Durango

Our last stop on the trip was Durango. Before going there, we actually made a detour to find a repair place for the car that would see us on a Saturday. All the driving through the mountains was taking its tole on our little car and Keeper thought we should have the breaks looked at after what happened in Black Canyon. Luckily, a nice place in Cortez was open and they only charged $10.00 to look at the car. No problems were found so we headed east to Durango.

After our night of luxury we were leary of staying in a KOA but the reservation had already been booked and paid for. We saved money on this trip by camping & staying in free and/or cheap places for more than half of the nights. I was glad we booked a cabin at this KOA because I just didn't think I could do another night in the tent. The KOA was really cute. We had a little one-room log cabin that had a double bed and a set of bunk beds. It had a little porch, a picnic table and a fire pit. We were really close to the bathrooms/showers/laundry room too. The cabins have electriciy, heating and air conditioning and ceiling fans so although we slept in our sleeping bags, we still had the comfort of modern amenities. The KOA had a pool, dog park, store, and the owners planned nightly summer activities like movies, sundaes, etc. It was really cute. After unpacking we headed into town.

Durango was cute but very tourist-y. Lots of cheesey souvinier shops and restaurants. The big thing to do there is take your kids and ride the train from Durango to Silverton. We did not take the train ride. There are also tons of places to go white water rafting. We walked around the whole town and found....another brewery. By the 10th day of our road trip, I was tired and looking for a place we could just chill out for a few hours. We really didn't do anything that exciting in Durango other than have a few beers, head back to our cabin and have a little cookout. I do have more pictures of Durango but they aren't developed yet and who knows if they'll actually turn out...