Okay, so I suspect these circa 1950’s salt-and-pepper shakers are not politically correct. Nonetheless, they are so kitschy that they’re really cute, and I find myself wanting a pair of my very own. They adorned our table at The Dragonfly, a locavore-downhome-gourmet café in Taos. The food was fabulous, as was our entire visit. Which […]
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“This one is too hot!”—“This one is too cold!” —“Ahhh…this one is just right.” That was our conversation when we were trying to choose the perfect hot springs pool. When we’re traveling through southern Colorado, we always try to make a stop at The Springs, a beautiful hot springs resort in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. There […]
Ever heard of Mancos, Colorado? Neither had we. Driving through on Hwy 160, the town looks like absolutely nothing. But take a right turn and go one block, and a vibrant little town suddenly appears, with a fantastic natural foods store, an excellent bakery and coffee shop, bookstore, artist’s co-op, and a thriving, friendly community […]
In mid-September, we spent a couple of days immersed in the ancient Puebloan ruins at Hovenweep National Monument and Canyons of the Ancients National Monuments. These spectacular ruins are located off the beaten path on the border of southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado. We hiked trails to almost every ruin in the area, visited the […]
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