spread around the area.

After having spend several days in a dirt parking lot in Albuquerque, we found our new home very peaceful and serene.

Fall had definitely arrived, with oak bushes, cottonwoods and lots of aspens in full color.

The deer were plentiful and we have enjoyed stopping the car along the side of the road to observe them, while they could care less about our intrusion.

This is definitely farm land and it looks like the old fashion "cattle drive" to move the cows from higher elevations to the lower pastures, is all done by cattle trucks.  We have encountered these trucks on all of the dirt and forest roads, much the same as we would see logging trucks as you round the bend.  It also appears to be horse country and we have seen some beautiful creatures.

We understand the weather may be changing, so we plan to stay put for a couple of days in this area.