Trails

The Sentinel of the San Juans

I stared through The Window, the legendary 600-foot notch in the Rio Grande Pyramid’s southern flank. I’d seen The Window from the...

The Highest Point in Archuleta County: A 20-mile Pilgrimage

If you're a local, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen the highest point in Archuleta County but didn’t know it. Unlike the familiar...

Scaling Squaretop Mountain

When I see a conspicuous mountain on the skyline, I crave to view the world from its perspective and long for the awaiting adventure. In...

Hike to Quartz Lake!

Alpine lakes are the gems of the San Juan Mountains - aquamarine water and surrounded by jagged peaks and wildflower-filled fens. They...

Hike Pagosa Peak!

Hiking conditions on Pagosa Peak as of 7/20/19

Photo Essay: Fourmile Falls near Pagosa Springs

The Fourmile Trail is free of downed trees (thanks USFS trail crew) and this year there's plenty of water plunging hundreds of feet to...

Accessible Early Summer Wildflowers

Trails that wind through the ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests have finally dried out and are now lined with a bumper crop of...

Enjoy Your Reward for Enduring the Eternal Winter!

I know, I know - it's snowing again. But it's the greenest spring that I can remember in 20 years and nice weather is arriving just in time

Fat Biking in Downtown Pagosa Springs

Getting tired this winter of your monotonous treadmill or stationary bike workout? Get outside and enjoy the snow and sunshine! When...

SOUTH SAN JUANS