Wrapping Up Durango’s Loose Ends – Days 3 & 4

Wrapping Up Durango’s Loose Ends – Days 3 & 4

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The thing we wanted to do most while we were gone was to relax and just take it easy without any drama, which we did. The 3rd day we did a mild adventure with an outfit called Durango River Trippers. It was a drive into La Plata Canyon to view some scenic waterfalls and a ghost town. Very beautiful but much more relaxing than taxing. There used to be a town of 1200 people in this valley but all that remains is this building, which was the Post Office and the chimney from a barracks building used by the miners.

We shopped downtown and bought a few trinkets and souvenirs but not much else.

Serendipity happened the next day when we discovered the Bar-D Chuckwagon.

You are served a “Cowboy Supper” of either barbecued brisket or chicken (these guys also offered steak) or both, baked potato, biscuit, spice cake, and applesauce on a metal plate. It includes coffee, lemonade, or water in a tin cup as well. One of the interesting things was that the serving line was set up going past this really nice painting.

I thought the packaging of the honey for our biscuits was pretty clever:

The painting/backdrop folded down into a stage and we got to listen to a real western music show.

The music was mostly old-timey Western Cowboy music but they did include this:

Comments

17 responses to “Wrapping Up Durango’s Loose Ends – Days 3 & 4”

  1. boromax Avatar

    I want the Like button to be a Love button for this one. I love southern Colorado; especially Durango; and I LOVE Chuck Wagon show/dinners.

    1. Herb Avatar

      Thanks so much! Yeah, we liked it a lot but the next time we are probably going to spend more time in Pagosa Springs. We’ve talked about going to the Flying J in Alto, NM, too.

  2. Jacqui Murray Avatar

    Nothing but net on this one, Herb. I could go there. Love the stand-up bass.

    1. Herb Avatar

      Thank you kindly, ma’am. They had a lot of personality, too.

  3. John Avatar

    I have spent some time in the West — California, Texas and places like that and I can tell you that the food is always more than excellent. I love the big cuts of steak that some of the places serve … I ewven ate in one place where they had a whole quarter of a beef roasting over charcoal and they sliced your serving off to order and plopped it onto your plate… I love that good original Western Music… it is ina class all its own and you don’t hear much of it here in the East….I loved the beautiful sunsets in Texas — none other like them anywhere.

    1. Herb Avatar

      It’s really beautiful out here, John. Are you still blogging somewhere? Your avatar links to an old site.

        1. Herb Avatar

          Thanks!

  4. Lisa Mae ❤️ Avatar

    Sounds like a great relaxing time was had by all!

    1. Herb Avatar

      Yes ma’am, it really was.

  5. Mr. Ohh's Sideways View Avatar

    Sonds like a lot of fun. Did you get to taste the opposum?? 🤣😎🙃

    1. Herb Avatar

      That’s what I was told…😁🤔

      1. Mr. Ohh's Sideways View Avatar

        Road Kill stew. Yum Yum 🤣😎🙃

  6. Geoff Stamper Avatar

    You do look relaxed in the close up photo!

    1. Herb Avatar

      🙂

  7. ParentingIsFunny Avatar

    What fun! I do love historical stuff. Ghost towns are sort of depressing, but I guess people do need to move on. I’m glad you had a nice, relaxing time. Appreciated the shout-out to my favorite toenail fungus removal cream too! 😛

    1. Herb Avatar

      LOL! I had to look that one up. I did know that honey is pretty amazing but I didn’t know that it was an anti-fungal, too. Ghost towns make my imagination start ticking overtime wondering about the people and what they were like. Why did some buildings last while others are gone? That old post office? What was the last letter through there? Just a bill or a steamy romance? Was the postmaster happy when they closed it down or sad? Stuff like that gets in my brain. …Your comment just made me realize I don’t do nearly as much writing as I should…

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