One small town that caught our attention was Del Norte with its very interesting museum (http://www.rgcm.org/) and its numerous artifacts recounting life in the Rio Grande County. We had the pleasure to talk with the museum curator, who had a keen interest for John C. Fremont, whose adventures were recounted in the museum (http://gorp.away.com/gorp/resource/us_national_forest/co/see_riog.htm)

The first sign that we were in an area which was previously famous for its gold and silver mines could not be missed

(http://www.historicargotours.com/history.html).

History, American history was all around us, and we would not get enough to discover this part of America.

Following our arrival, Ilana and Britt took us for a little hike to see Durango from the top. At over 2700m elevation, we felt, not surprisingly, short of breath (we live at almost sea level!). We got the first taste of why they had chosen to leave here ....

Both had suggestions what to do - there is so much to do (and so little time!).