Shermans Travel named Durango number 4 on their list of "Easy Fall Weekend Getaways." Naming Durango an "easy-going Colorado mountain town" that "proposes the perfect autumnal escape," while also pointing out the San Juan Skyway and the beautiful bright golden aspens, as well as the pueblo cliff dwellings of the Mesa Verde National Park. They even touched on the special "Pumpkin Patch Express" trains! Of course we'll have to agree in saying Durango is the perfect getaway for a special fun filled weekend in Southwest Colorado! Book your weekend now!!
September 2009 Archives
Begining Friday October 9 through Sunday October 11 Fort Lewis College will be hosting their annual Family weekend, inviting the families of all students. There will be plenty of events happening all weekend, inculding the homecoming football game on Saturday, complete with tailgating a couple hours before, as well as campus tours and even a homecoming parade on Friday. Fort Lewis College invites all families to join them on this weekend of celebration, fun and families!
This weekend, September 26 & 27, The San Juan Citizens Alliance will be hosting the sixth annual Oktoberfest promoting sustainability and fun! There will be great food, great music and great brews at the pub crawl! For the Oktoberfest Pub Crawl, one $10 pass allows you to enter into four venues. Have kids? Bring them down for a jumpin' good time in the Children's Museum air castle. Get their faces painted and enjoy kid friendly crafts. Kids' activities sponsored by Durango Discovery Museum and Children's Museum of Durango.
The fall colors will soon be in full force! With the temperature drop over the past week in Southwest Colorado, we are sure to see some drastic fall changes in the next couple of weeks. There are plenty of great things to do in Durango to enjoy the beautiful colors and explore Colorado. Take a train ride through the San Juan Mountains, check out the Mesa Verde National Park, take a camping trip, hiking adventure, or a bike ride through the mountains. Whatever your preference, get out there and enjoy the fall air and beautiful golden aspens before it's too late!
The San Juan Skyway is a great way to enjoy the fall colors, it has been called "The Most Beautiful Drive in America" Looping through the beautiful San Juan Mountains, this 236-mile route takes you through the San Juan, Uncompahgre, Wilson and Sneffels mountain ranges. The route passes through the towns of Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Ridgway, Telluride, Rico, Dolores, Cortez and Mancos.
Fort Lewis College's Cycling Program and Trails 2000 is hosting a fundraiser October 20, 2009. The fundraiser will be a documentary showing of Lance Armstrong's, Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race and following a dinner with Armstrong.
Tickets go on sale Monday, September 21, 2009 to watch the documentary with Armstrong; Matt Shriver, coach of the Fort Lewis College cycling team; Hall of Fame cyclists Dave Wiens and Travis Brown (a 2000 Olympian and Durango resident); and Ken Chlouber, founder and president of the Leadville Trail 100.
"We're super fortunate that Armstrong is coming to Durango," Shriver said Thursday. "He's very busy, but he is very interested in and supports collegiate cycling." Armstrong won the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 in August. Wiens is a six-time winner.
The documentary will be screened at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. At the end, viewers will have a chance to exchange reactions with Armstrong. Tickets are $20 for the balcony and $25 for orchestra and main-floor seating. After the premier, Armstrong will join guests for a private dinner at Fort Lewis College starting at 7:30 p.m. Dinner tickets are $500 and include premium seating for the documentary. Each guest will receive a gift-filled Osprey pack and the opportunity to ask Armstrong questions.
Tickets are offered on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 9 a.m. Monday. Tickets for the documentary and dinner and additional information are available at www.durangoconcerts.com or at 247-7657.
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival takes place in Telluride Town Park, an outdoor music venue with breath-taking mountain peaks for a backdrop. The Festival will be held the weekend of September 18-20, but don't worry there are still tickets avaliable!
The town of Telluride serves as a ski-resort town in the winter and the festival capital of Colorado in the summer. Telluride's main street, just steps away from the festival grounds, is home to a wide variety of shops, restaurants, and bars. At night, after the music ends in the park, we move the festival scene into various music venues located throughout the town of Telluride and Mountain Village. These are the "juke joints", and once they get jamming a walk down main street feels like a walk down Beale Street in Memphis.
The festival is only three days and three nights, but if you can, stay longer. Once you get to Telluride, you're not going to want to go home!
The 2009 Durango Fall Blaze will take place Saturday September 26, 2009 at Fort Lewis College. Ride and Celebrate with The Fort Lewis College Cycling Team! All proceeds will be benefiting the #1 Ranked, Multiple National Champion Fort Lewis College Cycling Scholarship Fund. "Ride the Blaze... We're Sending Cyclists to College." You will also get to witness the fall views of the scenic San Juan Basin, Shalona, Vallecito, Bayfield, and the Animas Valley.
The Fabulous Fall Blaze Packet-Pickup Party will be at the Three Springs Neighborhood Information Center on Friday from 3pm-7pm, and there will be a Merrill Lynch Post-Ride Lunch and Celebration at the Durango Fall Blaze Venue Tent in the Center of Campus.
While the current economic downturn has caused the cancellation of several long-standing motorcycle events around the country, Ignacio Bike Week is going on strong through September 7, bringing motorcyclists from all over the United States to Southwest Colorado for the 16th year.
There will be four days of poker runs taking riders through the variety of terrain and scenery for which southwest Colorado is famous. Biker bull riding and the various biker competitions will again provide entertainment for participants and spectators alike. Being a family event, Ignacio Bike Week will also have special events for the kids on Saturday. Sunday's bike parade will be a colorful showcase of rally riders going in both directions along Goddard Avenue. We hope to see you on Main St. this coming Labor Day.
