More Day 1. Told you there were a lot of picture-taking stops along the way.
Day 1. Friday, June 24.
We pack the world’s worst rental car with our stuff (and our dog), and we leave Denver around 10:30 a.m. We’re heading to Durango, CO, in the southwest corner of the state. The trip should take between 6 and 7 hours.
It doesn’t.
We detour a bit to see Great Sand Dunes National Park, and we stop at scenic overlooks and other pull-offs often. Quite often.
We arrive in Durango around 10:00 p.m. We’re exhausted and grumpy. But we’ve seen some amazing scenery and already realized: damn, this state is gorgeous.
