The second phase of our vacation last month, after visiting Santa Fe was going to Pagosa Springs, Colorado. We had never been there and didn’t know what to expect except it seemed to be family friendly type town in the mountains.
The San Juan River runs right through the middle of town and they have made the most of it. There is a deluxe pedestrian trail along the river, the full length of town. They have quite a business most of the summer renting out innertubes to people to float on the river.
As you can see, the river was way down and there was not a whole lot of floating going on. The few souls that tried it, just paddled around the few places the river pooled up. So we didn’t even try. But hey we had a good time anyway.
We found a nice craft beer place just up the river from our motel.
We walked a ways and found a place where the water pooled up enough for some good reflection shots.
We walked the city streets. There were lots of tshirt shops and other places for visitors. We did find a couple of restaurants that were very good.
And there were some Forest Service guys staying at our hotel. Hard workers, they were long gone by 7 am when I woke up and were checking things out. I kind of miss the old green color they used to paint their trucks. But hey things change right?
It is a nice laid back town.
They had some great skies
And reflections.
I am linking with Skywatch Friday
…the sunset is amazing!!!
voilà une bien jolie excursion en votre compagnie. oui les rivières sont basses, nous connaissons cela ici aussi. Ces bières ont l’air bien désaltérantes et la photos de la rivière sous le coucher de soleil tout à fait délicieuse. PS je me serais bien trempé les pied dans cette rivière
That last photo is amazing!!
Looks like a fun place to visit and you had a good time ~ Great photos ~ especially the sky ones ~ Hugs ^_^
Truly amazing place. Awesome series of photos. Stunning skies.
Greetings.
Oh, the last photo is spectacular!
Wonderful artistic sky. I too love shooting reflection by lake side on calm days
The colors in this sky are incredible! That golden light hitting the river pools makes for a fantastic capture.
Amazing sunset!!
Absolutely, Alan! Your stunning sky shots truly showcase the town’s allure. It really radiates charm and tranquility, making it the perfect destination for relaxing getaways.
Looks like a fun place to visit. Hubby and I used to love tube floating on the rivers.
The last two sky images are favorite, beautiful.
Take care, Happy Friday! Have a great day and happy weekend.
Yes, I would like to visit. Thank you for sharing and for hosting.
Greetings by Heidrun
That last picture was incredible-wow. any town with a pedestrian trail along the river would be a good place for me to . I like walking on those kinds of trailsAlana Alana ramblinwitham
I have a friend who retired to Pagosa Springs. Small world! It really does look like a beautiful place, both from her photos and yours!
The river looks very popular and I can see why, you would probably like some of the NZ craft beers, there’s some nice ones here, have a nice weekend.
Pagosa Springs sounds like my kind of town! What a beautiful place. And that last photo—wow! It looks just like a painting. 😍
All the Colorado rivers and creeks are way below normal or almost empty. It is truly distressing and it will be very scary if we don’t get snow this winte rto refill reservoirs. Did you know that the hot springs in Pagosa are the world’s deepest geothermal hot springs? They are called the “Mother Spring.”
Wow, beautiful skies.