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MY SENIOR ADVENTURES IN DURANGO, COLORADO! Northwest view from my living room window at 4:52 Wed. Nov 4, 2026.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

End of September

 Son Tai took me seriously when I said I wanted to go by the river (Animas River).


Quite a colorful playground, at Santa Rita Park...where all these photos were taken.


The Emma Sweeny is another reason for the park by the river.








Horse sculptures, with riders. I kind of thought they had wings at first.


It's hard to see that rocks are making white water out in the river here. A few days of rain meant the parking lot we stood in was pretty wet still, but at least not too muddy.

This is a take out point for some of the rafting outfits, where they pick up passengers and rafts on busses to take them back to their starting point.


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Life becomes much more interesting once we let go of our quest for perfection and aspire for imperfection instead.



16 comments:

  1. I aspire for imperfection all the time, LOL!

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    1. It can happen at any time! Boom, and another opportunity missed and just a bit lopsided!

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  2. That looked like a fun outing. I bet you'll go back sometime.

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    1. Yes indeed. Easy to get there, and the shadow of that mesa/ridge is what makes my sunrise about a half hour after the actual one. I also need to go see some of the college buildings, they were kind of invisible when we drove through campus that day...bright sunlight behind them.

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  3. I don't have much choice about imperfection!

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    1. It sure is everywhere, yet somehow we can sometimes see perfect beauty!

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  4. So when did you book a raft trip?

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    1. I've been on 2 white water trips in my day...probably my late 50s - on the Ocoee River in Tennessee, before it was transformed for a white water course for the Olympics.

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  5. That looks like an interesting place to visit. I like the locos.

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    1. A very interesting history of that train, and well presented.

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  6. Hello Barb,
    Looks like a fun outing, I like the trains and the horse sculptures. Your header photo with the pretty trees is lovely. Take care, enjoy your day!

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    1. The header photo is from the internet. I hope to soon go into the mountains and take some photos myself.

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  7. That looks like a place my husband would love to visit. The train is so interesting.

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    1. I'm glad that they made a park with it as a focal point.

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