Pagosa Springs is the county seat in Archuleta county. Only 35 miles from the New Mexico border, this Colorado town is nestled in a high desert plateau with the Rocky Mountains just to the north and east. Blessed with an average of 300 sunny days a year, the climate here is very mild, even in[continue reading...]

Palmer Lake Colorado is located in El Paso County, Colorado. The location of the town which borders the Greenland Open Space Preserve to the north, and Pike National Forest to the west makes it a beautiful area. There are wonderful views of the Rocky Mountains, and the town itself is charming and small. The Palmer[continue reading...]

The town of Paonia Colorado lies near the head of the North Fork Valley, an area about 150 miles southwest of Denver, Colorado’s capital. It is situated at the foot of 11,000 ft. Mount Lamborn and the Grand Mesa. This valley forms the North fork of the Gunnison River and has many small communities which[continue reading...]

The community of Parkdale, Colorado is less of a town and more of an area. The rural space which leads to the Bighorn Sheep Canyon and borders the Arkansas River known as Parkdale has a few ranches and residents, but is primarily recognized as the gateway to whitewater rafting. The train track which also follows[continue reading...]

Penrose Colorado is nestled in the beautiful Arkansas River Valley approximately 30 minutes from Canon City, Pueblo and South Colorado Springs. Penrose is primarily an agricultural and farming area. It is home to Brush Hollow Reservoir and one of the most difficult rock climbing 4×4 trails in Colorado, Independence Trail, which receives a 10 out[continue reading...]

Phippsburg, also known to locals as “P-Burg”, is located in Routt County and is a small community and close neighbor of Oak Creek to the north and Yampa to the south. The Yampa Valley provides a lush environment which is home to many types of animals and birds. The town of Phippsburg is only 7[continue reading...]

Poudre Park, Colorado is a small community located off Hwy. 14 in Larimer County, and sits on the Cache La Poudre Wilderness area and the Cache La Poudre River which had the distinction of being Colorado’s first National Wild and Scenic River in 1986. The Poudre River Canyon is also the state’s only National Heritage[continue reading...]

U.S. Highway 50 and Interstate 25 cross each other at Pueblo, possibly making it the second most important intersection in the state, after I-70 and I-25 in Denver.  Pueblo is the home to Colorado’s largest single event, the Colorado State Fair. It is held annually in the late summer, along with the state fair parade,[continue reading...]

If you are looking to get away to a mountain village atmosphere, Red Feather Lakes in Larimer County, Colorado may be a great destination. Located northwest of Fort Collins and surrounded by over a half million acres of Roosevelt National Forest, the possibilities for outdoor activity seem endless. The plains Indian tribes including the Sioux[continue reading...]

The town of Ridgway Colorado lies at the northern entrance of the scenic San Juan Skyway, a crossroad for commerce, transportation, history and scenery. It is in the picturesque Uncompahgre Valley and surrounded by majestic snow-capped peaks of the Cimarron and San Juan Mountains, and so Ridgway is called the “Gateway to the San Juans.”[continue reading...]