Number 6's Blog

Best restaurant in Pagosa Springs

The reason I can talk Gwen into coming back to this town is the Alley House restaurant.  Tonight she ordered the most exotic meal I have ever seen her order.  Ask her about it.

not typical mountain road

This is not a typical mountain road – it is straight for about 50 yards and level.  However I thought the warning signs were interesting because in 30 miles of traveling today out to a water fall with sheer drop-offs sometimes 1000 feet down this is the only warning signs we encountered.

The waterfall was really cool but I have not mastered the art of waterfall photos.

Aspen Grove

Today was our 1st full day in Pagosa Springs.  We walked around the town, ate lunch at a restaurant called Farrago’s, and took a long hike to Opal Lake.  Later that night after a great dinner in the cabin of pork chops, and veggies.  Finally, we had a pleasant conversation with our neighbors who are from Grand Junction.

The highlight of the day for me was the hike to Opal Lake.  We encountered this grove of Aspen’s one the hike up to the lake.

Ricky Skagg's & Kentucky Thunder

Saturday morning in Albuquerque (I have learned how to spell Albuquerque; if nothing else that is something I accomplished on this trip.  Ate  breakfast at a good local joint called Weck’s. Drove to Santa Fe where we stopped for lunch and toured a very interesting Farmer’s Market.  Then it was in to Pagosa Springs.  We checked into the Wyndham.  They put us in one of the Perigrine units – one of the older ones but okay.  If you have a choice stay in Teal Landing.

Saturday night was the Folk Festival which turned out to be mostly Bluegrass!  It was at the top of Reservoir Hill in the middle of town. We got our exercise trudging up the hill.  The festival was a big stage under a tent that sat 900 people. Food vendors and other miscellaneous “hippie” wares surrounded the tent.  The highlight of the evening was Ricky Skaggs.  He has shoulder length gray hair now and a substantial pop belly but he can still sing and play the mandolin.  This may be the highlight of the trip — only time will tell!