Wednesday, September 30, 2015

A Short Move But a World of Difference

 

On Sunday after stopping at the very nice free RV dump next to the sewage treatment plant in Durango, we made a big 23 mile drive to a pleasant site in the San Juan National Forest between Hesperus and Mancos, CO. There are several forest service roads north of Highway 160 that have dispersed camping and we chose Madden Peak Road because Debbie was already there and had our spot waiting. Boondocking doesn’t get much easier than that!

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We are well off the main road and surrounded by trees for privacy, and the roads are great for walking or biking.

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One day we walked a few miles on the old grade of the former Rio Grande Southern Railroad line, now Forest Road 568.

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Yesterday we went to Hesperus to pick up a package at the post office, so we decided to drive up nearby La Plata Canyon Road to check out the foliage.

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It was beautiful up there, but the road gets really rough and rocky after several miles so we parked the car at 9,800’ and hiked a couple miles up the road. I would have loved to go all the way to Kennebec Pass, but we needed a Jeep for that.

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Hummer Tour heading up to the pass.

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Looks like it will finally begin to cool off this weekend so we’ll soon be making our way to Moab. As much as we look forward to being back in red rock country we’re going to miss Colorado.

15 comments:

  1. Yep, looks like the heat is finally breaking. Hope to see you!

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  2. Looks like a great site and really beautiful fall foliage. Your pictures are wonderful. I especially love that last one. What a great place to spend some time.

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  3. Beautiful photos. Love your boondocking spot!

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  4. We almost got our truck to the top of La Plata Canyon, but walked all the rest of the way for spectacular views! We expect to be in SW CO (Cortez) or SE Utah, Bluff around the last week of OCT. Maybe you guys are still around the area and we can meet up? Also we will be in Moab on 10/12 for a week.

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  5. Great pictures, it looks like you are seeing a lot of great fall foliage. I am slowly making my way south and so far (currently in Mass.) I seem to be missing most of the color by a couple of weeks.

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  6. Boy that is a different setting. Thanks for giving me my fall fix with the colors. I miss Ohio in the Fall.

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  7. You certainly have had a wonderful summer and fall in Colorado. What a beautiful way to end your time. Can't wait til you get back to Moab:)

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  8. We will arrive in Moab on Oct 12th for a week...perhaps our paths will cross! We are staying at Portal RV Park, I imagine you'll be boondocking...

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  9. Hey, I'm just west of you in Mancos State Park. Fantastic weather!

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  10. What a pretty area. I love that people take a hummer tour to see it and you get to live there :-)

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  11. It must be difficult to pull yourselves away from Colorado after the summer you have had. Your photos are wonderful. Great fall colors!

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  12. Oh those aspens are so breathtaking! TM and I got married in Colorado Springs; we love Colorado!

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  13. These fall colors are superb. Seeing it here too, finally. Might check out McStiffs in Moab.

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