On the move again

We only had a few days left in Pagosa Springs, so we tried to pack in a bunch of things.  The motorhome was in bad need of a bath so Jan and I tackled that and also ended up washing and waxing the truck just so we could buzz up some dirt roads and get it all covered in dirt again:)

Jan wanted to try a new trail, the William's Creek Trail, so off we went, yes on 29 miles of dirt to get there.  Well, I have to say she liked it more than I did.  It did meet one of my requirements for a good trail, it started up, that way, on the way back out, it is down hill. Now I have to say there is going up and there is going up, and this trail went up and up and up for about a mile then it went up and down to a point where it turned on the side of a cliff.  That was it for Billy.  It was mostly in woods but we did have some scenic views.  I may have complained a little more than necessary:)

Up we go

Looking across the valley, some weather moving in

A nice waterfall

 On our visit this year and every year we like to spend some time on the Pagosa Spring's San Juan Riverwalk.  We still make a point of walking most every day, and this pretty, peaceful, along the river path is superb.  It is a little over a mile and follows along the San Juan river that runs right through town.  It passes by the famous Pagosa Spring's Spa  and even has a few small pools along the path.  In the summer when the river comes down a little, there are rafts, kayaks, people playing in the water warmed by the springs, wildlife, and fishermen along the way.  Plus the surrounding scenery is fantastic, so it is a very nice place to do a couple mile walk.

A shot of the path from the town side with the Spa
in the background

We wanted to hike around Big Meadows Reservoir again, clockwise this time, so on our last day we went over fairly early and had a fantastic hike in gorgeous weather, went into South Fork for lunch, then headed back to grocery shop for the next week as we will be more in the remote areas of Colorado, and wanted to be back in time for "beer thirty".  Now this is a hallowed time each day at approximately 3:30pm that Harvey and Jan(Yon) stop what they are doing and have a beer and we wanted to spend that time with them on our last day.  As always stories were shared, some of them even true, and a good time was had by all!  

Leaving Cool Pines is very bittersweet, we love to be moving and traveling along, but leaving our western family is tough.  So we bid goodbye to all and drove up to Creede for a couple days, then will start our trek northwest.  We are in a nice campground here in Creede and will do a bit of exploring, and getting used to the elevation of 8800'.  That will help us lungwise for our upcoming hikes later this summer at over 10,000'.

All set up in Creede

Oh by the way, it was 32 degrees this morning, we even had frost on the truck!!!