Blog https://www.durango.org/blog/ Blog Fri, 03 May 2024 11:28:54 +0000 8 Things Durango is Famous For https://www.durango.org/blog/post/8-things-durango-is-famous-for/ https://www.durango.org/blog/post/8-things-durango-is-famous-for/#comments https://www.durango.org/blog/post/8-things-durango-is-famous-for/ Mon, 29 Apr 2019 18:00:00 -0600

Durango can be known for many things - big mountains, unbeatable skiing, and a historic narrow gauge are just a few that come to mind. However, there’s more to the southwest than meets the train. This wild western frontier found its footing as a mining town, but decades of hard work, love, and

]]> Mysteries in History - Understanding Southwestern Ghost Stories https://www.durango.org/blog/post/mysteries-in-history-understanding-southwestern-ghost-stories/ https://www.durango.org/blog/post/mysteries-in-history-understanding-southwestern-ghost-stories/#comments https://www.durango.org/blog/post/mysteries-in-history-understanding-southwestern-ghost-stories/ Sun, 21 Oct 2018 18:00:00 -0600

Newcomers to Durango often face the same dilemma: we share a deep fascination with our town’s history but with little information to go on. We devour books, visit museums, take pictures of historical buildings and scan every plaque and sign downtown in hopes of new information to be learned. But

]]> Eleven Unique Ways to Explore Mesa Verde National Park https://www.durango.org/blog/post/eleven-unique-ways-to-explore-mesa-verde-national-park/ https://www.durango.org/blog/post/eleven-unique-ways-to-explore-mesa-verde-national-park/#comments https://www.durango.org/blog/post/eleven-unique-ways-to-explore-mesa-verde-national-park/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:00:00 -0600

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but it simply can’t do justice the marvel that is Mesa Verde National Park. To truly experience it, you must see it firsthand.

The park is like a puzzle, spanning 52,485 acres and protecting nearly 5,000 known archeological sites and 600 cliff dwellings

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