Bidding a sad farewell to Colorado

Our last week went quickly, and we tried to stuff a lot into it.  We weren't able to hike as the trails we were interested in were covered in snow:-)  But we still got in some sightseeing, some lunches, a lot of walking around town, and several errands before we left Durango.  

We were also lucky to get in a few pleasant cocktail hours with the cool, cool weather moving in.

Our site and view at cocktail hour

We got some sushi takeout and went up to the overlook above Durango and Hermosa the next town north, and enjoyed our picnic and a gorgeous view with warm enough weather to take a little hike after we ate.

Quite a spot for our picnic!

Then we drove up to Silverton knowing it was our last time this year.  We've never been here this late in the season and were surprised to find out that almost the entire town was already closed down and on the Saturday we went, we happened to coincide with the last train of the season.  Finding that out, we were very surprised the stores and restaurants didn't stay open for it.  After a very dismal lunch at one of the only places to eat, we ventured up the Million Dollar Highway a few miles to enjoy the scenery.

A gorgeous day!

Fantastic!

We went to Andrew's Lake for our last coffee break, and after decided to ride over to Little Molas Lake.  We were all alone, and the views were perfect.

Little Molas Lake

We walked down to the lake and were surprised to see the water roiling right where a small stream fed in.  On further investigation we found out it was a bunch of native Brook trout possibly spawning in the incoming flow.

The water was churning

Lots of Brookies

So now we are in Taos visiting Jan's sister Karen and Tom, and waiting for the rain/snow storm that is supposed to blast in tonight bringing colder weather, maybe as low as 20df!

And look what we woke up to!

We definitely did not sign up for this!