Cortez - Durango - Pagosa Spr - Vacation 2005

The world flattened out a lot by the time we got to Cortez. These mountains can be seen off in the distance.
http://www.cityofcortez.com/photos/troutlake.jpg

Mesa Verde is nearby but we didn’t stop. Onward to Durango which has always seemed to me to have the most “Western” name. Filled up Nita’s Town Car next to a Dodge Durango. This is a winter scene but those hills can be seen from the hiway:
http://www.rmabrokers.com/images/listings/indianshadow/IndShad005Main.jpg