On Thursday, June 25, we decided to drive over to Lake Vallecito, about 22 miles north of Durango. The weather was a little overcast and we did run into a little rain but it was a beautiful drive.
The area was devastated
by a fire in June/July of 2002. The trees are beginning to return but it is a very slow process. I think that you can see some of the fire damage on the photo.This year I did manage to get better photos of the wood carvings that were made out of some of the logs that were left from the fire. Instead of chopping the logs into chippings some were carved into totem poles to honor the firefighters and the animals that were devastated by the fire.
We have had more rain here than we encountered last year but the weather is still nice, especially when we read about the hot spell that Florida has been having.
We will be here in the Durango area for several more days and then head to Salt Lake City for a few days.
Hope all is well with everyone, remember that we love to hear from you also....
Candy and Johnny
