INDEX

A complete hiking and climbing guide to the La Plata Mountains of Southwest Colorado. You will also find San Juan Mountain favorites as well as selections from around the Southwest. Link to the region you desire where you will find an alphabetical list of the hikes.

Feature Hike: A three-year makeover of the trail system on Animas City Mountain concluded this past summer, expanding the choices for hikers and mountain bikers. Go check out five new trails before seasonal closure occurs on December 1.  

La Plata Mountains, Colorado 

San Juan Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Colorado 

Durango, Colorado and Locations Nearby

New Mexico and Texas

National Parks and Monuments

Southern Utah, Northern Arizona 

Southern Arizona

Sierra Nevada Mountains, Basin and Range Province

 

New Book!  Debra and her partner Tomás have published a hiking guide to the La Plata Mountains. Buy it at our local bookshop, Maria's in Durango, CO, or use this link:

About Debra and this blog.

Special thanks to CalTopo for the web tools used in constructing the maps on this blog.

 

An important message from author Steve Allen about tithing for wilderness.

The violets in the mountains have broken the rocks. Tennessee Williams

Debra Van Winegarden (Thomas Holt Ward, photo)