After New Mexico was a quick trip through a slice of southwestern Colorado. The last hour in New Mexico took us through remote winding mountain roads. Much of the surroundings were green and brown with snow in the distance. When we approached the Colorado boarder and read the "Welcome to Colorful Colorado" sign, we noticed what looked like purple and golden hues woven into the landscape and blue ponds in the distance. Something about the very edge of the state did look more colorful than where we had came from.
We met up with my aunt and uncle at the Pagosa Springs hot springs about an hour's drive into the state. Pagosa Springs is known for its natural mineral pools and from a couple of miles away, we could smell the sulphur. The 23 pools along the San Juan River were just like hot tubs, but filled with natural mineral water. The air temperature was a bit chilly (40s or 50s), but the sun was bright and the natural hot tubs were easy to warm to. With different temperatures in each pool, we tried an assortment and while it might have been the elevation changes, I found some were dizzyingly hot. As chilly as it was in the natural air, the pools we tried at 106 degrees fahrenheit and higher (highest was 110) could only be enjoyed for so long before braving the chilly air for a slightly cooler pool!
As it grew dark, we enjoyed a nice dinner in downtown Durango and headed out early the next morning. Colorado was a bit chillier and snowier than New Mexico and the mountains had grown taller. It didn't take long to reach Utah.
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