Colorado and New Mexico
June 2021 - Our trip to Colorado and New Mexico! Pictures from our trip! Our western jaunt this June was a trip over various parts of terrain through southern Colorado and northern New Mexico. Our main destinations were Pagosa Springs, CO and Taos and Santa Fe, NM. We drove through Lawrence, Kansas and our first historical site was Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in LaJunta, CO. Bent’s Old Fort is an adobe fort, built to trade with Plains Indians and trappers and located on the Santa Fe Trail. A hot day but an interesting fort showing how the traders lived and worked. After visiting the fort, we headed to Pagosa Springs but made a stop at Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. We did not attempt to walk on the dunes but did take pictures. From there we drove through the mountain pass to Pagosa Springs and our home for the next few days. We wandered in downtown Pagosa Springs but did not try the hot springs. We explored the area, driving to Durango one day to t...